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-rw-r--r--doc/gawktexi.in20
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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 55a3d905..e6c864d7 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-10-13 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+ * gawktexi.in: Fix example outputs in chapter 2.
+ Improve description of SYMTAB.
+
2014-10-12 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
* gawktexi.in: Revise doc for {INT,STR}_CHAIN_MAX. Remove Pat
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index ce710af4..94170939 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -3056,8 +3056,8 @@ and here is `test2':
Running `gawk' with `test2' produces the following result:
$ gawk -f test2
- -| This is file test1.
- -| This is file test2.
+ -| This is script test1.
+ -| This is script test2.
`gawk' runs the `test2' script which includes `test1' using the
`@include' keyword. So, to include external `awk' source files you just
@@ -3079,9 +3079,9 @@ namely `test3':
Running `gawk' with the `test3' script produces the following results:
$ gawk -f test3
- -| This is file test1.
- -| This is file test2.
- -| This is file test3.
+ -| This is script test1.
+ -| This is script test2.
+ -| This is script test3.
The file name can, of course, be a pathname. For example:
@@ -10464,9 +10464,14 @@ Options::), they are not special.
separator. It is set every time a record is read.
`SYMTAB #'
- An array whose indices are the names of all currently defined
- global variables and arrays in the program. The array may be used
- for indirect access to read or write the value of a variable:
+ An array whose indices are the names of all defined global
+ variables and arrays in the program. `SYMTAB' makes `gawk''s
+ symbol table visible to the `awk' programmer. It is built as
+ `gawk' parses the program and is complete before the program
+ starts to run.
+
+ The array may be used for indirect access to read or write the
+ value of a variable:
foo = 5
SYMTAB["foo"] = 4
@@ -32027,7 +32032,7 @@ Index
(line 46)
* dark corner, FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 90)
* dark corner, FILENAME variable: Getline Notes. (line 19)
-* dark corner, FNR/NR variables: Auto-set. (line 308)
+* dark corner, FNR/NR variables: Auto-set. (line 313)
* dark corner, format-control characters: Control Letters. (line 18)
* dark corner, FS as null string: Single Character Fields.
(line 20)
@@ -32568,7 +32573,7 @@ Index
(line 12)
* FNR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 99)
* FNR variable: Records. (line 6)
-* FNR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 308)
+* FNR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 313)
* for statement: For Statement. (line 6)
* for statement, looping over arrays: Scanning an Array. (line 20)
* fork() extension function: Extension Sample Fork.
@@ -33204,7 +33209,7 @@ Index
* not Boolean-logic operator: Boolean Ops. (line 6)
* NR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 124)
* NR variable: Records. (line 6)
-* NR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 308)
+* NR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 313)
* null strings <1>: Basic Data Typing. (line 26)
* null strings <2>: Truth Values. (line 6)
* null strings <3>: Regexp Field Splitting.
@@ -33708,7 +33713,7 @@ Index
* scanning arrays: Scanning an Array. (line 6)
* scanning multidimensional arrays: Multiscanning. (line 11)
* Schorr, Andrew <1>: Contributors. (line 133)
-* Schorr, Andrew <2>: Auto-set. (line 291)
+* Schorr, Andrew <2>: Auto-set. (line 296)
* Schorr, Andrew: Acknowledgments. (line 60)
* Schreiber, Bert: Acknowledgments. (line 38)
* Schreiber, Rita: Acknowledgments. (line 38)
@@ -33792,7 +33797,7 @@ Index
(line 116)
* sidebar, Changing FS Does Not Affect the Fields: Field Splitting Summary.
(line 38)
-* sidebar, Changing NR and FNR: Auto-set. (line 306)
+* sidebar, Changing NR and FNR: Auto-set. (line 311)
* sidebar, Controlling Output Buffering with system(): I/O Functions.
(line 137)
* sidebar, Escape Sequences for Metacharacters: Escape Sequences.
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index cbd6206c..e8e9b4c0 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -4531,8 +4531,8 @@ produces the following result:
@example
$ @kbd{gawk -f test2}
-@print{} This is file test1.
-@print{} This is file test2.
+@print{} This is script test1.
+@print{} This is script test2.
@end example
@code{gawk} runs the @file{test2} script which includes @file{test1}
@@ -4562,9 +4562,9 @@ following results:
@example
$ @kbd{gawk -f test3}
-@print{} This is file test1.
-@print{} This is file test2.
-@print{} This is file test3.
+@print{} This is script test1.
+@print{} This is script test2.
+@print{} This is script test3.
@end example
The @value{FN} can, of course, be a pathname. For example:
@@ -15001,9 +15001,13 @@ the record separator. It is set every time a record is read.
@cindex @code{SYMTAB} array
@cindex differences in @command{awk} and @command{gawk}, @code{SYMTAB} variable
@item @code{SYMTAB #}
-An array whose indices are the names of all currently defined
-global variables and arrays in the program. The array may be used
-for indirect access to read or write the value of a variable:
+An array whose indices are the names of all defined global variables and
+arrays in the program. @code{SYMTAB} makes @command{gawk}'s symbol table
+visible to the @command{awk} programmer. It is built as @command{gawk}
+parses the program and is complete before the program starts to run.
+
+The array may be used for indirect access to read or write the value of
+a variable:
@example
foo = 5
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index 99cd14ea..f9aea67e 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -4442,8 +4442,8 @@ produces the following result:
@example
$ @kbd{gawk -f test2}
-@print{} This is file test1.
-@print{} This is file test2.
+@print{} This is script test1.
+@print{} This is script test2.
@end example
@code{gawk} runs the @file{test2} script which includes @file{test1}
@@ -4473,9 +4473,9 @@ following results:
@example
$ @kbd{gawk -f test3}
-@print{} This is file test1.
-@print{} This is file test2.
-@print{} This is file test3.
+@print{} This is script test1.
+@print{} This is script test2.
+@print{} This is script test3.
@end example
The @value{FN} can, of course, be a pathname. For example:
@@ -14331,9 +14331,13 @@ the record separator. It is set every time a record is read.
@cindex @code{SYMTAB} array
@cindex differences in @command{awk} and @command{gawk}, @code{SYMTAB} variable
@item @code{SYMTAB #}
-An array whose indices are the names of all currently defined
-global variables and arrays in the program. The array may be used
-for indirect access to read or write the value of a variable:
+An array whose indices are the names of all defined global variables and
+arrays in the program. @code{SYMTAB} makes @command{gawk}'s symbol table
+visible to the @command{awk} programmer. It is built as @command{gawk}
+parses the program and is complete before the program starts to run.
+
+The array may be used for indirect access to read or write the value of
+a variable:
@example
foo = 5