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+2014-05-24 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+ * gawktexi.in (Staying current): New section.
+
2014-05-22 Andrew J. Schorr <aschorr@telemetry-investments.com>
* gawktexi.in (BEGINFILE/ENDFILE): Update doc for getline - any
diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index fc12bff0..f8b58bd8 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -1272,6 +1272,9 @@ has been removed.)
* Conventions:: Typographical Conventions.
* Manual History:: Brief history of the GNU project and this
@value{DOCUMENT}.
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+* Staying current:: How to keep up.
+@end ifset
* How To Contribute:: Helping to save the world.
* Acknowledgments:: Acknowledgments.
@end menu
@@ -1864,6 +1867,20 @@ version comes with the @command{gawk} distribution from the FSF. If you
find an error in this @value{DOCUMENT}, please report it! @xref{Bugs},
for information on submitting problem reports electronically.
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+@node Staying current
+@unnumberedsec How to Stay Current
+
+It may be you have a version of @command{gawk} which is newer than the
+one described in this @value{DOCUMENT}. To find out what has changed,
+you should first look at the @file{NEWS} file in the @command{gawk}
+distribution, which provides a high level summary of what changed in
+each release.
+
+You can then look at the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/,
+online version} of this @value{DOCUMENT} to read about any new features.
+@end ifset
+
@ifclear FOR_PRINT
@node How To Contribute
@unnumberedsec How to Contribute
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index 63a9851e..c37034e3 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -1267,6 +1267,9 @@ has been removed.)
* Conventions:: Typographical Conventions.
* Manual History:: Brief history of the GNU project and this
@value{DOCUMENT}.
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+* Staying current:: How to keep up.
+@end ifset
* How To Contribute:: Helping to save the world.
* Acknowledgments:: Acknowledgments.
@end menu
@@ -1831,6 +1834,20 @@ version comes with the @command{gawk} distribution from the FSF. If you
find an error in this @value{DOCUMENT}, please report it! @xref{Bugs},
for information on submitting problem reports electronically.
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+@node Staying current
+@unnumberedsec How to Stay Current
+
+It may be you have a version of @command{gawk} which is newer than the
+one described in this @value{DOCUMENT}. To find out what has changed,
+you should first look at the @file{NEWS} file in the @command{gawk}
+distribution, which provides a high level summary of what changed in
+each release.
+
+You can then look at the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/,
+online version} of this @value{DOCUMENT} to read about any new features.
+@end ifset
+
@ifclear FOR_PRINT
@node How To Contribute
@unnumberedsec How to Contribute