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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/gawk.1')
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 17 deletions
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ . if \w'\(rq' .ds rq "\(rq . \} .\} -.TH GAWK 1 "Apr 29 2011" "Free Software Foundation" "Utility Commands" +.TH GAWK 1 "May 5 2011" "Free Software Foundation" "Utility Commands" .SH NAME gawk \- pattern scanning and processing language .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -1088,17 +1088,18 @@ are traversed in .B for loops. Supported values are -\fB"ascending index string"\fR, -\fB"ascending index number"\fR, -\fB"ascending value string"\fR, -\fB"ascending value number"\fR, -\fB"descending index string"\fR, -\fB"descending index number"\fR, -\fB"descending value string"\fR, -\fB"descending value number"\fR, and -\fB"unsorted"\fR. -The order specification words can be truncated, or omitted (provided -that at least one is present), or given in any order. +\fB"@ind_str_asc"\fR, +\fB"@ind_num_asc"\fR, +\fB"@val_type_asc"\fR, +\fB"@val_str_asc"\fR, +\fB"@val_num_asc"\fR, +\fB"@ind_str_desc"\fR, +\fB"@ind_num_desc"\fR, +\fB"@val_type_desc"\fR, +\fB"@val_str_desc"\fR, +\fB"@val_num_desc"\fR, +and +\fB"@unsorted"\fR. The value can also be the name of any comparison function defined as follows: .PP @@ -2494,11 +2495,8 @@ controls the direction and the comparsion mode. Valid values for .I how are -\fB"ascending string"\fR, -\fB"ascending number"\fR, -\fB"descending string\fR" -and -\fB"descending number"\fR. +any of the strings valid for +\fBPROCINFO["sorted_in"]\fR. It can also be the name of a user-defined comparison function as described in \fBPROCINFO["sorted_in"]\fR. |