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diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info index 0da0b079..59c1c69e 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.info +++ b/doc/gawk.info @@ -28154,7 +28154,7 @@ by 3 bits to make room for the severity codes. To extract the actual 'gawk' exit code from the VMS status, use: - unix_status = (vms_status .and. &x7f8) / 8 + unix_status = (vms_status .and. %x7f8) / 8 A C program that uses 'exec()' to call 'gawk' will get the original Unix-style exit value. @@ -28177,6 +28177,46 @@ of 'AWKPATH' is a comma-separated list of directory specifications. When defining it, the value should be quoted so that it retains a single translation and not a multitranslation 'RMS' searchlist. + This restriction also applies to running 'gawk' under GNV, as +redirection is always to a DCL command. + + If you are redirecting data to a VMS command or utility, the current +implementation requires that setting up a VMS foreign command that runs +a command file before invoking 'gawk'. (This restriction may be removed +in a future release of 'gawk' on VMS.) + + Without this command file, the input data will also appear prepended +to the output data. + + This also allows simulating POSIX commands that are not found on VMS +or the use of GNV utilities. + + The example below is for 'gawk' redirecting data to the VMS 'sort' +command. + + $ sort = "@device:[dir]vms_gawk_sort.com" + + The command file needs to be of the format in the example below. + + The first line inhibits the passed input data from also showing up in +the output. It must be in the format in the example. + + The next line creates a foreign command that overrides the outer +foreign command which prevents an infinite recursion of command files. + + The next to the last command redirects 'sys$input' to be +'sys$command', in order to pick up the data that is being redirected to +the command. + + The last line runs the actual command. It must be the last command +as the data redirected from 'gawk' will be read when the command file +ends. + + $!'f$verify(0,0)' + $ sort := sort + $ define/user sys$input sys$command: + $ sort sys$input: sys$output: + File: gawk.info, Node: VMS GNV, Next: VMS Old Gawk, Prev: VMS Running, Up: VMS Installation @@ -33930,6 +33970,7 @@ Index * redirect gawk output, in debugger: Debugger Info. (line 73) * redirection of input: Getline/File. (line 6) * redirection of output: Redirection. (line 6) +* redirection on VMS: VMS Running. (line 64) * reference counting, sorting arrays: Array Sorting Functions. (line 77) * regexp: Regexp. 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