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diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info index e32e2511..ef092701 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.info +++ b/doc/gawk.info @@ -10125,11 +10125,11 @@ description of each variable.) use binary I/O. Any other string value is treated the same as `"rw"', but causes `gawk' to generate a warning message. `BINMODE' is described in more detail in *note PC Using::. `mawk' - (*note Other Versions::), also supports this variable, but only + (*note Other Versions::) also supports this variable, but only using numeric values. ``CONVFMT'' - This string controls conversion of numbers to strings (*note + A string that controls the conversion of numbers to strings (*note Conversion::). It works by being passed, in effect, as the first argument to the `sprintf()' function (*note String Functions::). Its default value is `"%.6g"'. `CONVFMT' was introduced by the @@ -10176,7 +10176,7 @@ description of each variable.) `IGNORECASE #' If `IGNORECASE' is nonzero or non-null, then all string comparisons - and all regular expression matching are case independent. Thus, + and all regular expression matching are case-independent. Thus, regexp matching with `~' and `!~', as well as the `gensub()', `gsub()', `index()', `match()', `patsplit()', `split()', and `sub()' functions, record termination with `RS', and field @@ -10196,7 +10196,7 @@ description of each variable.) Assigning a false value to `LINT' turns off the lint warnings. This variable is a `gawk' extension. It is not special in other - `awk' implementations. Unlike the other special variables, + `awk' implementations. Unlike with the other special variables, changing `LINT' does affect the production of lint warnings, even if `gawk' is in compatibility mode. Much as the `--lint' and `--traditional' options independently control different aspects of @@ -10204,17 +10204,18 @@ description of each variable.) execution is independent of the flavor of `awk' being executed. `OFMT' - Controls conversion of numbers to strings (*note Conversion::) for - printing with the `print' statement. It works by being passed as - the first argument to the `sprintf()' function (*note String - Functions::). Its default value is `"%.6g"'. Earlier versions of - `awk' used `OFMT' to specify the format for converting numbers to - strings in general expressions; this is now done by `CONVFMT'. + A string that controls conversion of numbers to strings (*note + Conversion::) for printing with the `print' statement. It works + by being passed as the first argument to the `sprintf()' function + (*note String Functions::). Its default value is `"%.6g"'. + Earlier versions of `awk' used `OFMT' to specify the format for + converting numbers to strings in general expressions; this is now + done by `CONVFMT'. `OFS' - This is the output field separator (*note Output Separators::). - It is output between the fields printed by a `print' statement. - Its default value is `" "', a string consisting of a single space. + The output field separator (*note Output Separators::). It is + output between the fields printed by a `print' statement. Its + default value is `" "', a string consisting of a single space. `ORS' The output record separator. It is output at the end of every @@ -10264,7 +10265,7 @@ description of each variable.) File: gawk.info, Node: Auto-set, Next: ARGC and ARGV, Prev: User-modified, Up: Built-in Variables -7.5.2 Built-In Variables That Convey Information +7.5.2 Built-in Variables That Convey Information ------------------------------------------------ The following is an alphabetical list of variables that `awk' sets @@ -10368,14 +10369,14 @@ Options::), they are not special: `NF' The number of fields in the current input record. `NF' is set - each time a new record is read, when a new field is created or + each time a new record is read, when a new field is created, or when `$0' changes (*note Fields::). Unlike most of the variables described in this node, assigning a value to `NF' has the potential to affect `awk''s internal workings. In particular, assignments to `NF' can be used to - create or remove fields from the current record. *Note Changing - Fields::. + create fields in or remove fields from the current record. *Note + Changing Fields::. `FUNCTAB #' An array whose indices and corresponding values are the names of @@ -10410,7 +10411,7 @@ Options::), they are not special: `PROCINFO["identifiers"]' A subarray, indexed by the names of all identifiers used in - the text of the AWK program. An "identifier" is simply the + the text of the `awk' program. An "identifier" is simply the name of a variable (be it scalar or array), built-in function, user-defined function, or extension function. For each identifier, the value of the element is one of the @@ -10431,7 +10432,7 @@ Options::), they are not special: `"untyped"' The identifier is untyped (could be used as a scalar or - array, `gawk' doesn't know yet). + an array; `gawk' doesn't know yet). `"user"' The identifier is a user-defined function. @@ -10520,7 +10521,7 @@ Options::), they are not special: string, or -1 if no match is found. `RSTART' - The start-index in characters of the substring that is matched by + The start index in characters of the substring that is matched by the `match()' function (*note String Functions::). `RSTART' is set by invoking the `match()' function. Its value is the position of the string where the matched substring starts, or zero if no @@ -10570,7 +10571,7 @@ Options::), they are not special: } NOTE: In order to avoid severe time-travel paradoxes,(2) - neither `FUNCTAB' nor `SYMTAB' are available as elements + neither `FUNCTAB' nor `SYMTAB' is available as an element within the `SYMTAB' array. Changing `NR' and `FNR' @@ -10709,7 +10710,7 @@ are passed on to the `awk' program. (*Note Getopt Function::, for an When designing your program, you should choose options that don't conflict with `gawk''s, because it will process any options that it accepts before passing the rest of the command line on to your program. -Using `#!' with the `-E' option may help (*Note Executable Scripts::, +Using `#!' with the `-E' option may help (*note Executable Scripts::, and *note Options::,). @@ -10720,14 +10721,14 @@ File: gawk.info, Node: Pattern Action Summary, Prev: Built-in Variables, Up: * Pattern-action pairs make up the basic elements of an `awk' program. Patterns are either normal expressions, range - expressions, regexp constants, one of the special keywords - `BEGIN', `END', `BEGINFILE', `ENDFILE', or empty. The action + expressions, or regexp constants; one of the special keywords + `BEGIN', `END', `BEGINFILE', or `ENDFILE'; or empty. The action executes if the current record matches the pattern. Empty (missing) patterns match all records. - * I/O from `BEGIN' and `END' rules have certain constraints. This - is also true, only more so, for `BEGINFILE' and `ENDFILE' rules. - The latter two give you "hooks" into `gawk''s file processing, + * I/O from `BEGIN' and `END' rules has certain constraints. This is + also true, only more so, for `BEGINFILE' and `ENDFILE' rules. The + latter two give you "hooks" into `gawk''s file processing, allowing you to recover from a file that otherwise would cause a fatal error (such as a file that cannot be opened). @@ -10748,11 +10749,11 @@ File: gawk.info, Node: Pattern Action Summary, Prev: Built-in Variables, Up: iteration of a loop (or get out of a `switch'). * `next' and `nextfile' let you read the next record and start over - at the top of your program, or skip to the next input file and + at the top of your program or skip to the next input file and start over, respectively. * The `exit' statement terminates your program. When executed from - an action (or function body) it transfers control to the `END' + an action (or function body), it transfers control to the `END' statements. From an `END' statement body, it exits immediately. You may pass an optional numeric value to be used as `awk''s exit status. @@ -32489,7 +32490,7 @@ Index (line 77) * differences in awk and gawk, SYMTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 269) * differences in awk and gawk, TEXTDOMAIN variable: User-modified. - (line 151) + (line 152) * differences in awk and gawk, trunc-mod operation: Arithmetic Ops. (line 66) * directories, command-line: Command-line directories. @@ -32977,7 +32978,7 @@ Index * gawk, splitting fields and: Constant Size. (line 87) * gawk, string-translation functions: I18N Functions. (line 6) * gawk, SYMTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 269) -* gawk, TEXTDOMAIN variable in: User-modified. (line 151) +* gawk, TEXTDOMAIN variable in: User-modified. (line 152) * gawk, timestamps: Time Functions. (line 6) * gawk, uses for: Preface. (line 34) * gawk, versions of, information about, printing: Options. (line 302) @@ -33175,7 +33176,7 @@ Index * internationalization: I18N Functions. (line 6) * internationalization, localization <1>: Internationalization. (line 13) -* internationalization, localization: User-modified. (line 151) +* internationalization, localization: User-modified. (line 152) * internationalization, localization, character classes: Bracket Expressions. (line 101) * internationalization, localization, gawk and: Internationalization. @@ -33471,7 +33472,7 @@ Index * OFMT variable <2>: Strings And Numbers. (line 57) * OFMT variable: OFMT. (line 15) * OFMT variable, POSIX awk and: OFMT. (line 27) -* OFS variable <1>: User-modified. (line 113) +* OFS variable <1>: User-modified. (line 114) * OFS variable <2>: Output Separators. (line 6) * OFS variable: Changing Fields. (line 64) * OpenBSD: Glossary. (line 753) @@ -33524,7 +33525,7 @@ Index (line 12) * ord() user-defined function: Ordinal Functions. (line 16) * order of evaluation, concatenation: Concatenation. (line 41) -* ORS variable <1>: User-modified. (line 118) +* ORS variable <1>: User-modified. (line 119) * ORS variable: Output Separators. (line 21) * output field separator, See OFS variable: Changing Fields. (line 64) * output record separator, See ORS variable: Output Separators. @@ -33664,7 +33665,7 @@ Index * POSIX, gawk extensions not included in: POSIX/GNU. (line 6) * POSIX, programs, implementing in awk: Clones. (line 6) * POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 341) -* PREC variable: User-modified. (line 123) +* PREC variable: User-modified. (line 124) * precedence <1>: Precedence. (line 6) * precedence: Increment Ops. (line 60) * precedence, regexp operators: Regexp Operators. (line 156) @@ -33679,7 +33680,7 @@ Index * print statement, commas, omitting: Print Examples. (line 31) * print statement, I/O operators in: Precedence. (line 71) * print statement, line continuations and: Print Examples. (line 76) -* print statement, OFMT variable and: User-modified. (line 113) +* print statement, OFMT variable and: User-modified. (line 114) * print statement, See Also redirection, of output: Redirection. (line 17) * print statement, sprintf() function and: Round Function. (line 6) @@ -33794,7 +33795,7 @@ Index * readfile() user-defined function: Readfile Function. (line 30) * reading input files: Reading Files. (line 6) * recipe for a programming language: History. (line 6) -* record separators <1>: User-modified. (line 132) +* record separators <1>: User-modified. (line 133) * record separators: awk split records. (line 6) * record separators, changing: awk split records. (line 85) * record separators, regular expressions as: awk split records. @@ -33906,8 +33907,8 @@ Index * round to nearest integer: Numeric Functions. (line 23) * round() user-defined function: Round Function. (line 16) * rounding numbers: Round Function. (line 6) -* ROUNDMODE variable: User-modified. (line 127) -* RS variable <1>: User-modified. (line 132) +* ROUNDMODE variable: User-modified. (line 128) +* RS variable <1>: User-modified. (line 133) * RS variable: awk split records. (line 12) * RS variable, multiline records and: Multiple Line. (line 17) * rshift: Bitwise Functions. (line 53) @@ -33964,12 +33965,12 @@ Index * separators, field, FIELDWIDTHS variable and: User-modified. (line 37) * separators, field, FPAT variable and: User-modified. (line 43) * separators, field, POSIX and: Fields. (line 6) -* separators, for records <1>: User-modified. (line 132) +* separators, for records <1>: User-modified. (line 133) * separators, for records: awk split records. (line 6) * separators, for records, regular expressions as: awk split records. (line 125) * separators, for statements in actions: Action Overview. (line 19) -* separators, subscript: User-modified. (line 145) +* separators, subscript: User-modified. (line 146) * set breakpoint: Breakpoint Control. (line 11) * set debugger command: Viewing And Changing Data. (line 59) @@ -34101,7 +34102,7 @@ Index * split.awk program: Split Program. (line 30) * sprintf <1>: String Functions. (line 383) * sprintf: OFMT. (line 15) -* sprintf() function, OFMT variable and: User-modified. (line 113) +* sprintf() function, OFMT variable and: User-modified. (line 114) * sprintf() function, print/printf statements and: Round Function. (line 6) * sqrt: Numeric Functions. (line 77) @@ -34163,7 +34164,7 @@ Index (line 43) * sub() function, arguments of: String Functions. (line 462) * sub() function, escape processing: Gory Details. (line 6) -* subscript separators: User-modified. (line 145) +* subscript separators: User-modified. (line 146) * subscripts in arrays, multidimensional: Multidimensional. (line 10) * subscripts in arrays, multidimensional, scanning: Multiscanning. (line 11) @@ -34171,7 +34172,7 @@ Index (line 6) * subscripts in arrays, uninitialized variables as: Uninitialized Subscripts. (line 6) -* SUBSEP variable: User-modified. (line 145) +* SUBSEP variable: User-modified. (line 146) * SUBSEP variable, and multidimensional arrays: Multidimensional. (line 16) * substitute in string: String Functions. (line 90) @@ -34210,7 +34211,7 @@ Index * text, printing: Print. (line 22) * text, printing, unduplicated lines of: Uniq Program. (line 6) * TEXTDOMAIN variable <1>: Programmer i18n. (line 9) -* TEXTDOMAIN variable: User-modified. (line 151) +* TEXTDOMAIN variable: User-modified. (line 152) * TEXTDOMAIN variable, BEGIN pattern and: Programmer i18n. (line 60) * TEXTDOMAIN variable, portability and: I18N Portability. (line 20) * textdomain() function (C library): Explaining gettext. 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