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@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
* Unix Installation:: Installing `gawk' under
various versions of Unix.
* Quick Installation:: Compiling `gawk' under Unix.
+* Shell Startup Files:: Shell convenience functions.
* Additional Configuration Options:: Other compile-time options.
* Configuration Philosophy:: How it's all supposed to work.
* Non-Unix Installation:: Installation on Other Operating
@@ -2634,10 +2635,8 @@ The following list describes options mandated by the POSIX standard:
different file name for the output. No space is allowed between
the `-o' and FILE, if FILE is supplied.
- NOTE: Due to the way `gawk' has evolved, with this option
- your program still executes. This will change in the next
- major release, such that `gawk' will only pretty-print the
- program and not run it.
+ NOTE: In the past, this option would also execute your
+ program. This is no longer the case.
`-O'
`--optimize'
@@ -2937,6 +2936,9 @@ Since `.' is included at the beginning, `gawk' searches first in the
current directory and then in `/usr/local/share/awk'. In practice,
this means that you will rarely need to change the value of `AWKPATH'.
+ *Note Shell Startup Files::, for information on functions that help
+to manipulate the `AWKPATH' variable.
+
`gawk' places the value of the search path that it used into
`ENVIRON["AWKPATH"]'. This provides access to the actual search path
value from within an `awk' program.
@@ -2976,6 +2978,9 @@ empty value, `gawk' uses a default path; this is typically
`/usr/local/lib/gawk', although it can vary depending upon how `gawk'
was built.
+ *Note Shell Startup Files::, for information on functions that help
+to manipulate the `AWKLIBPATH' variable.
+
`gawk' places the value of the search path that it used into
`ENVIRON["AWKLIBPATH"]'. This provides access to the actual search path
value from within an `awk' program.
@@ -3047,13 +3052,6 @@ change. The variables are:
supposed to be differences, but occasionally theory and practice
don't coordinate with each other.)
-`GAWK_NO_PP_RUN'
- When `gawk' is invoked with the `--pretty-print' option, it will
- not run the program if this environment variable exists.
-
- CAUTION: This variable will not survive into the next major
- release.
-
`GAWK_STACKSIZE'
This specifies the amount by which `gawk' should grow its internal
evaluation stack, when needed.
@@ -3445,15 +3443,18 @@ sequences apply to both string constants and regexp constants:
`\xHH...'
The hexadecimal value HH, where HH stands for a sequence of
- hexadecimal digits (`0'-`9', and either `A'-`F' or `a'-`f'). Like
- the same construct in ISO C, the escape sequence continues until
- the first nonhexadecimal digit is seen. (c.e.) However, using
- more than two hexadecimal digits produces undefined results. (The
- `\x' escape sequence is not allowed in POSIX `awk'.)
-
- CAUTION: The next major release of `gawk' will change, such
- that a maximum of two hexadecimal digits following the `\x'
- will be used.
+ hexadecimal digits (`0'-`9', and either `A'-`F' or `a'-`f'). A
+ maximum of two digts are allowed after the `\x'. Any further
+ hexadecimal digits are treated as simple letters or numbers.
+ (c.e.) (The `\x' escape sequence is not allowed in POSIX awk.)
+
+ CAUTION: In ISO C, the escape sequence continues until the
+ first nonhexadecimal digit is seen. For many years, `gawk'
+ would continue incorporating hexadecimal digits into the
+ value until a non-hexadecimal digit or the end of the string
+ was encountered. However, using more than two hexadecimal
+ digits produced undefined results. As of version *FIXME:*
+ 4.3.0, only two digits are processed.
`\/'
A literal slash (necessary for regexp constants only). This
@@ -10325,10 +10326,24 @@ Options::), they are not special:
An associative array containing the values of the environment.
The array indices are the environment variable names; the elements
are the values of the particular environment variables. For
- example, `ENVIRON["HOME"]' might be `"/home/arnold"'. Changing
- this array does not affect the environment passed on to any
- programs that `awk' may spawn via redirection or the `system()'
- function. (In a future version of `gawk', it may do so.)
+ example, `ENVIRON["HOME"]' might be `/home/arnold'.
+
+ For POSIX `awk', changing this array does not affect the
+ environment passed on to any programs that `awk' may spawn via
+ redirection or the `system()' function.
+
+ However, beginning with version 4.2, if not in POSIX compatibility
+ mode, `gawk' does update its own environment when `ENVIRON' is
+ changed, thus changing the environment seen by programs that it
+ creates. You should therefore be especially careful if you modify
+ `ENVIRON["PATH"]"', which is the search path for finding
+ executable programs.
+
+ This can also affect the running `gawk' program, since some of the
+ built-in functions may pay attention to certain environment
+ variables. The most notable instance of this is `mktime()' (*note
+ Time Functions::), which pays attention the value of the `TZ'
+ environment variable on many systems.
Some operating systems may not have environment variables. On
such systems, the `ENVIRON' array is empty (except for
@@ -11880,6 +11895,21 @@ brackets ([ ]):
`cos(X)'
Return the cosine of X, with X in radians.
+`div(NUMERATOR, DENOMINATOR, RESULT)'
+ Perform integer division, similar to the standard C function of the
+ same name. First, truncate `numerator' and `denominator' towards
+ zero, creating integer values. Clear the `result' array, and then
+ set `result["quotient"]' to the result of `numerator /
+ denominator', truncated towards zero to an integer, and set
+ `result["remainder"]' to the result of `numerator % denominator',
+ truncated towards zero to an integer. This function is primarily
+ intended for use with arbitrary length integers; it avoids
+ creating MPFR arbitrary precision floating-point values (*note
+ Arbitrary Precision Integers::).
+
+ This function is a `gawk' extension. It is not available in
+ compatibility mode (*note Options::).
+
`exp(X)'
Return the exponential of X (`e ^ X') or report an error if X is
out of range. The range of values X can have depends on your
@@ -19869,8 +19899,7 @@ output. They are as follows:
you typed when you wrote it. This is because `gawk' creates the
profiled version by "pretty printing" its internal representation of
the program. The advantage to this is that `gawk' can produce a
-standard representation. The disadvantage is that all source-code
-comments are lost. Also, things such as:
+standard representation. Also, things such as:
/foo/
@@ -19929,8 +19958,24 @@ by the `Ctrl-<\>' key.
called this way, `gawk' "pretty prints" the program into `awkprof.out',
without any execution counts.
- NOTE: The `--pretty-print' option still runs your program. This
- will change in the next major release.
+ NOTE: Once upon a time, the `--pretty-print' option would also run
+ your program. This is is no longer the case.
+
+ There is a significant difference between the output created when
+profiling, and that created when pretty-printing. Pretty-printed output
+preserves the original comments that were in the program, although their
+placement may not correspond exactly to their original locations in the
+source code.
+
+ However, as a deliberate design decision, profiling output _omits_
+the original program's comments. This allows you to focus on the
+execution count data and helps you avoid the temptation to use the
+profiler for pretty-printing.
+
+ Additionally, pretty-printed output does not have the leading
+indentation that the profiling output does. This makes it easy to
+pretty-print your code once development is completed, and then use the
+result as the final version of your program.

File: gawk.info, Node: Advanced Features Summary, Prev: Profiling, Up: Advanced Features
@@ -22417,6 +22462,62 @@ the following:
gawk -M 'BEGIN { n = 13; print n % 2 }'
+ When dividing two arbitrary precision integers with either `/' or
+`%', the result is typically an arbitrary precision floating point
+value (unless the denominator evenly divides into the numerator). In
+order to do integer division or remainder with arbitrary precision
+integers, use the built-in `div()' function (*note Numeric Functions::).
+
+ You can simulate the `div()' function in standard `awk' using this
+user-defined function:
+
+ # div --- do integer division
+
+ function div(numerator, denominator, result)
+ {
+ split("", result)
+
+ numerator = int(numerator)
+ denominator = int(denominator)
+ result["quotient"] = int(numerator / denominator)
+ result["remainder"] = int(numerator % denominator)
+
+ return 0.0
+ }
+
+ The following example program, contributed by Katie Wasserman, uses
+`div()' to compute the digits of pi to as many places as you choose to
+set:
+
+ # pi.awk --- compute the digits of pi
+
+ BEGIN {
+ digits = 100000
+ two = 2 * 10 ^ digits
+ pi = two
+ for (m = digits * 4; m > 0; --m) {
+ d = m * 2 + 1
+ x = pi * m
+ div(x, d, result)
+ pi = result["quotient"]
+ pi = pi + two
+ }
+ print pi
+ }
+
+ When asked about the algorithm used, Katie replied:
+
+ It's not that well known but it's not that obscure either. It's
+ Euler's modification to Newton's method for calculating pi. Take
+ a look at lines (23) - (25) here:
+ `http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PiFormulas.htm'.
+
+ The algorithm I wrote simply expands the multiply by 2 and works
+ from the innermost expression outwards. I used this to program HP
+ calculators because it's quite easy to modify for tiny memory
+ devices with smallish word sizes. See
+ `http://www.hpmuseum.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/hpmuseum/articles.cgi?read=899'.
+
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) Weisstein, Eric W. `Sylvester's Sequence'. From MathWorld--A
@@ -26445,6 +26546,8 @@ the current version of `gawk'.
- Ultrix
+ * Support for MirBSD was removed at `gawk' version 4.2.
+

File: gawk.info, Node: Feature History, Next: Common Extensions, Prev: POSIX/GNU, Up: Language History
@@ -27347,7 +27450,9 @@ Various `.c', `.y', and `.h' files
`doc/igawk.1'
The `troff' source for a manual page describing the `igawk'
- program presented in *note Igawk Program::.
+ program presented in *note Igawk Program::. (Since `gawk' can do
+ its own `@include' processing, neither `igawk' nor `igawk.1' are
+ installed.)
`doc/Makefile.in'
The input file used during the configuration process to generate
@@ -27389,17 +27494,23 @@ Various `.c', `.y', and `.h' files
contains a `Makefile.in' file, which `configure' uses to generate
a `Makefile'. `Makefile.am' is used by GNU Automake to create
`Makefile.in'. The library functions from *note Library
- Functions::, and the `igawk' program from *note Igawk Program::,
- are included as ready-to-use files in the `gawk' distribution.
- They are installed as part of the installation process. The rest
- of the programs in this Info file are available in appropriate
- subdirectories of `awklib/eg'.
+ Functions::, are included as ready-to-use files in the `gawk'
+ distribution. They are installed as part of the installation
+ process. The rest of the programs in this Info file are available
+ in appropriate subdirectories of `awklib/eg'.
`extension/*'
The source code, manual pages, and infrastructure files for the
sample extensions included with `gawk'. *Note Dynamic
Extensions::, for more information.
+`extras/*'
+ Additional non-essential files. Currently, this directory
+ contains some shell startup files to be installed in
+ `/etc/profile.d' to aid in manipulating the `AWKPATH' and
+ `AWKLIBPATH' environment variables. *Note Shell Startup Files::,
+ for more information.
+
`posix/*'
Files needed for building `gawk' on POSIX-compliant systems.
@@ -27430,11 +27541,12 @@ configure `gawk' for your system yourself.
* Menu:
* Quick Installation:: Compiling `gawk' under Unix.
+* Shell Startup Files:: Shell convenience functions.
* Additional Configuration Options:: Other compile-time options.
* Configuration Philosophy:: How it's all supposed to work.

-File: gawk.info, Node: Quick Installation, Next: Additional Configuration Options, Up: Unix Installation
+File: gawk.info, Node: Quick Installation, Next: Shell Startup Files, Up: Unix Installation
B.2.1 Compiling `gawk' for Unix-Like Systems
--------------------------------------------
@@ -27490,9 +27602,43 @@ will be asked for your password, and you will have to have been set up
previously as a user who is allowed to run the `sudo' command.

-File: gawk.info, Node: Additional Configuration Options, Next: Configuration Philosophy, Prev: Quick Installation, Up: Unix Installation
+File: gawk.info, Node: Shell Startup Files, Next: Additional Configuration Options, Prev: Quick Installation, Up: Unix Installation
+
+B.2.2 Shell Startup Files
+-------------------------
+
+The distribution contains shell startup files `gawk.sh' and `gawk.csh'
+containing functions to aid in manipulating the `AWKPATH' and
+`AWKLIBPATH' environment variables. On a Fedora system, these files
+should be installed in `/etc/profile.d'; on other platforms, the
+appropriate location may be different.
+
+`gawkpath_default'
+ Reset the `AWKPATH' environment variable to its default value.
+
+`gawkpath_prepend'
+ Add the argument to the front of the `AWKPATH' environment
+ variable.
+
+`gawkpath_append'
+ Add the argument to the end of the `AWKPATH' environment variable.
+
+`gawklibpath_default'
+ Reset the `AWKLIBPATH' environment variable to its default value.
+
+`gawklibpath_prepend'
+ Add the argument to the front of the `AWKLIBPATH' environment
+ variable.
+
+`gawklibpath_append'
+ Add the argument to the end of the `AWKLIBPATH' environment
+ variable.
+
+
+
+File: gawk.info, Node: Additional Configuration Options, Next: Configuration Philosophy, Prev: Shell Startup Files, Up: Unix Installation
-B.2.2 Additional Configuration Options
+B.2.3 Additional Configuration Options
--------------------------------------
There are several additional options you may use on the `configure'
@@ -27534,7 +27680,7 @@ supplied by `configure'.

File: gawk.info, Node: Configuration Philosophy, Prev: Additional Configuration Options, Up: Unix Installation
-B.2.3 The Configuration Process
+B.2.4 The Configuration Process
-------------------------------
This minor node is of interest only if you know something about using
@@ -31486,20 +31632,20 @@ Index
* --include option: Options. (line 159)
* --lint option <1>: Options. (line 185)
* --lint option: Command Line. (line 20)
-* --lint-old option: Options. (line 297)
+* --lint-old option: Options. (line 295)
* --load option: Options. (line 173)
* --non-decimal-data option <1>: Nondecimal Data. (line 6)
* --non-decimal-data option: Options. (line 211)
* --non-decimal-data option, strtonum() function and: Nondecimal Data.
(line 35)
-* --optimize option: Options. (line 238)
-* --posix option: Options. (line 256)
-* --posix option, --traditional option and: Options. (line 275)
+* --optimize option: Options. (line 236)
+* --posix option: Options. (line 254)
+* --posix option, --traditional option and: Options. (line 273)
* --pretty-print option: Options. (line 225)
* --profile option <1>: Profiling. (line 12)
-* --profile option: Options. (line 244)
-* --re-interval option: Options. (line 281)
-* --sandbox option: Options. (line 288)
+* --profile option: Options. (line 242)
+* --re-interval option: Options. (line 279)
+* --sandbox option: Options. (line 286)
* --sandbox option, disabling system() function: I/O Functions.
(line 128)
* --sandbox option, input redirection with getline: Getline. (line 19)
@@ -31507,9 +31653,9 @@ Index
(line 6)
* --source option: Options. (line 117)
* --traditional option: Options. (line 81)
-* --traditional option, --posix option and: Options. (line 275)
+* --traditional option, --posix option and: Options. (line 273)
* --use-lc-numeric option: Options. (line 220)
-* --version option: Options. (line 302)
+* --version option: Options. (line 300)
* --with-whiny-user-strftime configuration option: Additional Configuration Options.
(line 35)
* -b option: Options. (line 68)
@@ -31517,32 +31663,32 @@ Index
* -c option: Options. (line 81)
* -D option: Options. (line 108)
* -d option: Options. (line 93)
-* -e option: Options. (line 338)
+* -e option: Options. (line 336)
* -E option: Options. (line 125)
* -e option: Options. (line 117)
* -f option: Options. (line 25)
* -F option: Options. (line 21)
* -f option: Long. (line 12)
-* -F option, -Ft sets FS to TAB: Options. (line 310)
+* -F option, -Ft sets FS to TAB: Options. (line 308)
* -F option, command-line: Command Line Field Separator.
(line 6)
-* -f option, multiple uses: Options. (line 315)
+* -f option, multiple uses: Options. (line 313)
* -g option: Options. (line 147)
* -h option: Options. (line 154)
* -i option: Options. (line 159)
-* -L option: Options. (line 297)
+* -L option: Options. (line 295)
* -l option: Options. (line 173)
* -M option: Options. (line 205)
* -N option: Options. (line 220)
* -n option: Options. (line 211)
-* -O option: Options. (line 238)
+* -O option: Options. (line 236)
* -o option: Options. (line 225)
-* -P option: Options. (line 256)
-* -p option: Options. (line 244)
-* -r option: Options. (line 281)
-* -S option: Options. (line 288)
+* -P option: Options. (line 254)
+* -p option: Options. (line 242)
+* -r option: Options. (line 279)
+* -S option: Options. (line 286)
* -v option: Assignment Options. (line 12)
-* -V option: Options. (line 302)
+* -V option: Options. (line 300)
* -v option: Options. (line 32)
* -W option: Options. (line 46)
* . (period), regexp operator: Regexp Operators. (line 44)
@@ -31604,10 +31750,10 @@ Index
(line 8)
* [] (square brackets), regexp operator: Regexp Operators. (line 56)
* \ (backslash): Comments. (line 50)
-* \ (backslash), \" escape sequence: Escape Sequences. (line 82)
+* \ (backslash), \" escape sequence: Escape Sequences. (line 85)
* \ (backslash), \' operator (gawk): GNU Regexp Operators.
(line 56)
-* \ (backslash), \/ escape sequence: Escape Sequences. (line 73)
+* \ (backslash), \/ escape sequence: Escape Sequences. (line 76)
* \ (backslash), \< operator (gawk): GNU Regexp Operators.
(line 30)
* \ (backslash), \> operator (gawk): GNU Regexp Operators.
@@ -31647,7 +31793,7 @@ Index
* \ (backslash), in bracket expressions: Bracket Expressions. (line 17)
* \ (backslash), in escape sequences: Escape Sequences. (line 6)
* \ (backslash), in escape sequences, POSIX and: Escape Sequences.
- (line 105)
+ (line 108)
* \ (backslash), in regexp constants: Computed Regexps. (line 30)
* \ (backslash), in shell commands: Quoting. (line 48)
* \ (backslash), regexp operator: Regexp Operators. (line 18)
@@ -31815,7 +31961,7 @@ Index
* awf (amazingly workable formatter) program: Glossary. (line 24)
* awk debugging, enabling: Options. (line 108)
* awk language, POSIX version: Assignment Ops. (line 137)
-* awk profiling, enabling: Options. (line 244)
+* awk profiling, enabling: Options. (line 242)
* awk programs <1>: Two Rules. (line 6)
* awk programs <2>: Executable Scripts. (line 6)
* awk programs: Getting Started. (line 12)
@@ -31873,10 +32019,10 @@ Index
* awkvars.out file: Options. (line 93)
* b debugger command (alias for break): Breakpoint Control. (line 11)
* backslash (\): Comments. (line 50)
-* backslash (\), \" escape sequence: Escape Sequences. (line 82)
+* backslash (\), \" escape sequence: Escape Sequences. (line 85)
* backslash (\), \' operator (gawk): GNU Regexp Operators.
(line 56)
-* backslash (\), \/ escape sequence: Escape Sequences. (line 73)
+* backslash (\), \/ escape sequence: Escape Sequences. (line 76)
* backslash (\), \< operator (gawk): GNU Regexp Operators.
(line 30)
* backslash (\), \> operator (gawk): GNU Regexp Operators.
@@ -31916,7 +32062,7 @@ Index
* backslash (\), in bracket expressions: Bracket Expressions. (line 17)
* backslash (\), in escape sequences: Escape Sequences. (line 6)
* backslash (\), in escape sequences, POSIX and: Escape Sequences.
- (line 105)
+ (line 108)
* backslash (\), in regexp constants: Computed Regexps. (line 30)
* backslash (\), in shell commands: Quoting. (line 48)
* backslash (\), regexp operator: Regexp Operators. (line 18)
@@ -32022,7 +32168,7 @@ Index
(line 67)
* Brian Kernighan's awk <12>: GNU Regexp Operators.
(line 82)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <13>: Escape Sequences. (line 109)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <13>: Escape Sequences. (line 112)
* Brian Kernighan's awk: When. (line 21)
* Brian Kernighan's awk, extensions: BTL. (line 6)
* Brian Kernighan's awk, source code: Other Versions. (line 13)
@@ -32216,7 +32362,7 @@ Index
* cosine: Numeric Functions. (line 15)
* counting: Wc Program. (line 6)
* csh utility: Statements/Lines. (line 44)
-* csh utility, POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 356)
+* csh utility, POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 354)
* csh utility, |& operator, comparison with: Two-way I/O. (line 25)
* ctime() user-defined function: Function Example. (line 74)
* currency symbols, localization: Explaining gettext. (line 104)
@@ -32247,12 +32393,12 @@ Index
* dark corner, CONVFMT variable: Strings And Numbers. (line 40)
* dark corner, escape sequences: Other Arguments. (line 38)
* dark corner, escape sequences, for metacharacters: Escape Sequences.
- (line 140)
+ (line 143)
* dark corner, exit statement: Exit Statement. (line 30)
* dark corner, field separators: Full Line Fields. (line 22)
-* dark corner, FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 90)
+* dark corner, FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 104)
* dark corner, FILENAME variable: Getline Notes. (line 19)
-* dark corner, FNR/NR variables: Auto-set. (line 314)
+* dark corner, FNR/NR variables: Auto-set. (line 328)
* dark corner, format-control characters: Control Letters. (line 18)
* dark corner, FS as null string: Single Character Fields.
(line 20)
@@ -32402,7 +32548,7 @@ Index
* debugger, read commands from a file: Debugger Info. (line 96)
* debugging awk programs: Debugger. (line 6)
* debugging gawk, bug reports: Bugs. (line 9)
-* decimal point character, locale specific: Options. (line 272)
+* decimal point character, locale specific: Options. (line 270)
* decrement operators: Increment Ops. (line 35)
* default keyword: Switch Statement. (line 6)
* Deifik, Scott <1>: Bugs. (line 70)
@@ -32441,12 +32587,12 @@ Index
(line 81)
* differences in awk and gawk, command-line directories: Command-line directories.
(line 6)
-* differences in awk and gawk, ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 74)
+* differences in awk and gawk, ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 88)
* differences in awk and gawk, error messages: Special FD. (line 19)
* differences in awk and gawk, FIELDWIDTHS variable: User-modified.
(line 37)
* differences in awk and gawk, FPAT variable: User-modified. (line 43)
-* differences in awk and gawk, FUNCTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 116)
+* differences in awk and gawk, FUNCTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 130)
* differences in awk and gawk, function arguments (gawk): Calling Built-in.
(line 16)
* differences in awk and gawk, getline command: Getline. (line 19)
@@ -32469,7 +32615,7 @@ Index
(line 263)
* differences in awk and gawk, print/printf statements: Format Modifiers.
(line 13)
-* differences in awk and gawk, PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 130)
+* differences in awk and gawk, PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 144)
* differences in awk and gawk, read timeouts: Read Timeout. (line 6)
* differences in awk and gawk, record separators: awk split records.
(line 125)
@@ -32479,7 +32625,7 @@ Index
(line 26)
* differences in awk and gawk, RS/RT variables: gawk split records.
(line 58)
-* differences in awk and gawk, RT variable: Auto-set. (line 265)
+* differences in awk and gawk, RT variable: Auto-set. (line 279)
* differences in awk and gawk, single-character fields: Single Character Fields.
(line 6)
* differences in awk and gawk, split() function: String Functions.
@@ -32487,7 +32633,7 @@ Index
* differences in awk and gawk, strings: Scalar Constants. (line 20)
* differences in awk and gawk, strings, storing: gawk split records.
(line 77)
-* differences in awk and gawk, SYMTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 269)
+* differences in awk and gawk, SYMTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 283)
* differences in awk and gawk, TEXTDOMAIN variable: User-modified.
(line 151)
* differences in awk and gawk, trunc-mod operation: Arithmetic Ops.
@@ -32503,6 +32649,7 @@ Index
* display debugger command: Viewing And Changing Data.
(line 8)
* display debugger options: Debugger Info. (line 57)
+* div: Numeric Functions. (line 18)
* division: Arithmetic Ops. (line 44)
* do-while statement: Do Statement. (line 6)
* do-while statement, use of regexps in: Regexp Usage. (line 19)
@@ -32523,12 +32670,12 @@ Index
* dump debugger command: Miscellaneous Debugger Commands.
(line 9)
* dupword.awk program: Dupword Program. (line 31)
-* dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 179)
+* dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 178)
* dynamically loaded extensions: Dynamic Extensions. (line 6)
* e debugger command (alias for enable): Breakpoint Control. (line 73)
* EBCDIC: Ordinal Functions. (line 45)
-* effective group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 135)
-* effective user ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 139)
+* effective group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 149)
+* effective user ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 153)
* egrep utility <1>: Egrep Program. (line 6)
* egrep utility: Bracket Expressions. (line 26)
* egrep.awk program: Egrep Program. (line 54)
@@ -32583,13 +32730,13 @@ Index
(line 11)
* EREs (Extended Regular Expressions): Bracket Expressions. (line 26)
* ERRNO variable <1>: TCP/IP Networking. (line 54)
-* ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 74)
+* ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 88)
* ERRNO variable, with BEGINFILE pattern: BEGINFILE/ENDFILE. (line 26)
* ERRNO variable, with close() function: Close Files And Pipes.
(line 141)
* ERRNO variable, with getline command: Getline. (line 19)
* error handling: Special FD. (line 19)
-* error handling, ERRNO variable and: Auto-set. (line 74)
+* error handling, ERRNO variable and: Auto-set. (line 88)
* error output: Special FD. (line 6)
* escape processing, gsub()/gensub()/sub() functions: Gory Details.
(line 6)
@@ -32622,10 +32769,10 @@ Index
* exit status, of VMS: VMS Running. (line 28)
* exit the debugger: Miscellaneous Debugger Commands.
(line 99)
-* exp: Numeric Functions. (line 18)
+* exp: Numeric Functions. (line 33)
* expand utility: Very Simple. (line 73)
* Expat XML parser library: gawkextlib. (line 33)
-* exponent: Numeric Functions. (line 18)
+* exponent: Numeric Functions. (line 33)
* expressions: Expressions. (line 6)
* expressions, as patterns: Expression Patterns. (line 6)
* expressions, assignment: Assignment Ops. (line 6)
@@ -32643,7 +32790,7 @@ Index
(line 6)
* extension API version: Extension Versioning.
(line 6)
-* extension API, version number: Auto-set. (line 232)
+* extension API, version number: Auto-set. (line 246)
* extension example: Extension Example. (line 6)
* extension registration: Registration Functions.
(line 6)
@@ -32724,7 +32871,7 @@ Index
* file names, distinguishing: Auto-set. (line 56)
* file names, in compatibility mode: Special Caveats. (line 9)
* file names, standard streams in gawk: Special FD. (line 48)
-* FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 90)
+* FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 104)
* FILENAME variable: Reading Files. (line 6)
* FILENAME variable, getline, setting with: Getline Notes. (line 19)
* filenames, assignments as: Ignoring Assigns. (line 6)
@@ -32792,9 +32939,9 @@ Index
* flush buffered output: I/O Functions. (line 28)
* fnmatch() extension function: Extension Sample Fnmatch.
(line 12)
-* FNR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 100)
+* FNR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 114)
* FNR variable: Records. (line 6)
-* FNR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 314)
+* FNR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 328)
* for statement: For Statement. (line 6)
* for statement, looping over arrays: Scanning an Array. (line 20)
* fork() extension function: Extension Sample Fork.
@@ -32831,7 +32978,7 @@ Index
* FS variable, --field-separator option and: Options. (line 21)
* FS variable, as null string: Single Character Fields.
(line 20)
-* FS variable, as TAB character: Options. (line 268)
+* FS variable, as TAB character: Options. (line 266)
* FS variable, changing value of: Field Separators. (line 35)
* FS variable, running awk programs and: Cut Program. (line 63)
* FS variable, setting from command line: Command Line Field Separator.
@@ -32844,7 +32991,7 @@ Index
* FSF (Free Software Foundation): Manual History. (line 6)
* fts() extension function: Extension Sample File Functions.
(line 61)
-* FUNCTAB array: Auto-set. (line 116)
+* FUNCTAB array: Auto-set. (line 130)
* function calls: Function Calls. (line 6)
* function calls, indirect: Indirect Calls. (line 6)
* function calls, indirect, @-notation for: Indirect Calls. (line 47)
@@ -32893,8 +33040,8 @@ Index
(line 44)
* G-d: Acknowledgments. (line 94)
* Garfinkle, Scott: Contributors. (line 34)
-* gawk program, dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 179)
-* gawk version: Auto-set. (line 207)
+* gawk program, dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 178)
+* gawk version: Auto-set. (line 221)
* gawk, ARGIND variable in: Other Arguments. (line 15)
* gawk, awk and <1>: This Manual. (line 14)
* gawk, awk and: Preface. (line 21)
@@ -32912,13 +33059,13 @@ Index
* gawk, distribution: Distribution contents.
(line 6)
* gawk, ERRNO variable in <1>: TCP/IP Networking. (line 54)
-* gawk, ERRNO variable in <2>: Auto-set. (line 74)
+* gawk, ERRNO variable in <2>: Auto-set. (line 88)
* gawk, ERRNO variable in <3>: BEGINFILE/ENDFILE. (line 26)
* gawk, ERRNO variable in <4>: Close Files And Pipes.
(line 141)
* gawk, ERRNO variable in: Getline. (line 19)
-* gawk, escape sequences: Escape Sequences. (line 117)
-* gawk, extensions, disabling: Options. (line 256)
+* gawk, escape sequences: Escape Sequences. (line 120)
+* gawk, extensions, disabling: Options. (line 254)
* gawk, features, adding: Adding Code. (line 6)
* gawk, features, advanced: Advanced Features. (line 6)
* gawk, field separators and: User-modified. (line 71)
@@ -32929,7 +33076,7 @@ Index
* gawk, FPAT variable in <1>: User-modified. (line 43)
* gawk, FPAT variable in: Splitting By Content.
(line 25)
-* gawk, FUNCTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 116)
+* gawk, FUNCTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 130)
* gawk, function arguments and: Calling Built-in. (line 16)
* gawk, hexadecimal numbers and: Nondecimal-numbers. (line 42)
* gawk, IGNORECASE variable in <1>: Array Sorting Functions.
@@ -32961,7 +33108,7 @@ Index
* gawk, predefined variables and: Built-in Variables. (line 14)
* gawk, PROCINFO array in <1>: Two-way I/O. (line 99)
* gawk, PROCINFO array in <2>: Time Functions. (line 47)
-* gawk, PROCINFO array in: Auto-set. (line 130)
+* gawk, PROCINFO array in: Auto-set. (line 144)
* gawk, regexp constants and: Using Constant Regexps.
(line 28)
* gawk, regular expressions, case sensitivity: Case-sensitivity.
@@ -32969,23 +33116,29 @@ Index
* gawk, regular expressions, operators: GNU Regexp Operators.
(line 6)
* gawk, regular expressions, precedence: Regexp Operators. (line 161)
-* gawk, RT variable in <1>: Auto-set. (line 265)
+* gawk, RT variable in <1>: Auto-set. (line 279)
* gawk, RT variable in <2>: Multiple Line. (line 129)
* gawk, RT variable in: awk split records. (line 125)
* gawk, See Also awk: Preface. (line 34)
* gawk, source code, obtaining: Getting. (line 6)
* 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, SYMTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 283)
* gawk, TEXTDOMAIN variable in: User-modified. (line 151)
* gawk, timestamps: Time Functions. (line 6)
* gawk, uses for: Preface. (line 34)
-* gawk, versions of, information about, printing: Options. (line 302)
+* gawk, versions of, information about, printing: Options. (line 300)
* gawk, VMS version of: VMS Installation. (line 6)
* gawk, word-boundary operator: GNU Regexp Operators.
(line 63)
* gawkextlib: gawkextlib. (line 6)
* gawkextlib project: gawkextlib. (line 6)
+* gawklibpath_append shell function: Shell Startup Files. (line 29)
+* gawklibpath_default shell function: Shell Startup Files. (line 22)
+* gawklibpath_prepend shell function: Shell Startup Files. (line 25)
+* gawkpath_append shell function: Shell Startup Files. (line 19)
+* gawkpath_default shell function: Shell Startup Files. (line 12)
+* gawkpath_prepend shell function: Shell Startup Files. (line 15)
* General Public License (GPL): Glossary. (line 399)
* General Public License, See GPL: Manual History. (line 11)
* generate time values: Time Functions. (line 25)
@@ -33062,7 +33215,7 @@ Index
* Grigera, Juan: Contributors. (line 57)
* group database, reading: Group Functions. (line 6)
* group file: Group Functions. (line 6)
-* group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 180)
+* group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 194)
* groups, information about: Group Functions. (line 6)
* gsub <1>: String Functions. (line 140)
* gsub: Using Constant Regexps.
@@ -33084,7 +33237,7 @@ Index
* history expansion, in debugger: Readline Support. (line 6)
* histsort.awk program: History Sorting. (line 25)
* Hughes, Phil: Acknowledgments. (line 43)
-* HUP signal, for dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 211)
+* HUP signal, for dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 210)
* hyphen (-), - operator: Precedence. (line 52)
* hyphen (-), -- operator <1>: Precedence. (line 46)
* hyphen (-), -- operator: Increment Ops. (line 48)
@@ -33163,8 +33316,8 @@ Index
* installation, VMS: VMS Installation. (line 6)
* installing gawk: Installation. (line 6)
* instruction tracing, in debugger: Debugger Info. (line 89)
-* int: Numeric Functions. (line 23)
-* INT signal (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 214)
+* int: Numeric Functions. (line 38)
+* INT signal (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 213)
* integer array indices: Numeric Array Subscripts.
(line 31)
* integers, arbitrary precision: Arbitrary Precision Integers.
@@ -33220,7 +33373,7 @@ Index
* Kernighan, Brian <9>: Acknowledgments. (line 78)
* Kernighan, Brian <10>: Conventions. (line 38)
* Kernighan, Brian: History. (line 17)
-* kill command, dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 188)
+* kill command, dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 187)
* Knights, jedi: Undocumented. (line 6)
* Kwok, Conrad: Contributors. (line 34)
* l debugger command (alias for list): Miscellaneous Debugger Commands.
@@ -33292,7 +33445,7 @@ Index
* lint checking, empty programs: Command Line. (line 16)
* lint checking, issuing warnings: Options. (line 185)
* lint checking, POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options.
- (line 341)
+ (line 339)
* lint checking, undefined functions: Pass By Value/Reference.
(line 85)
* LINT variable: User-modified. (line 88)
@@ -33308,14 +33461,14 @@ Index
* loading, extensions: Options. (line 173)
* local variables, in a function: Variable Scope. (line 6)
* locale categories: Explaining gettext. (line 81)
-* locale decimal point character: Options. (line 272)
+* locale decimal point character: Options. (line 270)
* locale, definition of: Locales. (line 6)
* localization: I18N and L10N. (line 6)
* localization, See internationalization, localization: I18N and L10N.
(line 6)
-* log: Numeric Functions. (line 28)
+* log: Numeric Functions. (line 43)
* log files, timestamps in: Time Functions. (line 6)
-* logarithm: Numeric Functions. (line 28)
+* logarithm: Numeric Functions. (line 43)
* logical false/true: Truth Values. (line 6)
* logical operators, See Boolean expressions: Boolean Ops. (line 6)
* login information: Passwd Functions. (line 16)
@@ -33356,8 +33509,8 @@ Index
* mawk utility <2>: Nextfile Statement. (line 47)
* mawk utility <3>: Concatenation. (line 36)
* mawk utility <4>: Getline/Pipe. (line 62)
-* mawk utility: Escape Sequences. (line 117)
-* maximum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 221)
+* mawk utility: Escape Sequences. (line 120)
+* maximum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 235)
* McIlroy, Doug: Glossary. (line 258)
* McPhee, Patrick: Contributors. (line 100)
* message object files: Explaining gettext. (line 42)
@@ -33369,8 +33522,8 @@ Index
(line 54)
* messages from extensions: Printing Messages. (line 6)
* metacharacters in regular expressions: Regexp Operators. (line 6)
-* metacharacters, escape sequences for: Escape Sequences. (line 136)
-* minimum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 224)
+* metacharacters, escape sequences for: Escape Sequences. (line 139)
+* minimum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 238)
* mktime: Time Functions. (line 25)
* modifiers, in format specifiers: Format Modifiers. (line 6)
* monetary information, localization: Explaining gettext. (line 104)
@@ -33390,7 +33543,7 @@ Index
* networks, programming: TCP/IP Networking. (line 6)
* networks, support for: Special Network. (line 6)
* newlines <1>: Boolean Ops. (line 69)
-* newlines <2>: Options. (line 262)
+* newlines <2>: Options. (line 260)
* newlines: Statements/Lines. (line 6)
* newlines, as field separators: Default Field Splitting.
(line 6)
@@ -33419,7 +33572,7 @@ Index
(line 47)
* nexti debugger command: Debugger Execution Control.
(line 49)
-* NF variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 105)
+* NF variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 119)
* NF variable: Fields. (line 33)
* NF variable, decrementing: Changing Fields. (line 107)
* ni debugger command (alias for nexti): Debugger Execution Control.
@@ -33428,9 +33581,9 @@ Index
* non-existent array elements: Reference to Elements.
(line 23)
* not Boolean-logic operator: Boolean Ops. (line 6)
-* NR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 125)
+* NR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 139)
* NR variable: Records. (line 6)
-* NR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 314)
+* NR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 328)
* null strings <1>: Basic Data Typing. (line 26)
* null strings <2>: Truth Values. (line 6)
* null strings <3>: Regexp Field Splitting.
@@ -33544,7 +33697,7 @@ Index
* p debugger command (alias for print): Viewing And Changing Data.
(line 36)
* Papadopoulos, Panos: Contributors. (line 128)
-* parent process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 189)
+* parent process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 203)
* parentheses (), in a profile: Profiling. (line 146)
* parentheses (), regexp operator: Regexp Operators. (line 81)
* password file: Passwd Functions. (line 16)
@@ -33586,14 +33739,14 @@ Index
* plus sign (+), += operator: Assignment Ops. (line 82)
* plus sign (+), regexp operator: Regexp Operators. (line 105)
* pointers to functions: Indirect Calls. (line 6)
-* portability: Escape Sequences. (line 100)
+* portability: Escape Sequences. (line 103)
* portability, #! (executable scripts): Executable Scripts. (line 33)
* portability, ** operator and: Arithmetic Ops. (line 81)
* portability, **= operator and: Assignment Ops. (line 143)
* portability, ARGV variable: Executable Scripts. (line 59)
* portability, backslash continuation and: Statements/Lines. (line 30)
* portability, backslash in escape sequences: Escape Sequences.
- (line 105)
+ (line 108)
* portability, close() function and: Close Files And Pipes.
(line 81)
* portability, data files as single record: gawk split records.
@@ -33611,7 +33764,7 @@ Index
* portability, NF variable, decrementing: Changing Fields. (line 115)
* portability, operators: Increment Ops. (line 60)
* portability, operators, not in POSIX awk: Precedence. (line 98)
-* portability, POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 361)
+* portability, POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 359)
* portability, substr() function: String Functions. (line 512)
* portable object files <1>: Translator i18n. (line 6)
* portable object files: Explaining gettext. (line 37)
@@ -33632,7 +33785,7 @@ Index
* POSIX awk, < operator and: Getline/File. (line 26)
* POSIX awk, arithmetic operators and: Arithmetic Ops. (line 30)
* POSIX awk, backslashes in string constants: Escape Sequences.
- (line 105)
+ (line 108)
* POSIX awk, BEGIN/END patterns: I/O And BEGIN/END. (line 16)
* POSIX awk, bracket expressions and: Bracket Expressions. (line 26)
* POSIX awk, bracket expressions and, character classes: Bracket Expressions.
@@ -33659,11 +33812,11 @@ Index
* POSIX awk, regular expressions and: Regexp Operators. (line 161)
* POSIX awk, timestamps and: Time Functions. (line 6)
* POSIX awk, | I/O operator and: Getline/Pipe. (line 55)
-* POSIX mode: Options. (line 256)
+* POSIX mode: Options. (line 254)
* POSIX, awk and: Preface. (line 21)
* 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)
+* POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 339)
* PREC variable: User-modified. (line 123)
* precedence <1>: Precedence. (line 6)
* precedence: Increment Ops. (line 60)
@@ -33710,24 +33863,24 @@ Index
* printing, unduplicated lines of text: Uniq Program. (line 6)
* printing, user information: Id Program. (line 6)
* private variables: Library Names. (line 11)
-* process group idIDof gawk process: Auto-set. (line 183)
-* process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 186)
+* process group idIDof gawk process: Auto-set. (line 197)
+* process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 200)
* processes, two-way communications with: Two-way I/O. (line 6)
* processing data: Basic High Level. (line 6)
* PROCINFO array <1>: Passwd Functions. (line 6)
* PROCINFO array <2>: Time Functions. (line 47)
-* PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 130)
+* PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 144)
* PROCINFO array, and communications via ptys: Two-way I/O. (line 99)
* PROCINFO array, and group membership: Group Functions. (line 6)
* PROCINFO array, and user and group ID numbers: Id Program. (line 15)
* PROCINFO array, testing the field splitting: Passwd Functions.
(line 154)
-* PROCINFO array, uses: Auto-set. (line 242)
+* PROCINFO array, uses: Auto-set. (line 256)
* PROCINFO, values of sorted_in: Controlling Scanning.
(line 26)
* profiling awk programs: Profiling. (line 6)
-* profiling awk programs, dynamically: Profiling. (line 179)
-* program identifiers: Auto-set. (line 148)
+* profiling awk programs, dynamically: Profiling. (line 178)
+* program identifiers: Auto-set. (line 162)
* program, definition of: Getting Started. (line 21)
* programming conventions, --non-decimal-data option: Nondecimal Data.
(line 35)
@@ -33762,7 +33915,7 @@ Index
* QuikTrim Awk: Other Versions. (line 139)
* quit debugger command: Miscellaneous Debugger Commands.
(line 99)
-* QUIT signal (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 214)
+* QUIT signal (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 213)
* quoting in gawk command lines: Long. (line 26)
* quoting in gawk command lines, tricks for: Quoting. (line 91)
* quoting, for small awk programs: Comments. (line 27)
@@ -33771,12 +33924,12 @@ Index
* Rakitzis, Byron: History Sorting. (line 25)
* Ramey, Chet <1>: General Data Types. (line 6)
* Ramey, Chet: Acknowledgments. (line 60)
-* rand: Numeric Functions. (line 33)
+* rand: Numeric Functions. (line 48)
* random numbers, Cliff: Cliff Random Function.
(line 6)
* random numbers, rand()/srand() functions: Numeric Functions.
- (line 33)
-* random numbers, seed of: Numeric Functions. (line 63)
+ (line 48)
+* random numbers, seed of: Numeric Functions. (line 78)
* range expressions (regexps): Bracket Expressions. (line 6)
* range patterns: Ranges. (line 6)
* range patterns, line continuation and: Ranges. (line 65)
@@ -33845,7 +33998,7 @@ Index
(line 60)
* regular expressions, gawk, command-line options: GNU Regexp Operators.
(line 70)
-* regular expressions, interval expressions and: Options. (line 281)
+* regular expressions, interval expressions and: Options. (line 279)
* regular expressions, leftmost longest match: Leftmost Longest.
(line 6)
* regular expressions, operators <1>: Regexp Operators. (line 6)
@@ -33885,7 +34038,7 @@ Index
* right shift: Bitwise Functions. (line 53)
* right shift, bitwise: Bitwise Functions. (line 32)
* Ritchie, Dennis: Basic Data Typing. (line 54)
-* RLENGTH variable: Auto-set. (line 252)
+* RLENGTH variable: Auto-set. (line 266)
* RLENGTH variable, match() function and: String Functions. (line 228)
* Robbins, Arnold <1>: Future Extensions. (line 6)
* Robbins, Arnold <2>: Bugs. (line 70)
@@ -33903,7 +34056,7 @@ Index
* Robbins, Miriam <2>: Getline/Pipe. (line 39)
* Robbins, Miriam: Acknowledgments. (line 94)
* Rommel, Kai Uwe: Contributors. (line 42)
-* round to nearest integer: Numeric Functions. (line 23)
+* round to nearest integer: Numeric Functions. (line 38)
* round() user-defined function: Round Function. (line 16)
* rounding numbers: Round Function. (line 6)
* ROUNDMODE variable: User-modified. (line 127)
@@ -33911,9 +34064,9 @@ Index
* RS variable: awk split records. (line 12)
* RS variable, multiline records and: Multiple Line. (line 17)
* rshift: Bitwise Functions. (line 53)
-* RSTART variable: Auto-set. (line 258)
+* RSTART variable: Auto-set. (line 272)
* RSTART variable, match() function and: String Functions. (line 228)
-* RT variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 265)
+* RT variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 279)
* RT variable <2>: Multiple Line. (line 129)
* RT variable: awk split records. (line 125)
* Rubin, Paul <1>: Contributors. (line 15)
@@ -33926,14 +34079,14 @@ Index
(line 68)
* sample debugging session: Sample Debugging Session.
(line 6)
-* sandbox mode: Options. (line 288)
+* sandbox mode: Options. (line 286)
* save debugger options: Debugger Info. (line 84)
* scalar or array: Type Functions. (line 11)
* scalar values: Basic Data Typing. (line 13)
* 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 297)
+* Schorr, Andrew <2>: Auto-set. (line 311)
* Schorr, Andrew: Acknowledgments. (line 60)
* Schreiber, Bert: Acknowledgments. (line 38)
* Schreiber, Rita: Acknowledgments. (line 38)
@@ -33952,7 +34105,7 @@ Index
* sed utility <1>: Glossary. (line 16)
* sed utility <2>: Simple Sed. (line 6)
* sed utility: Full Line Fields. (line 22)
-* seeding random number generator: Numeric Functions. (line 63)
+* seeding random number generator: Numeric Functions. (line 78)
* semicolon (;), AWKPATH variable and: PC Using. (line 10)
* semicolon (;), separating statements in actions <1>: Statements.
(line 10)
@@ -34013,14 +34166,14 @@ Index
* sidebar, A Constant's Base Does Not Affect Its Value: Nondecimal-numbers.
(line 64)
* sidebar, Backslash Before Regular Characters: Escape Sequences.
- (line 103)
+ (line 106)
* sidebar, Changing FS Does Not Affect the Fields: Full Line Fields.
(line 14)
-* sidebar, Changing NR and FNR: Auto-set. (line 312)
+* sidebar, Changing NR and FNR: Auto-set. (line 326)
* sidebar, Controlling Output Buffering with system(): I/O Functions.
(line 138)
* sidebar, Escape Sequences for Metacharacters: Escape Sequences.
- (line 134)
+ (line 137)
* sidebar, FS and IGNORECASE: Field Splitting Summary.
(line 38)
* sidebar, Interactive Versus Noninteractive Buffering: I/O Functions.
@@ -34042,19 +34195,19 @@ Index
(line 58)
* sidebar, Using close()'s Return Value: Close Files And Pipes.
(line 131)
-* SIGHUP signal, for dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 211)
-* SIGINT signal (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 214)
-* signals, HUP/SIGHUP, for profiling: Profiling. (line 211)
-* signals, INT/SIGINT (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 214)
-* signals, QUIT/SIGQUIT (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 214)
-* signals, USR1/SIGUSR1, for profiling: Profiling. (line 188)
+* SIGHUP signal, for dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 210)
+* SIGINT signal (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 213)
+* signals, HUP/SIGHUP, for profiling: Profiling. (line 210)
+* signals, INT/SIGINT (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 213)
+* signals, QUIT/SIGQUIT (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 213)
+* signals, USR1/SIGUSR1, for profiling: Profiling. (line 187)
* signature program: Signature Program. (line 6)
-* SIGQUIT signal (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 214)
-* SIGUSR1 signal, for dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 188)
+* SIGQUIT signal (MS-Windows): Profiling. (line 213)
+* SIGUSR1 signal, for dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 187)
* silent debugger command: Debugger Execution Control.
(line 10)
-* sin: Numeric Functions. (line 74)
-* sine: Numeric Functions. (line 74)
+* sin: Numeric Functions. (line 89)
+* sine: Numeric Functions. (line 89)
* single quote ('): One-shot. (line 15)
* single quote (') in gawk command lines: Long. (line 35)
* single quote ('), in shell commands: Quoting. (line 48)
@@ -34104,10 +34257,10 @@ Index
* sprintf() function, OFMT variable and: User-modified. (line 113)
* sprintf() function, print/printf statements and: Round Function.
(line 6)
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-* version of GNU MP library: Auto-set. (line 218)
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