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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi index ac973b9b..ab1e1a28 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.texi +++ b/doc/gawk.texi @@ -14508,7 +14508,7 @@ respectively, should use binary I/O. A string value of @code{"rw"} or @code{"wr"} indicates that all files should use binary I/O. Any other string value is treated the same as @code{"rw"}, but causes @command{gawk} to generate a warning message. @code{BINMODE} is described in more -detail in @ref{PC Using}. @command{mawk} (@pxref{Other Versions}), +detail in @ref{PC Using}. @command{mawk} (@pxref{Other Versions}) also supports this variable, but only using numeric values. @cindex @code{CONVFMT} variable @@ -14516,7 +14516,7 @@ also supports this variable, but only using numeric values. @cindex numbers, converting, to strings @cindex strings, converting, numbers to @item @code{CONVFMT} -This string controls conversion of numbers to +A string that controls the conversion of numbers to strings (@pxref{Conversion}). It works by being passed, in effect, as the first argument to the @code{sprintf()} function @@ -14591,7 +14591,7 @@ is to simply say @samp{FS = FS}, perhaps with an explanatory comment. @cindex regular expressions, case sensitivity @item IGNORECASE # If @code{IGNORECASE} is nonzero or non-null, then all string comparisons -and all regular expression matching are case independent. Thus, regexp +and all regular expression matching are case-independent. Thus, regexp matching with @samp{~} and @samp{!~}, as well as the @code{gensub()}, @code{gsub()}, @code{index()}, @code{match()}, @code{patsplit()}, @code{split()}, and @code{sub()} @@ -14617,7 +14617,7 @@ Any other true value prints nonfatal warnings. Assigning a false value to @code{LINT} turns off the lint warnings. This variable is a @command{gawk} extension. It is not special -in other @command{awk} implementations. Unlike the other special variables, +in other @command{awk} implementations. Unlike with the other special variables, changing @code{LINT} does affect the production of lint warnings, even if @command{gawk} is in compatibility mode. Much as the @option{--lint} and @option{--traditional} options independently @@ -14629,7 +14629,7 @@ of @command{awk} being executed. @cindex numbers, converting, to strings @cindex strings, converting, numbers to @item OFMT -Controls conversion of numbers to +A string that controls conversion of numbers to strings (@pxref{Conversion}) for printing with the @code{print} statement. It works by being passed as the first argument to the @code{sprintf()} function @@ -14644,7 +14644,7 @@ strings in general expressions; this is now done by @code{CONVFMT}. @cindex separators, field @cindex field separators @item OFS -This is the output field separator (@pxref{Output Separators}). It is +The output field separator (@pxref{Output Separators}). It is output between the fields printed by a @code{print} statement. Its default value is @w{@code{" "}}, a string consisting of a single space. @@ -14662,7 +14662,7 @@ The working precision of arbitrary-precision floating-point numbers, @cindex @code{ROUNDMODE} variable @item ROUNDMODE # The rounding mode to use for arbitrary-precision arithmetic on -numbers, by default @code{"N"} (@samp{roundTiesToEven} in +numbers, by default @code{"N"} (@code{roundTiesToEven} in the IEEE 754 standard; @pxref{Setting the rounding mode}). @cindex @code{RS} variable @@ -14691,7 +14691,7 @@ just the first character of @code{RS}'s value is used. @item @code{SUBSEP} The subscript separator. It has the default value of @code{"\034"} and is used to separate the parts of the indices of a -multidimensional array. Thus, the expression @code{@w{foo["A", "B"]}} +multidimensional array. Thus, the expression @samp{@w{foo["A", "B"]}} really accesses @code{foo["A\034B"]} (@pxref{Multidimensional}). @@ -14709,7 +14709,7 @@ The default value of @code{TEXTDOMAIN} is @code{"messages"}. @end table @node Auto-set -@subsection Built-In Variables That Convey Information +@subsection Built-in Variables That Convey Information @cindex predefined variables, conveying information @cindex variables, predefined conveying information @@ -14867,12 +14867,12 @@ input file. @item @code{NF} The number of fields in the current input record. @code{NF} is set each time a new record is read, when a new field is -created or when @code{$0} changes (@pxref{Fields}). +created, or when @code{$0} changes (@pxref{Fields}). Unlike most of the variables described in this @value{SUBSECTION}, assigning a value to @code{NF} has the potential to affect @command{awk}'s internal workings. In particular, assignments -to @code{NF} can be used to create or remove fields from the +to @code{NF} can be used to create fields in or remove fields from the current record. @xref{Changing Fields}. @cindex @code{FUNCTAB} array @@ -14922,7 +14922,7 @@ or @code{"FPAT"} if field matching with @code{FPAT} is in effect. @item PROCINFO["identifiers"] @cindex program identifiers A subarray, indexed by the names of all identifiers used in the text of -the AWK program. An @dfn{identifier} is simply the name of a variable +the @command{awk} program. An @dfn{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 following: @@ -14942,7 +14942,7 @@ The identifier is an extension function loaded via The identifier is a scalar. @item "untyped" -The identifier is untyped (could be used as a scalar or array, +The identifier is untyped (could be used as a scalar or an array; @command{gawk} doesn't know yet). @item "user" @@ -15063,7 +15063,7 @@ is the length of the matched string, or @minus{}1 if no match is found. @cindex @code{RSTART} variable @item @code{RSTART} -The start-index in characters of the substring that is matched by the +The start index in characters of the substring that is matched by the @code{match()} function (@pxref{String Functions}). @code{RSTART} is set by invoking the @code{match()} function. Its value @@ -15130,7 +15130,7 @@ function multiply(variable, amount) @quotation NOTE In order to avoid severe time-travel paradoxes,@footnote{Not to mention difficult implementation issues.} neither @code{FUNCTAB} nor @code{SYMTAB} -are available as elements within the @code{SYMTAB} array. +is available as an element within the @code{SYMTAB} array. @end quotation @end table @@ -15350,7 +15350,7 @@ When designing your program, you should choose options that don't conflict with @command{gawk}'s, because it will process any options that it accepts before passing the rest of the command line on to your program. Using @samp{#!} with the @option{-E} option may help -(@DBXREF{Executable Scripts} +(@DBPXREF{Executable Scripts} and @ifnotdocbook @DBPXREF{Options}). @@ -15364,15 +15364,15 @@ and @itemize @value{BULLET} @item -Pattern-action pairs make up the basic elements of an @command{awk} +Pattern--action pairs make up the basic elements of an @command{awk} program. Patterns are either normal expressions, range expressions, -regexp constants, one of the special keywords @code{BEGIN}, @code{END}, -@code{BEGINFILE}, @code{ENDFILE}, or empty. The action executes if +or regexp constants; one of the special keywords @code{BEGIN}, @code{END}, +@code{BEGINFILE}, or @code{ENDFILE}; or empty. The action executes if the current record matches the pattern. Empty (missing) patterns match all records. @item -I/O from @code{BEGIN} and @code{END} rules have certain constraints. +I/O from @code{BEGIN} and @code{END} rules has certain constraints. This is also true, only more so, for @code{BEGINFILE} and @code{ENDFILE} rules. The latter two give you ``hooks'' into @command{gawk}'s file processing, allowing you to recover from a file that otherwise would @@ -15402,12 +15402,12 @@ iteration of a loop (or get out of a @code{switch}). @item @code{next} and @code{nextfile} let you read the next record and start -over at the top of your program, or skip to the next input file and +over at the top of your program or skip to the next input file and start over, respectively. @item The @code{exit} statement terminates your program. When executed -from an action (or function body) it transfers control to the +from an action (or function body), it transfers control to the @code{END} statements. From an @code{END} statement body, it exits immediately. You may pass an optional numeric value to be used as @command{awk}'s exit status. |