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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi index 4dbefc96..3edb22ef 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.texi +++ b/doc/gawk.texi @@ -3816,7 +3816,7 @@ The keyword can be abbreviated, as long as the abbreviation allows the option to be uniquely identified. If the option takes an argument, either the keyword is immediately followed by an equals sign (@samp{=}) and the argument's value, or the keyword and the argument's value are separated -by whitespace. +by whitespace (spaces or TABs). If a particular option with a value is given more than once, it is the last value that counts. @@ -6305,7 +6305,7 @@ or underscores (@samp{_}): @cindex backslash (@code{\}) @subentry @code{\s} operator (@command{gawk}) @cindex @code{\} (backslash) @subentry @code{\s} operator (@command{gawk}) @item \s -Matches any whitespace character. +Matches any space character as defined by the curent locale. Think of it as shorthand for @w{@samp{[[:space:]]}}. @@ -6313,7 +6313,7 @@ Think of it as shorthand for @cindex backslash (@code{\}) @subentry @code{\S} operator (@command{gawk}) @cindex @code{\} (backslash) @subentry @code{\S} operator (@command{gawk}) @item \S -Matches any character that is not whitespace. +Matches any character that is not a space, as defined by the current locale. Think of it as shorthand for @w{@samp{[^[:space:]]}}. @@ -7041,6 +7041,7 @@ Readfile} for another option. @cindex fields @cindex accessing fields @cindex fields @subentry examining +@cindex whitespace @subentry definition of When @command{awk} reads an input record, the record is automatically @dfn{parsed} or separated by the @command{awk} utility into chunks called @dfn{fields}. By default, fields are separated by @dfn{whitespace}, |