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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi index 1370daf9..22295c6a 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.texi +++ b/doc/gawk.texi @@ -14019,7 +14019,7 @@ and will vary from one version of @command{awk} to the next. Often, though, you may wish to do something simple, such as ``traverse the array by comparing the indices in ascending order,'' -or ``traverse the array by on comparing the values in descending order.'' +or ``traverse the array by comparing the values in descending order.'' @command{gawk} provides two mechanisms which give you this control. @itemize @bullet @@ -14029,7 +14029,7 @@ We describe this now. @item Set @code{PROCINFO["sorted_in"]} to the name of a user-defined function -to be used for comparison of array elements. This advanced feature +to use for comparison of array elements. This advanced feature is described later, in @ref{Array Sorting}. @end itemize @@ -14095,8 +14095,7 @@ Subarrays, if present, come out first. The array traversal order is determined before the @code{for} loop starts to run. Changing @code{PROCINFO["sorted_in"]} in the loop body -will not affect the loop. - +does not affect the loop. For example: @example @@ -14678,7 +14677,7 @@ for (i in a) @{ @end example @noindent -@xref{Walking Arrays}, for a user-defined function that will ``walk'' an +@xref{Walking Arrays}, for a user-defined function that ``walks'' an arbitrarily-dimensioned array of arrays. Recall that a reference to an uninitialized array element yields a value @@ -35966,6 +35965,11 @@ tested. If the condition is satisfied, the pattern is said to @dfn{match} the input record. A typical pattern might compare the input record against a regular expression. (@xref{Pattern Overview}.) +@item PEBKAC +A descriptive acronym for describing possibly the most frequent +source of computer usage problems. (Problem Exists Between +Keyboard And Chair.) + @item POSIX The name for a series of standards @c being developed by the IEEE |