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diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in index aedfe17b..fd2f2825 100644 --- a/doc/gawktexi.in +++ b/doc/gawktexi.in @@ -37218,27 +37218,27 @@ of @env{AWKPATH} is a comma-separated list of directory specifications. When defining it, the value should be quoted so that it retains a single translation and not a multitranslation @code{RMS} searchlist. -@cindex redirection +@cindex redirection on VMS -This restriction also applies to running gawk under GNV, as redirection -is always to a DCL command. +This restriction also applies to running @command{gawk} under GNV, +as redirection is always to a DCL command. If you are redirecting data to a VMS command or utility, the current implementation requires that setting up a VMS foreign command that runs -a command file before invoking gawk. +a command file before invoking @command{gawk}. +(This restriction may be removed in a future release of @command{gawk} on VMS.) -With out this command file, the input data will also appear pre-pended +Without this command file, the input data will also appear prepended to the output data. -This restriction may be removed in a future release of gawk on VMS. - This also allows simulating POSIX commands that are not found on VMS or the use of GNV utilities. -The example below is for gawk redirecting data to the VMS sort command. +The example below is for @command{gawk} redirecting data to the VMS +@command{sort} command. @example -$ sort = "@device:[dir]vms_gawk_sort.com" +$ sort = "@@device:[dir]vms_gawk_sort.com" @end example The command file needs to be of the format in the example below. @@ -37249,11 +37249,12 @@ output. It must be in the format in the example. The next line creates a foreign command that overrides the outer foreign command which prevents an infinite recursion of command files. -The next to the last command redirects sys$input to be sys$command, in order -to pick up the data that is being redirected to the command. +The next to the last command redirects @code{sys$input} to be +@code{sys$command}, in order to pick up the data that is being redirected +to the command. The last line runs the actual command. It must be the last command as the data -redirected from gawk will be read when the command file ends. +redirected from @command{gawk} will be read when the command file ends. @example $!'f$verify(0,0)' |