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diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in index 706512f9..85a1d83c 100644 --- a/doc/gawktexi.in +++ b/doc/gawktexi.in @@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ particular records in a file and perform operations upon them. @code{getline}. * Getline Summary:: Summary of @code{getline} Variants. * Read Timeout:: Reading input with a timeout. -* Retrying I/O:: Retrying I/O after certain errors. +* Retrying Input:: Retrying input after certain errors. * Command-line directories:: What happens if you put a directory on the command line. * Input Summary:: Input summary. @@ -6121,7 +6121,7 @@ used with it do not have to be named on the @command{awk} command line * Getline:: Reading files under explicit program control using the @code{getline} function. * Read Timeout:: Reading input with a timeout. -* Retrying I/O:: Retrying I/O after certain errors. +* Retrying Input:: Retrying input after certain errors. * Command-line directories:: What happens if you put a directory on the command line. * Input Summary:: Input summary. @@ -7749,7 +7749,7 @@ returns @minus{}1. In this case, @command{gawk} sets the variable If the @code{errno} variable indicates that the I/O operation may be retried, and @code{PROCINFO["input", "RETRY"]} is set, then @minus{}2 will be returned instead of @minus{}1, and further calls to @code{getline} -may be attemped. @DBXREF{Retrying I/O} for further information about +may be attemped. @DBXREF{Retrying Input} for further information about this feature. In the following examples, @var{command} stands for a string value that @@ -8403,7 +8403,7 @@ on a per command or connection basis. the attempt to read from the underlying device may succeed in a later attempt. This is a limitation, and it also means that you cannot use this to multiplex input from -two or more sources. @DBXREF{Retrying I/O} for a way to enable +two or more sources. @DBXREF{Retrying Input} for a way to enable later I/O attempts to succeed. Assigning a timeout value prevents read operations from @@ -8414,11 +8414,11 @@ a connection before it can start reading any data, or the attempt to open a FIFO special file for reading can block indefinitely until some other process opens it for writing. -@node Retrying I/O -@section Retrying I/O on Certain Input Errors -@cindex retrying I/O +@node Retrying Input +@section Retrying Reads After Certain Input Errors +@cindex retrying input -@cindex differences in @command{awk} and @command{gawk}, retrying I/O +@cindex differences in @command{awk} and @command{gawk}, retrying input This @value{SECTION} describes a feature that is specific to @command{gawk}. When @command{gawk} encounters an error while reading input, it will by default @@ -14525,9 +14525,9 @@ open input file, pipe, or coprocess. @DBXREF{Read Timeout} for more information. @item -It may be used to indicate that I/O may be retried when it fails due to +It may be used to indicate that input may be retried when it fails due to certain errors. -@DBXREF{Retrying I/O} for more information. +@DBXREF{Retrying Input} for more information. @item It may be used to cause coprocesses to communicate over pseudo-ttys |