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diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in index d7867c45..ebd1ce17 100644 --- a/doc/gawktexi.in +++ b/doc/gawktexi.in @@ -27780,7 +27780,7 @@ to debug command-line programs, only programs contained in files.) In our case, we invoke the debugger like this: @example -$ @kbd{gawk -D -f getopt.awk -f join.awk -f uniq.awk inputfile} +$ @kbd{gawk -D -f getopt.awk -f join.awk -f uniq.awk -1 inputfile} @end example @noindent @@ -27842,7 +27842,7 @@ the breakpoint, use the @code{b} (breakpoint) command: @example gawk> @kbd{b are_equal} -@print{} Breakpoint 1 set at file `awklib/eg/prog/uniq.awk', line 64 +@print{} Breakpoint 1 set at file `awklib/eg/prog/uniq.awk', line 63 @end example The debugger tells us the file and line number where the breakpoint is. @@ -27854,8 +27854,8 @@ gawk> @kbd{r} @print{} Starting program: @print{} Stopping in Rule ... @print{} Breakpoint 1, are_equal(n, m, clast, cline, alast, aline) - at `awklib/eg/prog/uniq.awk':64 -@print{} 64 if (fcount == 0 && charcount == 0) + at `awklib/eg/prog/uniq.awk':63 +@print{} 63 if (fcount == 0 && charcount == 0) gawk> @end example @@ -27867,12 +27867,12 @@ listing of the current stack frames: @example gawk> @kbd{bt} @print{} #0 are_equal(n, m, clast, cline, alast, aline) - at `awklib/eg/prog/uniq.awk':69 -@print{} #1 in main() at `awklib/eg/prog/uniq.awk':89 + at `awklib/eg/prog/uniq.awk':68 +@print{} #1 in main() at `awklib/eg/prog/uniq.awk':88 @end example This tells us that @code{are_equal()} was called by the main program at -line 89 of @file{uniq.awk}. (This is not a big surprise, since this +line 88 of @file{uniq.awk}. (This is not a big surprise, since this is the only call to @code{are_equal()} in the program, but in more complex programs, knowing who called a function and with what parameters can be the key to finding the source of the problem.) @@ -27896,7 +27896,7 @@ A more useful variable to display might be the current record: @example gawk> @kbd{p $0} -@print{} $0 = string ("gawk is a wonderful program!") +@print{} $0 = "gawk is a wonderful program!" @end example @noindent @@ -27905,7 +27905,7 @@ our test input above. Let's look at @code{NR}: @example gawk> @kbd{p NR} -@print{} NR = number (2) +@print{} NR = 2 @end example @noindent @@ -27924,7 +27924,7 @@ OK, let's just check that that rule worked correctly: @example gawk> @kbd{p last} -@print{} last = string ("awk is a wonderful program!") +@print{} last = "awk is a wonderful program!" @end example Everything we have done so far has verified that the program has worked as @@ -27935,13 +27935,13 @@ be inside this function. To investigate further, we must begin @example gawk> @kbd{n} -@print{} 67 if (fcount > 0) @{ +@print{} 66 if (fcount > 0) @{ @end example -This tells us that @command{gawk} is now ready to execute line 67, which +This tells us that @command{gawk} is now ready to execute line 66, which decides whether to give the lines the special ``field skipping'' treatment -indicated by the @option{-f} command-line option. (Notice that we skipped -from where we were before at line 64 to here, since the condition in line 64 +indicated by the @option{-1} command-line option. (Notice that we skipped +from where we were before at line 63 to here, since the condition in line 63 @samp{if (fcount == 0 && charcount == 0)} was false.) Continuing to step, we now get to the splitting of the current and @@ -27949,9 +27949,9 @@ last records: @example gawk> @kbd{n} -@print{} 68 n = split(last, alast) +@print{} 67 n = split(last, alast) gawk> @kbd{n} -@print{} 69 m = split($0, aline) +@print{} 68 m = split($0, aline) @end example At this point, we should be curious to see what our records were split @@ -27959,10 +27959,10 @@ into, so we try to look: @example gawk> @kbd{p n m alast aline} -@print{} n = number (5) -@print{} m = number (5) +@print{} n = 5 +@print{} m = untyped variable @print{} alast = array, 5 elements -@print{} aline = array, 5 elements +@print{} aline = untyped variable @end example @noindent @@ -27970,7 +27970,9 @@ gawk> @kbd{p n m alast aline} @command{awk}'s @code{print} statement.) This is kind of disappointing, though. All we found out is that there -are five elements in each of our arrays. Useful enough (we now know that +are five elements in @code{alast}; @code{m} and @code{aline} don't have +values yet since we are at line 68 but haven't executed it yet. +This information is useful enough (we now know that none of the words were accidentally left out), but what if we want to see inside the array? @@ -27986,7 +27988,7 @@ Oops! @example gawk> @kbd{p alast[1]} -@print{} alast["1"] = string ("awk") +@print{} alast["1"] = "awk" @end example This would be kind of slow for a 100-member array, though, so @@ -27995,11 +27997,11 @@ not to be mentioned): @example gawk> @kbd{p @@alast} -@print{} alast["1"] = string ("awk") -@print{} alast["2"] = string ("is") -@print{} alast["3"] = string ("a") -@print{} alast["4"] = string ("wonderful") -@print{} alast["5"] = string ("program!") +@print{} alast["1"] = "awk" +@print{} alast["2"] = "is" +@print{} alast["3"] = "a" +@print{} alast["4"] = "wonderful" +@print{} alast["5"] = "program!" @end example It looks like we got this far OK. Let's take another step @@ -28007,9 +28009,9 @@ or two: @example gawk> @kbd{n} -@print{} 70 clast = join(alast, fcount, n) +@print{} 69 clast = join(alast, fcount, n) gawk> @kbd{n} -@print{} 71 cline = join(aline, fcount, m) +@print{} 70 cline = join(aline, fcount, m) @end example Well, here we are at our error (sorry to spoil the suspense). What we @@ -28019,8 +28021,8 @@ this would work. Let's look at what we've got: @example gawk> @kbd{p cline clast} -@print{} cline = string ("gawk is a wonderful program!") -@print{} clast = string ("awk is a wonderful program!") +@print{} cline = "gawk is a wonderful program!" +@print{} clast = "awk is a wonderful program!" @end example Hey, those look pretty familiar! They're just our original, unaltered, |