Merge branch 'gawk-4.1-stable'

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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index eecfbd04..b9909498 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-05-13         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+	* gawktexi.in: Complete formatting for FOR_PRINT and not FOR_PRINT.
+
 2014-05-07         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
 
 	* gawktexi.in: Docbook edits for preface and parts.
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index faaa1364..1824c649 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -806,9 +806,10 @@ different computing environments.  This Info file, while describing the
 of `awk' called `gawk' (which stands for "GNU `awk'").  `gawk' runs on
 a broad range of Unix systems, ranging from Intel(R)-architecture
 PC-based computers up through large-scale systems.  `gawk' has also
-been ported to Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (all versions), and OpenVMS.
-(Some other, obsolete systems to which `gawk' was once ported are no
-longer supported and the code for those systems has been removed.)
+been ported to Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (all versions) and OS/2 PCs,
+and OpenVMS.  (Some other, obsolete systems to which `gawk' was once
+ported are no longer supported and the code for those systems has been
+removed.)
 
 * Menu:
 
@@ -1047,7 +1048,7 @@ material for those who are completely unfamiliar with computer
 programming.
 
    The *note Glossary::, defines most, if not all, the significant
-terms used throughout the book.  If you find terms that you aren't
+terms used throughout the Info file.  If you find terms that you aren't
 familiar with, try looking them up here.
 
    *note Copying::, and *note GNU Free Documentation License::, present
@@ -1125,7 +1126,7 @@ editor.  GNU Emacs is the most widely used version of Emacs today.
 Software Foundation to create a complete, freely distributable,
 POSIX-compliant computing environment.  The FSF uses the "GNU General
 Public License" (GPL) to ensure that their software's source code is
-always available to the end user. A copy of the GPL is included for
+always available to the end user.  A copy of the GPL is included for
 your reference (*note Copying::).  The GPL applies to the C language
 source code for `gawk'.  To find out more about the FSF and the GNU
 Project online, see the GNU Project's home page (http://www.gnu.org).
@@ -26565,14 +26566,14 @@ B.3.1 Installation on PC Operating Systems
 This minor node covers installation and usage of `gawk' on x86 machines
 running MS-DOS, any version of MS-Windows, or OS/2.  In this minor
 node, the term "Windows32" refers to any of Microsoft
-Windows-95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7.
+Windows-95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8.
 
-   The limitations of MS-DOS (and MS-DOS shells under Windows32 or
-OS/2) has meant that various "DOS extenders" are often used with
-programs such as `gawk'.  The varying capabilities of Microsoft Windows
-3.1 and Windows32 can add to the confusion.  For an overview of the
-considerations, please refer to `README_d/README.pc' in the
-distribution.
+   The limitations of MS-DOS (and MS-DOS shells under the other
+operating systems) has meant that various "DOS extenders" are often
+used with programs such as `gawk'.  The varying capabilities of
+Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows32 can add to the confusion.  For an
+overview of the considerations, please refer to `README_d/README.pc' in
+the distribution.
 
 * Menu:
 
@@ -26631,13 +26632,13 @@ B.3.1.2 Compiling `gawk' for PC Operating Systems
 .................................................
 
 `gawk' can be compiled for MS-DOS, Windows32, and OS/2 using the GNU
-development tools from DJ Delorie (DJGPP: MS-DOS only) or Eberhard
-Mattes (EMX: MS-DOS, Windows32 and OS/2).  The file
-`README_d/README.pc' in the `gawk' distribution contains additional
-notes, and `pc/Makefile' contains important information on compilation
-options.
+development tools from DJ Delorie (DJGPP: MS-DOS only), MinGW
+(Windows32) or Eberhard Mattes (EMX: MS-DOS, Windows32 and OS/2).  The
+file `README_d/README.pc' in the `gawk' distribution contains
+additional notes, and `pc/Makefile' contains important information on
+compilation options.
 
-   To build `gawk' for MS-DOS and Windows32, copy the files in the `pc'
+To build `gawk' for MS-DOS and Windows32, copy the files in the `pc'
 directory (_except_ for `ChangeLog') to the directory with the rest of
 the `gawk' sources, then invoke `make' with the appropriate target name
 as an argument to build `gawk'.  The `Makefile' copied from the `pc'
@@ -31705,7 +31706,7 @@ Index
 * gawk, MS-Windows version of:           PC Using.            (line  10)
 * gawk, newlines in:                     Statements/Lines.    (line  12)
 * gawk, octal numbers and:               Nondecimal-numbers.  (line  42)
-* gawk, OS/2 version of:                 PC Using.            (line  10)
+* gawk, OS/2 version of:                 PC Using.            (line  16)
 * gawk, PROCINFO array in <1>:           Two-way I/O.         (line 116)
 * gawk, PROCINFO array in <2>:           Time Functions.      (line  47)
 * gawk, PROCINFO array in:               Auto-set.            (line 136)
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 708c3a3b..10ddd235 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -318,14 +318,12 @@ ISBN 1-882114-28-0 @*
 @page
 @w{ }
 @sp 9
-@center @i{To my parents, for their love, and for the wonderful
-example they set for me.}
+@center @i{To my parents, for their love, and for the wonderful example they set for me.}
 @sp 1
 @center @i{To my wife Miriam, for making me complete.
 Thank you for building your life together with me.}
 @sp 1
-@center @i{To our children Chana, Rivka, Nachum and Malka,
-for enrichening our lives in innumerable ways.}
+@center @i{To our children Chana, Rivka, Nachum and Malka, for enrichening our lives in innumerable ways.}
 @sp 1
 @w{ }
 @page
@@ -986,7 +984,8 @@ for enrichening our lives in innumerable ways.
     <author>
       <firstname>Michael</firstname>
       <surname>Brennan</surname>
-      <affiliation><jobtitle>Author of <command>mawk</command></jobtitle></affiliation>
+      <!-- can't put mawk into command tags. sigh. -->
+      <affiliation><jobtitle>Author of mawk</jobtitle></affiliation>
     </author>
     <date>March, 2001</date>
    </prefaceinfo>
@@ -1149,7 +1148,7 @@ invoke it with the proper options or environment variables
 (@pxref{Options}), it is fully
 compatible with
 the POSIX@footnote{The 2008 POSIX standard is accessable online at
-@url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/}.}
+@w{@url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/}.}}
 specification of the @command{awk} language
 and with the Unix version of @command{awk} maintained
 by Brian Kernighan.
@@ -1227,10 +1226,10 @@ up through large-scale systems.
 @command{gawk} has also been ported to Mac OS X,
 Microsoft Windows
 @ifset FOR_PRINT
-(all versions) and OS/2 PCs,
+(all versions),
 @end ifset
 @ifclear FOR_PRINT
-(all versions),
+(all versions) and OS/2 PCs,
 @end ifclear
 and OpenVMS.
 (Some other, obsolete systems to which @command{gawk} was once ported
@@ -1517,9 +1516,14 @@ describes advanced arithmetic facilities provided by
 @ref{Dynamic Extensions}, describes how to add new variables and
 functions to @command{gawk} by writing extensions in C or C++.
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 Part IV provides the appendices, the Glossary, and two licenses that cover
 the @command{gawk} source code and this @value{DOCUMENT}, respectively.
 It contains the following appendices:
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+Part IV provides the following appendices:
+@end ifset
 
 @ref{Language History},
 describes how the @command{awk} language has evolved since
@@ -1535,7 +1539,9 @@ in @command{gawk} and where to get other freely
 available @command{awk} implementations.
 
 @ifset FOR_PRINT
-To save space, we have omitted some of the appendices from this
+The version of this @value{DOCUMENT} distributed with @command{gawk}
+contains additional appendices and other end material.
+To save space, we have omitted them from the
 printed edition. You may find them online, as follows:
 
 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Notes.html}
@@ -1550,12 +1556,12 @@ are completely unfamiliar with computer programming.
 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Glossary.html,
 The Glossary}
 defines most, if not all, the significant terms used
-throughout the book.  If you find terms that you aren't familiar with,
+throughout the @value{DOCUMENT}.  If you find terms that you aren't familiar with,
 try looking them up here.
 
-@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Copying.html} and
-@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/GNU-Free-Documentation-License.html}
-present the licenses that cover the @command{gawk} source code
+@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Copying.html, The GNU GPL} and
+@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/GNU-Free-Documentation-License.html, the GNU FDL}
+are the licenses that cover the @command{gawk} source code
 and this @value{DOCUMENT}, respectively.
 @end ifset
 
@@ -1570,7 +1576,7 @@ provides some very cursory background material for those who
 are completely unfamiliar with computer programming.
 
 The @ref{Glossary}, defines most, if not all, the significant terms used
-throughout the book.  If you find terms that you aren't familiar with,
+throughout the @value{DOCUMENT}.  If you find terms that you aren't familiar with,
 try looking them up here.
 
 @ref{Copying}, and
@@ -1682,13 +1688,15 @@ Foundation to create a complete, freely distributable, POSIX-compliant
 computing environment.
 The FSF uses the ``GNU General Public License'' (GPL) to ensure that
 their software's
-source code is always available to the end user. A
-copy of the GPL is included
+source code is always available to the end user.
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+A copy of the GPL is included
 @ifnotinfo
 in this @value{DOCUMENT}
 @end ifnotinfo
 for your reference
 (@pxref{Copying}).
+@end ifclear
 The GPL applies to the C language source code for @command{gawk}.
 To find out more about the FSF and the GNU Project online,
 see @uref{http://www.gnu.org, the GNU Project's home page}.
@@ -1711,8 +1719,13 @@ consider using GNU/Linux, a freely distributable, Unix-like operating
 system for Intel@registeredsymbol{},
 Power Architecture,
 Sun SPARC, IBM S/390, and other
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 systems.@footnote{The terminology ``GNU/Linux'' is explained
 in the @ref{Glossary}.}
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+systems.
+@end ifset
 Many GNU/Linux distributions are
 available for download from the Internet.
 
@@ -1732,8 +1745,11 @@ The @value{DOCUMENT} you are reading is actually free---at least, the
 information in it is free to anyone.  The machine-readable
 source code for the @value{DOCUMENT} comes with @command{gawk}; anyone
 may take this @value{DOCUMENT} to a copying machine and make as many
-copies as they like.  (Take a moment to check the Free Documentation
+copies as they like.
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+(Take a moment to check the Free Documentation
 License in @ref{GNU Free Documentation License}.)
+@end ifclear
 @end ifnotinfo
 
 @ignore
@@ -3285,8 +3301,14 @@ edit-compile-test-debug cycle of software development.
 
 @cindex Brian Kernighan's @command{awk}
 Complex programs have been written in @command{awk}, including a complete
-retargetable assembler for eight-bit microprocessors (@pxref{Glossary}, for
-more information), and a microcode assembler for a special-purpose Prolog
+retargetable assembler for
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+eight-bit microprocessors (@pxref{Glossary}, for more information),
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+eight-bit microprocessors,
+@end ifset
+and a microcode assembler for a special-purpose Prolog
 computer.
 While the original @command{awk}'s capabilities were strained by tasks
 of such complexity, modern versions are more capable.  Even Brian Kernighan's
@@ -3514,8 +3536,11 @@ Specify @dfn{compatibility mode}, in which the GNU extensions to
 the @command{awk} language are disabled, so that @command{gawk} behaves just
 like Brian Kernighan's version @command{awk}.
 @xref{POSIX/GNU},
-which summarizes the extensions.  Also see
+which summarizes the extensions.
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+Also see
 @ref{Compatibility Mode}.
+@end ifclear
 
 @item @option{-C}
 @itemx @option{--copyright}
@@ -17678,8 +17703,13 @@ particular log record was written.  Many programs log their timestamp
 in the form returned by the @code{time()} system call, which is the
 number of seconds since a particular epoch.  On POSIX-compliant systems,
 it is the number of seconds since
-1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC, not counting leap seconds.@footnote{@xref{Glossary},
-especially the entries ``Epoch'' and ``UTC.''}
+1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC, not counting leap
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+seconds.@footnote{@xref{Glossary}, especially the entries ``Epoch'' and ``UTC.''}
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+seconds.
+@end ifset
 All known POSIX-compliant systems support timestamps from 0 through
 @iftex
 @math{2^{31} - 1},
@@ -19551,9 +19581,11 @@ these example library functions and programs from the Texinfo source
 for this @value{DOCUMENT}.
 (This has already been done as part of the @command{gawk} distribution.)
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 If you have written one or more useful, general-purpose @command{awk} functions
 and would like to contribute them to the @command{awk} user community, see
 @ref{How To Contribute}, for more information.
+@end ifclear
 
 @cindex portability, example programs
 The programs in this @value{CHAPTER} and in
@@ -30164,8 +30196,15 @@ the facilities that the API provides and how to use
 them, and presents a small sample extension.  In addition, it documents
 the sample extensions included in the @command{gawk} distribution,
 and describes the @code{gawkextlib} project.
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 @xref{Extension Design}, for a discussion of the extension mechanism
 goals and design.
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+See @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Extension-Design.html}
+for a discussion of the extension mechanism
+goals and design.
+@end ifset
 
 @node Plugin License
 @section Extension Licensing
@@ -30621,8 +30660,11 @@ reading and/or changing the value of one or more scalar variables, you
 can obtain a @dfn{scalar cookie}@footnote{See
 @uref{http://catb.org/jargon/html/C/cookie.html, the ``cookie'' entry in the Jargon file} for a
 definition of @dfn{cookie}, and @uref{http://catb.org/jargon/html/M/magic-cookie.html,
-the ``magic cookie'' entry in the Jargon file} for a nice example. See
-also the entry for ``Cookie'' in the @ref{Glossary}.}
+the ``magic cookie'' entry in the Jargon file} for a nice example.
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+See also the entry for ``Cookie'' in the @ref{Glossary}.
+@end ifclear
+}
 object for that variable, and then use
 the cookie for getting the variable's value or for changing the variable's
 value.
@@ -32500,8 +32542,14 @@ These variables and functions are as follows:
 
 @table @code
 @item int plugin_is_GPL_compatible;
-This asserts that the extension is compatible with the GNU GPL
-(@pxref{Copying}).  If your extension does not have this, @command{gawk}
+This asserts that the extension is compatible with
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+the GNU GPL (@pxref{Copying}).
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+the GNU GPL.
+@end ifset
+If your extension does not have this, @command{gawk}
 will not load it (@pxref{Plugin License}).
 
 @item static gawk_api_t *const api;
@@ -35923,7 +35971,10 @@ the sample extensions included with @command{gawk}.
 Files needed for building @command{gawk} on POSIX-compliant systems.
 
 @item pc/*
-Files needed for building @command{gawk} under MS-Windows and OS/2
+Files needed for building @command{gawk} under MS-Windows
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+and OS/2
+@end ifclear
 (@pxref{PC Installation}, for details).
 
 @item vms/*
@@ -36154,16 +36205,21 @@ various non-Unix systems.
 @cindex PC operating systems@comma{} @command{gawk} on, installing
 @cindex operating systems, PC@comma{} @command{gawk} on, installing
 This @value{SECTION} covers installation and usage of @command{gawk} on x86 machines
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 running MS-DOS, any version of MS-Windows, or OS/2.
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+running MS-DOS and any version of MS-Windows.
+@end ifset
 In this @value{SECTION}, the term ``Windows32''
-refers to any of Microsoft Windows-95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7.
+refers to any of Microsoft Windows-95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8.
 
-The limitations of MS-DOS (and MS-DOS shells under Windows32 or OS/2) has meant
-that various ``DOS extenders'' are often used with programs such as
-@command{gawk}.  The varying capabilities of Microsoft Windows 3.1
-and Windows32 can add to the confusion.  For an overview of the
-considerations, please refer to @file{README_d/README.pc} in the
-distribution.
+The limitations of MS-DOS (and MS-DOS shells under the other operating
+systems) has meant that various ``DOS extenders'' are often used with
+programs such as @command{gawk}.  The varying capabilities of Microsoft
+Windows 3.1 and Windows32 can add to the confusion.  For an overview
+of the considerations, please refer to @file{README_d/README.pc} in
+the distribution.
 
 @menu
 * PC Binary Installation::      Installing a prepared distribution.
@@ -36177,6 +36233,7 @@ distribution.
 * MSYS::                        Using @command{gawk} In The MSYS Environment.
 @end menu
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 @node PC Binary Installation
 @appendixsubsubsec Installing a Prepared Distribution for PC Systems
 
@@ -36215,13 +36272,21 @@ install-info --info-dir=x:/usr/info x:/usr/info/gawkinet.info
 
 The binary distribution may contain a separate file containing additional
 or more detailed installation instructions.
+@end ifclear
 
 @node PC Compiling
 @appendixsubsubsec Compiling @command{gawk} for PC Operating Systems
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 @command{gawk} can be compiled for MS-DOS, Windows32, and OS/2 using the GNU
-development tools from DJ Delorie (DJGPP: MS-DOS only) or Eberhard
-Mattes (EMX: MS-DOS, Windows32 and OS/2).  The file
+development tools from DJ Delorie (DJGPP: MS-DOS only), MinGW (Windows32) or Eberhard
+Mattes (EMX: MS-DOS, Windows32 and OS/2).
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+@command{gawk} can be compiled for MS-DOS and Windows32 using the GNU
+development tools from DJ Delorie (DJGPP: MS-DOS only) or MinGW (Windows32).
+@end ifset
+The file
 @file{README_d/README.pc} in the @command{gawk} distribution contains
 additional notes, and @file{pc/Makefile} contains important information on
 compilation options.
@@ -36243,6 +36308,7 @@ build @command{gawk} using the DJGPP tools, enter @samp{make djgpp}.
 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/}.)  To build a
 native MS-Windows binary of @command{gawk}, type @samp{make mingw32}.
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 @cindex compiling @command{gawk} with EMX for OS/2
 The 32 bit EMX version of @command{gawk} works ``out of the box'' under OS/2.
 However, it is highly recommended to use GCC 2.95.3 for the compilation.
@@ -36316,6 +36382,7 @@ the Makefiles of this package.  If you encounter any problems with
 find the latest version on
 @uref{ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/}.
 @end quotation
+@end ifclear
 
 @node PC Testing
 @appendixsubsubsec Testing @command{gawk} on PC Operating Systems
@@ -36327,6 +36394,7 @@ be converted so that they have the usual MS-DOS-style end-of-line markers.
 Alternatively, run @command{make check CMP="diff -a"} to use GNU @command{diff}
 in text mode instead of @command{cmp} to compare the resulting files.
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 Most
 of the tests work properly with Stewartson's shell along with the
 companion utilities or appropriate GNU utilities.  However, some editing of
@@ -36339,7 +36407,7 @@ On OS/2 the @code{pid} test fails because @code{spawnl()} is used instead of
 @code{fork()}/@code{execl()} to start child processes.
 Also the @code{mbfw1} and @code{mbprintf1} tests fail because the needed
 multibyte functionality is not available.
-
+@end ifclear
 
 @node PC Using
 @appendixsubsubsec Using @command{gawk} on PC Operating Systems
@@ -36351,11 +36419,12 @@ multibyte functionality is not available.
 Under MS-DOS and MS-Windows, the Cygwin and MinGW environments support
 both the @samp{|&} operator and TCP/IP networking
 (@pxref{TCP/IP Networking}).
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 EMX (OS/2 only) supports at least the @samp{|&} operator.
+@end ifclear
 
 @cindex search paths
 @cindex search paths, for source files
-@cindex @command{gawk}, OS/2 version of
 @cindex @command{gawk}, MS-DOS version of
 @cindex @command{gawk}, MS-Windows version of
 @cindex @code{;} (semicolon), @code{AWKPATH} variable and
@@ -36368,6 +36437,8 @@ variable.  If @env{AWKPATH} is not set or is empty, then the default
 search path for MS-Windows and MS-DOS versions is
 @code{@w{".;c:/lib/awk;c:/gnu/lib/awk"}}.
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+@cindex @command{gawk}, OS/2 version of
 @cindex @code{UNIXROOT} variable, on OS/2 systems
 The search path for OS/2 (32 bit, EMX) is determined by the prefix directory
 (most likely @file{/usr} or @file{c:/usr}) that has been specified as an option of
@@ -36385,12 +36456,24 @@ An @command{sh}-like shell (as opposed to @command{command.com} under MS-DOS
 or @command{cmd.exe} under MS-Windows or OS/2) may be useful for @command{awk} programming.
 The DJGPP collection of tools includes an MS-DOS port of Bash,
 and several shells are available for OS/2, including @command{ksh}.
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+An @command{sh}-like shell (as opposed to @command{command.com} under MS-DOS
+or @command{cmd.exe} under MS-Windows) may be useful for @command{awk} programming.
+The DJGPP collection of tools includes an MS-DOS port of Bash.
+@end ifset
 
 @cindex common extensions, @code{BINMODE} variable
 @cindex extensions, common@comma{} @code{BINMODE} variable
 @cindex differences in @command{awk} and @command{gawk}, @code{BINMODE} variable
 @cindex @code{BINMODE} variable
-Under MS-Windows, OS/2 and MS-DOS, @command{gawk} (and many other text programs) silently
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+Under MS-Windows, OS/2 and MS-DOS,
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+Under MS-Windows and MS-DOS,
+@end ifset
+@command{gawk} (and many other text programs) silently
 translate end-of-line @code{"\r\n"} to @code{"\n"} on input and @code{"\n"}
 to @code{"\r\n"} on output.  A special @code{BINMODE} variable @value{COMMONEXT}
 allows control over these translations and is interpreted as follows:
@@ -36935,6 +37018,8 @@ as follows:
 
 @item MS-Windows with MINGW @tab Eli Zaretskii, @EMAIL{eliz@@gnu.org,eliz at gnu dot org}.
 
+@c Leave this in the print version on purpose. OS/2 not mentioned anywhere else
+@c in the print version though.
 @item OS/2 @tab Andreas Buening, @EMAIL{andreas.buening@@nexgo.de,andreas dot buening at nexgo dot de}.
 
 @item VMS @tab Pat Rankin, @EMAIL{r.pat.rankin@@gmail.com,r.pat.rankin at gmail.com}, and
@@ -37018,8 +37103,13 @@ for a list of extensions in this @command{awk} that are not in POSIX @command{aw
 @cindex source code, @command{mawk}
 @item @command{mawk}
 Michael Brennan wrote an independent implementation of @command{awk},
-called @command{mawk}.  It is available under the GPL
-(@pxref{Copying}),
+called @command{mawk}.  It is available under the
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+GPL (@pxref{Copying}),
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+GPL,
+@end ifset
 just as @command{gawk} is.
 
 The original distribution site for the @command{mawk} source code
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index 32a7543d..d45cae06 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -313,14 +313,12 @@ ISBN 1-882114-28-0 @*
 @page
 @w{ }
 @sp 9
-@center @i{To my parents, for their love, and for the wonderful
-example they set for me.}
+@center @i{To my parents, for their love, and for the wonderful example they set for me.}
 @sp 1
 @center @i{To my wife Miriam, for making me complete.
 Thank you for building your life together with me.}
 @sp 1
-@center @i{To our children Chana, Rivka, Nachum and Malka,
-for enrichening our lives in innumerable ways.}
+@center @i{To our children Chana, Rivka, Nachum and Malka, for enrichening our lives in innumerable ways.}
 @sp 1
 @w{ }
 @page
@@ -981,7 +979,8 @@ for enrichening our lives in innumerable ways.
     <author>
       <firstname>Michael</firstname>
       <surname>Brennan</surname>
-      <affiliation><jobtitle>Author of <command>mawk</command></jobtitle></affiliation>
+      <!-- can't put mawk into command tags. sigh. -->
+      <affiliation><jobtitle>Author of mawk</jobtitle></affiliation>
     </author>
     <date>March, 2001</date>
    </prefaceinfo>
@@ -1144,7 +1143,7 @@ invoke it with the proper options or environment variables
 (@pxref{Options}), it is fully
 compatible with
 the POSIX@footnote{The 2008 POSIX standard is accessable online at
-@url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/}.}
+@w{@url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/}.}}
 specification of the @command{awk} language
 and with the Unix version of @command{awk} maintained
 by Brian Kernighan.
@@ -1222,10 +1221,10 @@ up through large-scale systems.
 @command{gawk} has also been ported to Mac OS X,
 Microsoft Windows
 @ifset FOR_PRINT
-(all versions) and OS/2 PCs,
+(all versions),
 @end ifset
 @ifclear FOR_PRINT
-(all versions),
+(all versions) and OS/2 PCs,
 @end ifclear
 and OpenVMS.
 (Some other, obsolete systems to which @command{gawk} was once ported
@@ -1484,9 +1483,14 @@ describes advanced arithmetic facilities provided by
 @ref{Dynamic Extensions}, describes how to add new variables and
 functions to @command{gawk} by writing extensions in C or C++.
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 Part IV provides the appendices, the Glossary, and two licenses that cover
 the @command{gawk} source code and this @value{DOCUMENT}, respectively.
 It contains the following appendices:
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+Part IV provides the following appendices:
+@end ifset
 
 @ref{Language History},
 describes how the @command{awk} language has evolved since
@@ -1502,7 +1506,9 @@ in @command{gawk} and where to get other freely
 available @command{awk} implementations.
 
 @ifset FOR_PRINT
-To save space, we have omitted some of the appendices from this
+The version of this @value{DOCUMENT} distributed with @command{gawk}
+contains additional appendices and other end material.
+To save space, we have omitted them from the
 printed edition. You may find them online, as follows:
 
 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Notes.html}
@@ -1517,12 +1523,12 @@ are completely unfamiliar with computer programming.
 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Glossary.html,
 The Glossary}
 defines most, if not all, the significant terms used
-throughout the book.  If you find terms that you aren't familiar with,
+throughout the @value{DOCUMENT}.  If you find terms that you aren't familiar with,
 try looking them up here.
 
-@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Copying.html} and
-@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/GNU-Free-Documentation-License.html}
-present the licenses that cover the @command{gawk} source code
+@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Copying.html, The GNU GPL} and
+@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/GNU-Free-Documentation-License.html, the GNU FDL}
+are the licenses that cover the @command{gawk} source code
 and this @value{DOCUMENT}, respectively.
 @end ifset
 
@@ -1537,7 +1543,7 @@ provides some very cursory background material for those who
 are completely unfamiliar with computer programming.
 
 The @ref{Glossary}, defines most, if not all, the significant terms used
-throughout the book.  If you find terms that you aren't familiar with,
+throughout the @value{DOCUMENT}.  If you find terms that you aren't familiar with,
 try looking them up here.
 
 @ref{Copying}, and
@@ -1649,13 +1655,15 @@ Foundation to create a complete, freely distributable, POSIX-compliant
 computing environment.
 The FSF uses the ``GNU General Public License'' (GPL) to ensure that
 their software's
-source code is always available to the end user. A
-copy of the GPL is included
+source code is always available to the end user.
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+A copy of the GPL is included
 @ifnotinfo
 in this @value{DOCUMENT}
 @end ifnotinfo
 for your reference
 (@pxref{Copying}).
+@end ifclear
 The GPL applies to the C language source code for @command{gawk}.
 To find out more about the FSF and the GNU Project online,
 see @uref{http://www.gnu.org, the GNU Project's home page}.
@@ -1678,8 +1686,13 @@ consider using GNU/Linux, a freely distributable, Unix-like operating
 system for Intel@registeredsymbol{},
 Power Architecture,
 Sun SPARC, IBM S/390, and other
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 systems.@footnote{The terminology ``GNU/Linux'' is explained
 in the @ref{Glossary}.}
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+systems.
+@end ifset
 Many GNU/Linux distributions are
 available for download from the Internet.
 
@@ -1699,8 +1712,11 @@ The @value{DOCUMENT} you are reading is actually free---at least, the
 information in it is free to anyone.  The machine-readable
 source code for the @value{DOCUMENT} comes with @command{gawk}; anyone
 may take this @value{DOCUMENT} to a copying machine and make as many
-copies as they like.  (Take a moment to check the Free Documentation
+copies as they like.
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+(Take a moment to check the Free Documentation
 License in @ref{GNU Free Documentation License}.)
+@end ifclear
 @end ifnotinfo
 
 @ignore
@@ -3213,8 +3229,14 @@ edit-compile-test-debug cycle of software development.
 
 @cindex Brian Kernighan's @command{awk}
 Complex programs have been written in @command{awk}, including a complete
-retargetable assembler for eight-bit microprocessors (@pxref{Glossary}, for
-more information), and a microcode assembler for a special-purpose Prolog
+retargetable assembler for
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+eight-bit microprocessors (@pxref{Glossary}, for more information),
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+eight-bit microprocessors,
+@end ifset
+and a microcode assembler for a special-purpose Prolog
 computer.
 While the original @command{awk}'s capabilities were strained by tasks
 of such complexity, modern versions are more capable.  Even Brian Kernighan's
@@ -3442,8 +3464,11 @@ Specify @dfn{compatibility mode}, in which the GNU extensions to
 the @command{awk} language are disabled, so that @command{gawk} behaves just
 like Brian Kernighan's version @command{awk}.
 @xref{POSIX/GNU},
-which summarizes the extensions.  Also see
+which summarizes the extensions.
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+Also see
 @ref{Compatibility Mode}.
+@end ifclear
 
 @item @option{-C}
 @itemx @option{--copyright}
@@ -16851,8 +16876,13 @@ particular log record was written.  Many programs log their timestamp
 in the form returned by the @code{time()} system call, which is the
 number of seconds since a particular epoch.  On POSIX-compliant systems,
 it is the number of seconds since
-1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC, not counting leap seconds.@footnote{@xref{Glossary},
-especially the entries ``Epoch'' and ``UTC.''}
+1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC, not counting leap
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+seconds.@footnote{@xref{Glossary}, especially the entries ``Epoch'' and ``UTC.''}
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+seconds.
+@end ifset
 All known POSIX-compliant systems support timestamps from 0 through
 @iftex
 @math{2^{31} - 1},
@@ -18724,9 +18754,11 @@ these example library functions and programs from the Texinfo source
 for this @value{DOCUMENT}.
 (This has already been done as part of the @command{gawk} distribution.)
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 If you have written one or more useful, general-purpose @command{awk} functions
 and would like to contribute them to the @command{awk} user community, see
 @ref{How To Contribute}, for more information.
+@end ifclear
 
 @cindex portability, example programs
 The programs in this @value{CHAPTER} and in
@@ -29308,8 +29340,15 @@ the facilities that the API provides and how to use
 them, and presents a small sample extension.  In addition, it documents
 the sample extensions included in the @command{gawk} distribution,
 and describes the @code{gawkextlib} project.
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 @xref{Extension Design}, for a discussion of the extension mechanism
 goals and design.
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+See @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Extension-Design.html}
+for a discussion of the extension mechanism
+goals and design.
+@end ifset
 
 @node Plugin License
 @section Extension Licensing
@@ -29765,8 +29804,11 @@ reading and/or changing the value of one or more scalar variables, you
 can obtain a @dfn{scalar cookie}@footnote{See
 @uref{http://catb.org/jargon/html/C/cookie.html, the ``cookie'' entry in the Jargon file} for a
 definition of @dfn{cookie}, and @uref{http://catb.org/jargon/html/M/magic-cookie.html,
-the ``magic cookie'' entry in the Jargon file} for a nice example. See
-also the entry for ``Cookie'' in the @ref{Glossary}.}
+the ``magic cookie'' entry in the Jargon file} for a nice example.
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+See also the entry for ``Cookie'' in the @ref{Glossary}.
+@end ifclear
+}
 object for that variable, and then use
 the cookie for getting the variable's value or for changing the variable's
 value.
@@ -31644,8 +31686,14 @@ These variables and functions are as follows:
 
 @table @code
 @item int plugin_is_GPL_compatible;
-This asserts that the extension is compatible with the GNU GPL
-(@pxref{Copying}).  If your extension does not have this, @command{gawk}
+This asserts that the extension is compatible with
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+the GNU GPL (@pxref{Copying}).
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+the GNU GPL.
+@end ifset
+If your extension does not have this, @command{gawk}
 will not load it (@pxref{Plugin License}).
 
 @item static gawk_api_t *const api;
@@ -35067,7 +35115,10 @@ the sample extensions included with @command{gawk}.
 Files needed for building @command{gawk} on POSIX-compliant systems.
 
 @item pc/*
-Files needed for building @command{gawk} under MS-Windows and OS/2
+Files needed for building @command{gawk} under MS-Windows
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+and OS/2
+@end ifclear
 (@pxref{PC Installation}, for details).
 
 @item vms/*
@@ -35298,16 +35349,21 @@ various non-Unix systems.
 @cindex PC operating systems@comma{} @command{gawk} on, installing
 @cindex operating systems, PC@comma{} @command{gawk} on, installing
 This @value{SECTION} covers installation and usage of @command{gawk} on x86 machines
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 running MS-DOS, any version of MS-Windows, or OS/2.
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+running MS-DOS and any version of MS-Windows.
+@end ifset
 In this @value{SECTION}, the term ``Windows32''
-refers to any of Microsoft Windows-95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7.
+refers to any of Microsoft Windows-95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8.
 
-The limitations of MS-DOS (and MS-DOS shells under Windows32 or OS/2) has meant
-that various ``DOS extenders'' are often used with programs such as
-@command{gawk}.  The varying capabilities of Microsoft Windows 3.1
-and Windows32 can add to the confusion.  For an overview of the
-considerations, please refer to @file{README_d/README.pc} in the
-distribution.
+The limitations of MS-DOS (and MS-DOS shells under the other operating
+systems) has meant that various ``DOS extenders'' are often used with
+programs such as @command{gawk}.  The varying capabilities of Microsoft
+Windows 3.1 and Windows32 can add to the confusion.  For an overview
+of the considerations, please refer to @file{README_d/README.pc} in
+the distribution.
 
 @menu
 * PC Binary Installation::      Installing a prepared distribution.
@@ -35321,6 +35377,7 @@ distribution.
 * MSYS::                        Using @command{gawk} In The MSYS Environment.
 @end menu
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 @node PC Binary Installation
 @appendixsubsubsec Installing a Prepared Distribution for PC Systems
 
@@ -35359,13 +35416,21 @@ install-info --info-dir=x:/usr/info x:/usr/info/gawkinet.info
 
 The binary distribution may contain a separate file containing additional
 or more detailed installation instructions.
+@end ifclear
 
 @node PC Compiling
 @appendixsubsubsec Compiling @command{gawk} for PC Operating Systems
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 @command{gawk} can be compiled for MS-DOS, Windows32, and OS/2 using the GNU
-development tools from DJ Delorie (DJGPP: MS-DOS only) or Eberhard
-Mattes (EMX: MS-DOS, Windows32 and OS/2).  The file
+development tools from DJ Delorie (DJGPP: MS-DOS only), MinGW (Windows32) or Eberhard
+Mattes (EMX: MS-DOS, Windows32 and OS/2).
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+@command{gawk} can be compiled for MS-DOS and Windows32 using the GNU
+development tools from DJ Delorie (DJGPP: MS-DOS only) or MinGW (Windows32).
+@end ifset
+The file
 @file{README_d/README.pc} in the @command{gawk} distribution contains
 additional notes, and @file{pc/Makefile} contains important information on
 compilation options.
@@ -35387,6 +35452,7 @@ build @command{gawk} using the DJGPP tools, enter @samp{make djgpp}.
 @uref{ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/}.)  To build a
 native MS-Windows binary of @command{gawk}, type @samp{make mingw32}.
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 @cindex compiling @command{gawk} with EMX for OS/2
 The 32 bit EMX version of @command{gawk} works ``out of the box'' under OS/2.
 However, it is highly recommended to use GCC 2.95.3 for the compilation.
@@ -35460,6 +35526,7 @@ the Makefiles of this package.  If you encounter any problems with
 find the latest version on
 @uref{ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/}.
 @end quotation
+@end ifclear
 
 @node PC Testing
 @appendixsubsubsec Testing @command{gawk} on PC Operating Systems
@@ -35471,6 +35538,7 @@ be converted so that they have the usual MS-DOS-style end-of-line markers.
 Alternatively, run @command{make check CMP="diff -a"} to use GNU @command{diff}
 in text mode instead of @command{cmp} to compare the resulting files.
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 Most
 of the tests work properly with Stewartson's shell along with the
 companion utilities or appropriate GNU utilities.  However, some editing of
@@ -35483,7 +35551,7 @@ On OS/2 the @code{pid} test fails because @code{spawnl()} is used instead of
 @code{fork()}/@code{execl()} to start child processes.
 Also the @code{mbfw1} and @code{mbprintf1} tests fail because the needed
 multibyte functionality is not available.
-
+@end ifclear
 
 @node PC Using
 @appendixsubsubsec Using @command{gawk} on PC Operating Systems
@@ -35495,11 +35563,12 @@ multibyte functionality is not available.
 Under MS-DOS and MS-Windows, the Cygwin and MinGW environments support
 both the @samp{|&} operator and TCP/IP networking
 (@pxref{TCP/IP Networking}).
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
 EMX (OS/2 only) supports at least the @samp{|&} operator.
+@end ifclear
 
 @cindex search paths
 @cindex search paths, for source files
-@cindex @command{gawk}, OS/2 version of
 @cindex @command{gawk}, MS-DOS version of
 @cindex @command{gawk}, MS-Windows version of
 @cindex @code{;} (semicolon), @code{AWKPATH} variable and
@@ -35512,6 +35581,8 @@ variable.  If @env{AWKPATH} is not set or is empty, then the default
 search path for MS-Windows and MS-DOS versions is
 @code{@w{".;c:/lib/awk;c:/gnu/lib/awk"}}.
 
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+@cindex @command{gawk}, OS/2 version of
 @cindex @code{UNIXROOT} variable, on OS/2 systems
 The search path for OS/2 (32 bit, EMX) is determined by the prefix directory
 (most likely @file{/usr} or @file{c:/usr}) that has been specified as an option of
@@ -35529,12 +35600,24 @@ An @command{sh}-like shell (as opposed to @command{command.com} under MS-DOS
 or @command{cmd.exe} under MS-Windows or OS/2) may be useful for @command{awk} programming.
 The DJGPP collection of tools includes an MS-DOS port of Bash,
 and several shells are available for OS/2, including @command{ksh}.
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+An @command{sh}-like shell (as opposed to @command{command.com} under MS-DOS
+or @command{cmd.exe} under MS-Windows) may be useful for @command{awk} programming.
+The DJGPP collection of tools includes an MS-DOS port of Bash.
+@end ifset
 
 @cindex common extensions, @code{BINMODE} variable
 @cindex extensions, common@comma{} @code{BINMODE} variable
 @cindex differences in @command{awk} and @command{gawk}, @code{BINMODE} variable
 @cindex @code{BINMODE} variable
-Under MS-Windows, OS/2 and MS-DOS, @command{gawk} (and many other text programs) silently
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+Under MS-Windows, OS/2 and MS-DOS,
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+Under MS-Windows and MS-DOS,
+@end ifset
+@command{gawk} (and many other text programs) silently
 translate end-of-line @code{"\r\n"} to @code{"\n"} on input and @code{"\n"}
 to @code{"\r\n"} on output.  A special @code{BINMODE} variable @value{COMMONEXT}
 allows control over these translations and is interpreted as follows:
@@ -36079,6 +36162,8 @@ as follows:
 
 @item MS-Windows with MINGW @tab Eli Zaretskii, @EMAIL{eliz@@gnu.org,eliz at gnu dot org}.
 
+@c Leave this in the print version on purpose. OS/2 not mentioned anywhere else
+@c in the print version though.
 @item OS/2 @tab Andreas Buening, @EMAIL{andreas.buening@@nexgo.de,andreas dot buening at nexgo dot de}.
 
 @item VMS @tab Pat Rankin, @EMAIL{r.pat.rankin@@gmail.com,r.pat.rankin at gmail.com}, and
@@ -36162,8 +36247,13 @@ for a list of extensions in this @command{awk} that are not in POSIX @command{aw
 @cindex source code, @command{mawk}
 @item @command{mawk}
 Michael Brennan wrote an independent implementation of @command{awk},
-called @command{mawk}.  It is available under the GPL
-(@pxref{Copying}),
+called @command{mawk}.  It is available under the
+@ifclear FOR_PRINT
+GPL (@pxref{Copying}),
+@end ifclear
+@ifset FOR_PRINT
+GPL,
+@end ifset
 just as @command{gawk} is.
 
 The original distribution site for the @command{mawk} source code