Remove obsolete start/end of range indexing comments.

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 364 deletions

diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 07630edf..ad4bae1e 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -2596,9 +2596,7 @@ for programs that are provided on the @command{awk} command line.
 (Also, placing the program in a file allows us to use a literal single quote in the program
 text, instead of the magic @samp{\47}.)
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE sq1x
 @cindex single quote (@code{'}) in @command{gawk} command lines
-@c STARTOFRANGE qs2x
 @cindex @code{'} (single quote) in @command{gawk} command lines
 If you want to clearly identify an @command{awk} program file as such,
 you can add the extension @file{.awk} to the @value{FN}.  This doesn't
@@ -2972,8 +2970,6 @@ $ @kbd{awk "BEGIN @{ print \"Here is a single quote <'>\" @}"}
 @end example
 
 @noindent
-@c ENDOFRANGE sq1x
-@c ENDOFRANGE qs2x
 This option is also painful, because double quotes, backslashes, and dollar signs
 are very common in more advanced @command{awk} programs.
 
@@ -3738,13 +3734,9 @@ warning that the program is empty.
 
 @node Options
 @section Command-Line Options
-@c STARTOFRANGE ocl
 @cindex options, command-line
-@c STARTOFRANGE clo
 @cindex command line, options
-@c STARTOFRANGE gnulo
 @cindex GNU long options
-@c STARTOFRANGE longo
 @cindex options, long
 
 Options begin with a dash and consist of a single character.
@@ -3833,8 +3825,6 @@ by the user that could start with @samp{-}.
 It is also useful for passing options on to the @command{awk}
 program; see @ref{Getopt Function}.
 @end table
-@c ENDOFRANGE gnulo
-@c ENDOFRANGE longo
 
 The following list describes @command{gawk}-specific options:
 
@@ -4290,8 +4280,6 @@ setenv POSIXLY_CORRECT true
 Having @env{POSIXLY_CORRECT} set is not recommended for daily use,
 but it is good for testing the portability of your programs to other
 environments.
-@c ENDOFRANGE ocl
-@c ENDOFRANGE clo
 
 @node Other Arguments
 @section Other Command-Line Arguments
@@ -4961,7 +4949,6 @@ or C++ using the @code{@@load} statement and/or the @option{-l} option.
 @node Regexp
 @chapter Regular Expressions
 @cindex regexp
-@c STARTOFRANGE regexp
 @cindex regular expressions
 
 A @dfn{regular expression}, or @dfn{regexp}, is a way of describing a
@@ -5400,7 +5387,6 @@ escape sequences literally when used in regexp constants. Thus,
 
 @node Regexp Operators
 @section Regular Expression Operators
-@c STARTOFRANGE regexpo
 @cindex regular expressions, operators
 @cindex metacharacters in regular expressions
 
@@ -5632,11 +5618,9 @@ usage as a syntax error.
 
 If @command{gawk} is in compatibility mode (@pxref{Options}), interval
 expressions are not available in regular expressions.
-@c ENDOFRANGE regexpo
 
 @node Bracket Expressions
 @section Using Bracket Expressions
-@c STARTOFRANGE charlist
 @cindex bracket expressions
 @cindex bracket expressions, range expressions
 @cindex range expressions (regexps)
@@ -5780,7 +5764,6 @@ expression matching currently recognize only POSIX character classes;
 they do not recognize collating symbols or equivalence classes.
 @end quotation
 @c maybe one day ...
-@c ENDOFRANGE charlist
 
 @node Leftmost Longest
 @section How Much Text Matches?
@@ -5824,9 +5807,7 @@ and also @pxref{Field Separators}).
 @node Computed Regexps
 @section Using Dynamic Regexps
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE dregexp
 @cindex regular expressions, computed
-@c STARTOFRANGE regexpd
 @cindex regular expressions, dynamic
 @cindex @code{~} (tilde), @code{~} operator
 @cindex tilde (@code{~}), @code{~} operator
@@ -5977,17 +5958,13 @@ $ @kbd{awk '$0 ~ /[ \t\n]/'}
 occur often in practice, but it's worth noting for future reference.
 @end cartouche
 @end ifnotdocbook
-@c ENDOFRANGE dregexp
-@c ENDOFRANGE regexpd
 
 @node GNU Regexp Operators
 @section @command{gawk}-Specific Regexp Operators
 
 @c This section adapted (long ago) from the regex-0.12 manual
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE regexpg
 @cindex regular expressions, operators, @command{gawk}
-@c STARTOFRANGE gregexp
 @cindex @command{gawk}, regular expressions, operators
 @cindex operators, GNU-specific
 @cindex regular expressions, operators, for words
@@ -6152,15 +6129,11 @@ Allow interval expressions in regexps, if @option{--traditional}
 has been provided.
 Otherwise, interval expressions are available by default.
 @end table
-@c ENDOFRANGE gregexp
-@c ENDOFRANGE regexpg
 
 @node Case-sensitivity
 @section Case Sensitivity in Matching
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE regexpcs
 @cindex regular expressions, case sensitivity
-@c STARTOFRANGE csregexp
 @cindex case sensitivity, regexps and
 Case is normally significant in regular expressions, both when matching
 ordinary characters (i.e., not metacharacters) and inside bracket
@@ -6252,8 +6225,6 @@ the right thing.}
 The value of @code{IGNORECASE} has no effect if @command{gawk} is in
 compatibility mode (@pxref{Options}).
 Case is always significant in compatibility mode.
-@c ENDOFRANGE csregexp
-@c ENDOFRANGE regexpcs
 
 @node Regexp Summary
 @section Summary
@@ -6300,12 +6271,10 @@ versions, use @code{tolower()} or @code{toupper()}.
 
 @end itemize
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE regexp
 
 @node Reading Files
 @chapter Reading Input Files
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE infir
 @cindex reading input files
 @cindex input files, reading
 @cindex input files
@@ -6356,9 +6325,7 @@ used with it do not have to be named on the @command{awk} command line
 @node Records
 @section How Input Is Split into Records
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE inspl
 @cindex input, splitting into records
-@c STARTOFRANGE recspl
 @cindex records, splitting input into
 @cindex @code{NR} variable
 @cindex @code{FNR} variable
@@ -6715,8 +6682,6 @@ whole files.  If you are using @command{gawk}, see @DBREF{Extension Sample
 Readfile} for another option.
 @end cartouche
 @end ifnotdocbook
-@c ENDOFRANGE inspl
-@c ENDOFRANGE recspl
 
 @node Fields
 @section Examining Fields
@@ -6724,7 +6689,6 @@ Readfile} for another option.
 @cindex examining fields
 @cindex fields
 @cindex accessing fields
-@c STARTOFRANGE fiex
 @cindex fields, examining
 @cindex POSIX @command{awk}, field separators and
 @cindex field separators, POSIX and
@@ -6805,7 +6769,6 @@ $ @kbd{awk '/li/ @{ print $1, $NF @}' mail-list}
 @print{} Julie F
 @print{} Samuel A
 @end example
-@c ENDOFRANGE fiex
 
 @node Nonconstant Fields
 @section Nonconstant Field Numbers
@@ -6866,7 +6829,6 @@ evaluating @code{NF} and using its value as a field number.
 @node Changing Fields
 @section Changing the Contents of a Field
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE ficon
 @cindex fields, changing contents of
 The contents of a field, as seen by @command{awk}, can be changed within an
 @command{awk} program; this changes what @command{awk} perceives as the
@@ -7089,7 +7051,6 @@ with a statement such as @samp{$1 = $1}, as described earlier.
 @end cartouche
 @end ifnotdocbook
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE ficon
 
 @node Field Separators
 @section Specifying How Fields Are Separated
@@ -7105,9 +7066,7 @@ with a statement such as @samp{$1 = $1}, as described earlier.
 
 @cindex @code{FS} variable
 @cindex fields, separating
-@c STARTOFRANGE fisepr
 @cindex field separators
-@c STARTOFRANGE fisepg
 @cindex fields, separating
 The @dfn{field separator}, which is either a single character or a regular
 expression, controls the way @command{awk} splits an input record into fields.
@@ -7207,9 +7166,7 @@ rules.
 @node Regexp Field Splitting
 @subsection Using Regular Expressions to Separate Fields
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE regexpfs
 @cindex regular expressions, as field separators
-@c STARTOFRANGE fsregexp
 @cindex field separators, regular expressions as
 The previous @value{SUBSECTION}
 discussed the use of single characters or simple strings as the
@@ -7313,8 +7270,6 @@ $ @kbd{echo 'xxAA  xxBxx  C' |}
 @print{} -->xxBxx<--
 @print{} -->C<--
 @end example
-@c ENDOFRANGE regexpfs
-@c ENDOFRANGE fsregexp
 
 @node Single Character Fields
 @subsection Making Each Character a Separate Field
@@ -7670,8 +7625,6 @@ will take effect.
 @end cartouche
 @end ifnotdocbook
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE fisepr
-@c ENDOFRANGE fisepg
 
 @node Constant Size
 @section Reading Fixed-Width Data
@@ -7935,11 +7888,8 @@ last assigned to.
 @section Multiple-Line Records
 
 @cindex multiple-line records
-@c STARTOFRANGE recm
 @cindex records, multiline
-@c STARTOFRANGE imr
 @cindex input, multiline records
-@c STARTOFRANGE frm
 @cindex files, reading, multiline records
 @cindex input, files, See input files
 In some databases, a single line cannot conveniently hold all the
@@ -8106,16 +8056,11 @@ If not in compatibility mode (@pxref{Options}), @command{gawk} sets
 @code{RT} to the input text that matched the value specified by @code{RS}.
 But if the input file ended without any text that matches @code{RS},
 then @command{gawk} sets @code{RT} to the null string.
-@c ENDOFRANGE recm
-@c ENDOFRANGE imr
-@c ENDOFRANGE frm
 
 @node Getline
 @section Explicit Input with @code{getline}
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE getl
 @cindex @code{getline} command, explicit input with
-@c STARTOFRANGE inex
 @cindex input, explicit
 So far we have been getting our input data from @command{awk}'s main
 input stream---either the standard input (usually your keyboard, sometimes
@@ -8705,9 +8650,6 @@ Note: for each variant, @command{gawk} sets the @code{RT} predefined variable.
 @item @var{command} @code{|& getline} @var{var} @tab Sets @var{var} and @code{RT} @tab @command{gawk}
 @end multitable
 @end float
-@c ENDOFRANGE getl
-@c ENDOFRANGE inex
-@c ENDOFRANGE infir
 
 @node Read Timeout
 @section Reading Input with a Timeout
@@ -8942,7 +8884,6 @@ That can be fixed by making one simple change. What is it?
 @node Printing
 @chapter Printing Output
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE prnt
 @cindex printing
 @cindex output, printing, See printing
 One of the most common programming actions is to @dfn{print}, or output,
@@ -8958,7 +8899,6 @@ columns, whether to use exponential notation or not, and so on.
 For printing with specifications, you need the @code{printf} statement
 (@pxref{Printf}).
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE prnts
 @cindex @code{print} statement
 @cindex @code{printf} statement
 Besides basic and formatted printing, this @value{CHAPTER}
@@ -9138,7 +9078,6 @@ You can continue either a @code{print} or
 @code{printf} statement simply by putting a newline after any comma
 (@pxref{Statements/Lines}).
 @end quotation
-@c ENDOFRANGE prnts
 
 @node Output Separators
 @section Output Separators
@@ -9251,7 +9190,6 @@ if @code{OFMT} contains anything but a floating-point conversion specification.
 @node Printf
 @section Using @code{printf} Statements for Fancier Printing
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE printfs
 @cindex @code{printf} statement
 @cindex output, formatted
 @cindex formatting output
@@ -9449,7 +9387,6 @@ values or do something else entirely.
 @node Format Modifiers
 @subsection Modifiers for @code{printf} Formats
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE pfm
 @cindex @code{printf} statement, modifiers
 @cindex modifiers@comma{} in format specifiers
 A format specification can also include @dfn{modifiers} that can control
@@ -9655,7 +9592,6 @@ format strings. These are not valid in @command{awk}.  Most @command{awk}
 implementations silently ignore them.  If @option{--lint} is provided
 on the command line (@pxref{Options}), @command{gawk} warns about their
 use. If @option{--posix} is supplied, their use is a fatal error.
-@c ENDOFRANGE pfm
 
 @node Printf Examples
 @subsection Examples Using @code{printf}
@@ -9736,14 +9672,11 @@ awk 'BEGIN @{ format = "%-10s %s\n"
            @{ printf format, $1, $2 @}' mail-list
 @end example
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE printfs
 
 @node Redirection
 @section Redirecting Output of @code{print} and @code{printf}
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE outre
 @cindex output redirection
-@c STARTOFRANGE reout
 @cindex redirection of output
 @cindex @option{--sandbox} option, output redirection with @code{print}, @code{printf}
 So far, the output from @code{print} and @code{printf} has gone
@@ -10001,8 +9934,6 @@ It then sends the list to the shell for execution.
 command lines to be fed to the shell.
 @end cartouche
 @end ifnotdocbook
-@c ENDOFRANGE outre
-@c ENDOFRANGE reout
 
 @node Special FD
 @section Special Files for Standard Pre-Opened Data Streams
@@ -10112,7 +10043,6 @@ invoked with the @option{--traditional} option (@pxref{Options}).
 
 @node Special Files
 @section Special @value{FFN}s in @command{gawk}
-@c STARTOFRANGE gfn
 @cindex @command{gawk}, file names in
 
 Besides access to standard input, standard output, and standard error,
@@ -10203,18 +10133,13 @@ the time this does not matter; however, it is important to @emph{not}
 close any of the files related to file descriptors 0, 1, and 2.
 Doing so results in unpredictable behavior.
 @end itemize
-@c ENDOFRANGE gfn
 
 @node Close Files And Pipes
 @section Closing Input and Output Redirections
 @cindex files, output, See output files
-@c STARTOFRANGE ifc
 @cindex input files, closing
-@c STARTOFRANGE ofc
 @cindex output, files@comma{} closing
-@c STARTOFRANGE pc
 @cindex pipe, closing
-@c STARTOFRANGE cc
 @cindex coprocesses, closing
 @cindex @code{getline} command, coprocesses@comma{} using from
 
@@ -10491,10 +10416,6 @@ when closing a pipe.
 @end cartouche
 @end ifnotdocbook
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE ifc
-@c ENDOFRANGE ofc
-@c ENDOFRANGE pc
-@c ENDOFRANGE cc
 
 @node Output Summary
 @section Summary
@@ -10558,11 +10479,9 @@ BEGIN @{ print "Serious error detected!" > /dev/stderr @}
 @end enumerate
 @c EXCLUDE END
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE prnt
 
 @node Expressions
 @chapter Expressions
-@c STARTOFRANGE exps
 @cindex expressions
 
 Expressions are the basic building blocks of @command{awk} patterns
@@ -10605,7 +10524,6 @@ which provide the values used in expressions.
 @node Constants
 @subsection Constant Expressions
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE cnst
 @cindex constants, types of
 
 The simplest type of expression is the @dfn{constant}, which always has
@@ -10791,7 +10709,6 @@ $ @kbd{gawk 'BEGIN @{ printf "0x11 is <%s>\n", 0x11 @}'}
 @node Regexp Constants
 @subsubsection Regular Expression Constants
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE rec
 @cindex regexp constants
 @cindex @code{~} (tilde), @code{~} operator
 @cindex tilde (@code{~}), @code{~} operator
@@ -10803,7 +10720,6 @@ slashes, such as @code{@w{/^beginning and end$/}}.  Most regexps used in
 matching operators can also match computed or dynamic regexps
 (which are typically just ordinary strings or variables that contain a regexp,
 but could be a more complex expression).
-@c ENDOFRANGE cnst
 
 @node Using Constant Regexps
 @subsection Using Regular Expression Constants
@@ -10914,7 +10830,6 @@ or not @code{$0} matches @code{/hi/}.
 @command{gawk} issues a warning when it sees a regexp constant used as
 a parameter to a user-defined function, because passing a truth value in
 this way is probably not what was intended.
-@c ENDOFRANGE rec
 
 @node Variables
 @subsection Variables
@@ -11509,11 +11424,8 @@ you're never quite sure what you'll get.
 
 @node Assignment Ops
 @subsection Assignment Expressions
-@c STARTOFRANGE asop
 @cindex assignment operators
-@c STARTOFRANGE opas
 @cindex operators, assignment
-@c STARTOFRANGE exas
 @cindex expressions, assignment
 @cindex @code{=} (equals sign), @code{=} operator
 @cindex equals sign (@code{=}), @code{=} operator
@@ -11819,16 +11731,11 @@ awk '/[=]=/' /dev/null
 and @command{mawk} also do not.
 @end cartouche
 @end ifnotdocbook
-@c ENDOFRANGE exas
-@c ENDOFRANGE opas
-@c ENDOFRANGE asop
 
 @node Increment Ops
 @subsection Increment and Decrement Operators
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE inop
 @cindex increment operators
-@c STARTOFRANGE opde
 @cindex operators, decrement/increment
 @dfn{Increment} and @dfn{decrement operators} increase or decrease the value of
 a variable by one.  An assignment operator can do the same thing, so
@@ -11876,7 +11783,6 @@ just like variables.  (Use @samp{$(i++)} when you want to do a field reference
 and a variable increment at the same time.  The parentheses are necessary
 because of the precedence of the field reference operator @samp{$}.)
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE deop
 @cindex decrement operators
 The decrement operator @samp{--} works just like @samp{++}, except that
 it subtracts one instead of adding it.  As with @samp{++}, it can be used before
@@ -12010,9 +11916,6 @@ You should avoid such things in your own programs.
 @c in the mirror in the morning.
 @end cartouche
 @end ifnotdocbook
-@c ENDOFRANGE inop
-@c ENDOFRANGE opde
-@c ENDOFRANGE deop
 
 @node Truth Values and Conditions
 @section Truth Values and Conditions
@@ -12077,17 +11980,13 @@ the string constant @code{"0"} is actually true, because it is non-null.
 @author Douglas Adams, @cite{The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}
 @end quotation
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE comex
 @cindex comparison expressions
-@c STARTOFRANGE excom
 @cindex expressions, comparison
 @cindex expressions, matching, See comparison expressions
 @cindex matching, expressions, See comparison expressions
 @cindex relational operators, See comparison operators
 @cindex operators, relational, See operators@comma{} comparison
-@c STARTOFRANGE varting
 @cindex variable typing
-@c STARTOFRANGE vartypc
 @cindex variables, types of, comparison expressions and
 Unlike other programming languages, @command{awk} variables do not have a
 fixed type. Instead, they can be either a number or a string, depending
@@ -12487,19 +12386,13 @@ $ @kbd{gawk --posix 'BEGIN @{ printf("ABC < abc = %s\n",}
 @print{} ABC < abc = FALSE
 @end example
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE comex
-@c ENDOFRANGE excom
-@c ENDOFRANGE vartypc
-@c ENDOFRANGE varting
 
 @node Boolean Ops
 @subsection Boolean Expressions
 @cindex and Boolean-logic operator
 @cindex or Boolean-logic operator
 @cindex not Boolean-logic operator
-@c STARTOFRANGE exbo
 @cindex expressions, Boolean
-@c STARTOFRANGE boex
 @cindex Boolean expressions
 @cindex operators, Boolean, See Boolean expressions
 @cindex Boolean operators, See Boolean expressions
@@ -12645,8 +12538,6 @@ next record, and start processing the rules over again at the top.
 The reason it's there is to avoid printing the bracketing
 @samp{START} and @samp{END} lines.
 @end quotation
-@c ENDOFRANGE exbo
-@c ENDOFRANGE boex
 
 @node Conditional Exp
 @subsection Conditional Expressions
@@ -12825,9 +12716,7 @@ $ @kbd{awk -f matchit.awk}
 
 @node Precedence
 @section Operator Precedence (How Operators Nest)
-@c STARTOFRANGE prec
 @cindex precedence
-@c STARTOFRANGE oppr
 @cindex operators, precedence
 
 @dfn{Operator precedence} determines how operators are grouped when
@@ -13012,8 +12901,6 @@ Assignment.  These operators group right-to-left.
 The @samp{|&}, @samp{**}, and @samp{**=} operators are not specified by POSIX.
 For maximum portability, do not use them.
 @end quotation
-@c ENDOFRANGE prec
-@c ENDOFRANGE oppr
 
 @node Locales
 @section Where You Are Makes a Difference
@@ -13117,11 +13004,9 @@ program, and occasionally the format for data read as input.
 
 @end itemize
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE exps
 
 @node Patterns and Actions
 @chapter Patterns, Actions, and Variables
-@c STARTOFRANGE pat
 @cindex patterns
 
 As you have already seen, each @command{awk} statement consists of
@@ -13417,9 +13302,7 @@ a range pattern.  @value{DARKCORNER}
 @node BEGIN/END
 @subsection The @code{BEGIN} and @code{END} Special Patterns
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE beg
 @cindex @code{BEGIN} pattern
-@c STARTOFRANGE end
 @cindex @code{END} pattern
 All the patterns described so far are for matching input records.
 The @code{BEGIN} and @code{END} special patterns are different.
@@ -13557,8 +13440,6 @@ are not valid in an @code{END} rule, because all the input has been read.
 @ifdocbook
 @DBREF{Nextfile Statement}.)
 @end ifdocbook
-@c ENDOFRANGE beg
-@c ENDOFRANGE end
 
 @node BEGINFILE/ENDFILE
 @subsection The @code{BEGINFILE} and @code{ENDFILE} Special Patterns
@@ -13679,7 +13560,6 @@ awk '@{ print $1 @}' mail-list
 
 @noindent
 prints the first field of every record.
-@c ENDOFRANGE pat
 
 @node Using Shell Variables
 @section Using Shell Variables in Programs
@@ -13828,11 +13708,8 @@ For deleting array elements.
 
 @node Statements
 @section Control Statements in Actions
-@c STARTOFRANGE csta
 @cindex control statements
-@c STARTOFRANGE acs
 @cindex statements, control, in actions
-@c STARTOFRANGE accs
 @cindex actions, control statements in
 
 @dfn{Control statements}, such as @code{if}, @code{while}, and so on,
@@ -14550,15 +14427,10 @@ Negative values, and values of 127 or greater, may not produce consistent
 results across different operating systems.
 @end quotation
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE csta
-@c ENDOFRANGE acs
-@c ENDOFRANGE accs
 
 @node Built-in Variables
 @section Predefined Variables
-@c STARTOFRANGE bvar
 @cindex predefined variables
-@c STARTOFRANGE varb
 @cindex variables, predefined
 
 Most @command{awk} variables are available to use for your own
@@ -14585,9 +14457,7 @@ their areas of activity.
 
 @node User-modified
 @subsection Built-In Variables That Control @command{awk}
-@c STARTOFRANGE bvaru
 @cindex predefined variables, user-modifiable
-@c STARTOFRANGE nmbv
 @cindex user-modifiable variables
 
 The following is an alphabetical list of variables that you can change to
@@ -14814,17 +14684,11 @@ marked string constants in the source text, as well as for the
 (@pxref{Internationalization}).
 The default value of @code{TEXTDOMAIN} is @code{"messages"}.
 @end table
-@c ENDOFRANGE bvar
-@c ENDOFRANGE varb
-@c ENDOFRANGE bvaru
-@c ENDOFRANGE nmbv
 
 @node Auto-set
 @subsection Built-In Variables That Convey Information
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE bvconi
 @cindex predefined variables, conveying information
-@c STARTOFRANGE vbconi
 @cindex variables, predefined conveying information
 The following is an alphabetical list of variables that @command{awk}
 sets automatically on certain occasions in order to provide
@@ -15232,8 +15096,6 @@ implementation issues.} neither @code{FUNCTAB} nor @code{SYMTAB}
 are available as elements within the @code{SYMTAB} array.
 @end quotation
 @end table
-@c ENDOFRANGE bvconi
-@c ENDOFRANGE vbconi
 
 @cindex sidebar, Changing @code{NR} and @code{FNR}
 @ifdocbook
@@ -15526,7 +15388,6 @@ control how @command{awk} will process the provided @value{DF}s.
 
 @node Arrays
 @chapter Arrays in @command{awk}
-@c STARTOFRANGE arrs
 @cindex arrays
 
 An @dfn{array} is a table of values called @dfn{elements}.  The
@@ -15648,9 +15509,7 @@ Only the values are stored; the indices are implicit from the order of
 the values. Here, 8 is the value at index zero, because 8 appears in the
 position with zero elements before it.
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE arrin
 @cindex arrays, indexing
-@c STARTOFRANGE inarr
 @cindex indexing arrays
 @cindex associative arrays
 @cindex arrays, associative
@@ -15853,8 +15712,6 @@ that array's indices are consecutive integers starting at one.
 
 @command{awk}'s arrays are efficient---the time to access an element
 is independent of the number of elements in the array.
-@c ENDOFRANGE arrin
-@c ENDOFRANGE inarr
 
 @node Reference to Elements
 @subsection Referring to an Array Element
@@ -16907,14 +16764,11 @@ element is itself a subarray.
 
 @end itemize
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE arrs
 
 @node Functions
 @chapter Functions
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE funcbi
 @cindex functions, built-in
-@c STARTOFRANGE bifunc
 @cindex built-in functions
 This @value{CHAPTER} describes @command{awk}'s built-in functions,
 which fall into three categories: numeric, string, and I/O.
@@ -18621,13 +18475,9 @@ you would see the latter (undesirable) output.
 @subsection Time Functions
 @cindex time functions
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE tst
 @cindex timestamps
-@c STARTOFRANGE logftst
 @cindex log files, timestamps in
-@c STARTOFRANGE filogtst
 @cindex files, log@comma{} timestamps in
-@c STARTOFRANGE gawtst
 @cindex @command{gawk}, timestamps
 @cindex POSIX @command{awk}, timestamps and
 @code{awk} programs are commonly used to process log files
@@ -18705,7 +18555,6 @@ is out of range, @code{mktime()} returns @minus{}1.
 @cindex @command{gawk}, @code{PROCINFO} array in
 @cindex @code{PROCINFO} array
 @item @code{strftime(}[@var{format} [@code{,} @var{timestamp} [@code{,} @var{utc-flag}] ] ]@code{)}
-@c STARTOFRANGE strf
 @cindexgawkfunc{strftime}
 @cindex format time string
 Format the time specified by @var{timestamp}
@@ -18954,7 +18803,6 @@ The time as a decimal timestamp in seconds since the epoch.
 The date in VMS format (e.g., @samp{20-JUN-1991}).
 @end ignore
 @end table
-@c ENDOFRANGE strf
 
 Additionally, the alternative representations are recognized but their
 normal representations are used.
@@ -19005,23 +18853,14 @@ gawk 'BEGIN  @{
     exit exitval
 @}' "$@@"
 @end example
-@c ENDOFRANGE tst
-@c ENDOFRANGE logftst
-@c ENDOFRANGE filogtst
-@c ENDOFRANGE gawtst
 
 @node Bitwise Functions
 @subsection Bit-Manipulation Functions
 @cindex bit-manipulation functions
-@c STARTOFRANGE bit
 @cindex bitwise, operations
-@c STARTOFRANGE and
 @cindex AND bitwise operation
-@c STARTOFRANGE oro
 @cindex OR bitwise operation
-@c STARTOFRANGE xor
 @cindex XOR bitwise operation
-@c STARTOFRANGE opbit
 @cindex operations, bitwise
 @quotation
 @i{I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you.}
@@ -19313,11 +19152,6 @@ decimal and octal values for the same numbers
 (@pxref{Nondecimal-numbers}),
 and then demonstrates the
 results of the @code{compl()}, @code{lshift()}, and @code{rshift()} functions.
-@c ENDOFRANGE bit
-@c ENDOFRANGE and
-@c ENDOFRANGE oro
-@c ENDOFRANGE xor
-@c ENDOFRANGE opbit
 
 @node Type Functions
 @subsection Getting Type Information
@@ -19397,15 +19231,11 @@ variant of the same message.
 The default value for @var{domain} is the current value of @code{TEXTDOMAIN}.
 The default value for @var{category} is @code{"LC_MESSAGES"}.
 @end table
-@c ENDOFRANGE funcbi
-@c ENDOFRANGE bifunc
 
 @node User-defined
 @section User-Defined Functions
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE udfunc
 @cindex user-defined functions
-@c STARTOFRANGE funcud
 @cindex functions, user-defined
 Complicated @command{awk} programs can often be simplified by defining
 your own functions.  User-defined functions can be called just like
@@ -19430,7 +19260,6 @@ variable definitions is appallingly awful.}
 @author Brian Kernighan
 @end quotation
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE fdef
 @cindex functions, defining
 Definitions of functions can appear anywhere between the rules of an
 @command{awk} program.  Thus, the general form of an @command{awk} program is
@@ -19677,12 +19506,10 @@ You might think that @code{ctime()} could use @code{PROCINFO["strftime"]}
 for its format string. That would be a mistake, because @code{ctime()} is
 supposed to return the time formatted in a standard fashion, and user-level
 code could have changed @code{PROCINFO["strftime"]}.
-@c ENDOFRANGE fdef
 
 @node Function Caveats
 @subsection Calling User-Defined Functions
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE fudc
 @cindex functions, user-defined, calling
 @dfn{Calling a function} means causing the function to run and do its job.
 A function call is an expression and its value is the value returned by
@@ -19974,7 +19801,6 @@ or the @code{nextfile} statement
 @end ifnotdocbook
 inside a user-defined function.
 @command{gawk} does not have this limitation.
-@c ENDOFRANGE fudc
 
 @node Return Statement
 @subsection The @code{return} Statement
@@ -20102,7 +19928,6 @@ does report the second error.
 
 Usually, such things aren't a big issue, but it's worth
 being aware of them.
-@c ENDOFRANGE udfunc
 
 @node Indirect Calls
 @section Indirect Function Calls
@@ -20595,7 +20420,6 @@ program. This is equivalent to function pointers in C and C++.
 
 @end itemize
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE funcud
 
 @ifnotinfo
 @part @value{PART2}Problem Solving with @command{awk}
@@ -20617,11 +20441,8 @@ It contains the following chapters:
 
 @node Library Functions
 @chapter A Library of @command{awk} Functions
-@c STARTOFRANGE libf
 @cindex libraries of @command{awk} functions
-@c STARTOFRANGE flib
 @cindex functions, library
-@c STARTOFRANGE fudlib
 @cindex functions, user-defined, library of
 
 @DBREF{User-defined} describes how to write
@@ -20944,13 +20765,9 @@ be tested with @command{gawk} and the results compared to the built-in
 @node Assert Function
 @subsection Assertions
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE asse
 @cindex assertions
-@c STARTOFRANGE assef
 @cindex @code{assert()} function (C library)
-@c STARTOFRANGE libfass
 @cindex libraries of @command{awk} functions, assertions
-@c STARTOFRANGE flibass
 @cindex functions, library, assertions
 @cindex @command{awk} programs, lengthy, assertions
 When writing large programs, it is often useful to know
@@ -21066,10 +20883,6 @@ most likely causing the program to hang as it waits for input.
 There is a simple workaround to this:
 make sure that such a @code{BEGIN} rule always ends
 with an @code{exit} statement.
-@c ENDOFRANGE asse
-@c ENDOFRANGE assef
-@c ENDOFRANGE flibass
-@c ENDOFRANGE libfass
 
 @node Round Function
 @subsection Rounding Numbers
@@ -21627,11 +21440,8 @@ function shell_quote(s,             # parameter
 @node Data File Management
 @section @value{DDF} Management
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE dataf
 @cindex files, managing
-@c STARTOFRANGE libfdataf
 @cindex libraries of @command{awk} functions, managing, data files
-@c STARTOFRANGE flibdataf
 @cindex functions, library, managing data files
 This @value{SECTION} presents functions that are useful for managing
 command-line @value{DF}s.
@@ -22023,22 +21833,14 @@ The use of @code{No_command_assign} allows you to disable command-line
 assignments at invocation time, by giving the variable a true value.
 When not set, it is initially zero (i.e., false), so the command-line arguments
 are left alone.
-@c ENDOFRANGE dataf
-@c ENDOFRANGE flibdataf
-@c ENDOFRANGE libfdataf
 
 @node Getopt Function
 @section Processing Command-Line Options
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE libfclo
 @cindex libraries of @command{awk} functions, command-line options
-@c STARTOFRANGE flibclo
 @cindex functions, library, command-line options
-@c STARTOFRANGE clop
 @cindex command-line options, processing
-@c STARTOFRANGE oclp
 @cindex options, command-line, processing
-@c STARTOFRANGE clibf
 @cindex functions, library, C library
 @cindex arguments, processing
 Most utilities on POSIX-compatible systems take options on
@@ -22390,21 +22192,13 @@ further options
 Several of the sample programs presented in
 @ref{Sample Programs},
 use @code{getopt()} to process their arguments.
-@c ENDOFRANGE libfclo
-@c ENDOFRANGE flibclo
-@c ENDOFRANGE clop
-@c ENDOFRANGE oclp
 
 @node Passwd Functions
 @section Reading the User Database
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE libfudata
 @cindex libraries of @command{awk} functions, user database, reading
-@c STARTOFRANGE flibudata
 @cindex functions, library, user database@comma{} reading
-@c STARTOFRANGE udatar
 @cindex user database@comma{} reading
-@c STARTOFRANGE dataur
 @cindex database, users@comma{} reading
 @cindex @code{PROCINFO} array
 The @code{PROCINFO} array
@@ -22751,21 +22545,13 @@ and such a change would clutter up the code.
 
 The @command{id} program in @DBREF{Id Program}
 uses these functions.
-@c ENDOFRANGE libfudata
-@c ENDOFRANGE flibudata
-@c ENDOFRANGE udatar
-@c ENDOFRANGE dataur
 
 @node Group Functions
 @section Reading the Group Database
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE libfgdata
 @cindex libraries of @command{awk} functions, group database, reading
-@c STARTOFRANGE flibgdata
 @cindex functions, library, group database@comma{} reading
-@c STARTOFRANGE gdatar
 @cindex group database, reading
-@c STARTOFRANGE datagr
 @cindex database, group, reading
 @cindex @code{PROCINFO} array, and group membership
 @cindex @code{getgrent()} function (C library)
@@ -23088,7 +22874,6 @@ function getgrent()
 @}
 @c endfile
 @end example
-@c ENDOFRANGE clibf
 
 @cindex @code{endgrent()} function (C library)
 The @code{endgrent()} function resets @code{_gr_count} to zero so that @code{getgrent()} can
@@ -23177,10 +22962,6 @@ $ @kbd{gawk -f walk_array.awk}
 @print{} a[4][2] = 42
 @end example
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE libfgdata
-@c ENDOFRANGE flibgdata
-@c ENDOFRANGE gdatar
-@c ENDOFRANGE libf
 
 @node Library Functions Summary
 @section Summary
@@ -23294,13 +23075,9 @@ output identical to that of the original version.
 @end enumerate
 @c EXCLUDE END
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE flib
-@c ENDOFRANGE fudlib
-@c ENDOFRANGE datagr
 
 @node Sample Programs
 @chapter Practical @command{awk} Programs
-@c STARTOFRANGE awkpex
 @cindex @command{awk} programs, examples of
 
 @c FULLXREF ON
@@ -23370,7 +23147,6 @@ cut.awk -- -c1-8 myfiles > results
 
 @node Clones
 @section Reinventing Wheels for Fun and Profit
-@c STARTOFRANGE posimawk
 @cindex POSIX, programs@comma{} implementing in @command{awk}
 
 This @value{SECTION} presents a number of POSIX utilities implemented in
@@ -23401,11 +23177,8 @@ The programs are presented in alphabetical order.
 @subsection Cutting Out Fields and Columns
 
 @cindex @command{cut} utility
-@c STARTOFRANGE cut
 @cindex @command{cut} utility
-@c STARTOFRANGE ficut
 @cindex fields, cutting
-@c STARTOFRANGE colcut
 @cindex columns, cutting
 The @command{cut} utility selects, or ``cuts,'' characters or fields
 from its standard input and sends them to its standard output.
@@ -23713,21 +23486,14 @@ other @command{awk} implementations to use @code{substr()}
 it is also extremely painful.
 The @code{FIELDWIDTHS} variable supplies an elegant solution to the problem
 of picking the input line apart by characters.
-@c ENDOFRANGE cut
-@c ENDOFRANGE ficut
-@c ENDOFRANGE colcut
 
 
 @node Egrep Program
 @subsection Searching for Regular Expressions in Files
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE regexps
 @cindex regular expressions, searching for
-@c STARTOFRANGE sfregexp
 @cindex searching, files for regular expressions
-@c STARTOFRANGE fsregexp
 @cindex files, searching for regular expressions
-@c STARTOFRANGE egrep
 @cindex @command{egrep} utility
 The @command{egrep} utility searches files for patterns.  It uses regular
 expressions that are almost identical to those available in @command{awk}
@@ -23995,17 +23761,12 @@ function usage()
 @c endfile
 @end example
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE regexps
-@c ENDOFRANGE sfregexp
-@c ENDOFRANGE fsregexp
-@c ENDOFRANGE egrep
 
 @node Id Program
 @subsection Printing Out User Information
 
 @cindex printing, user information
 @cindex users, information about, printing
-@c STARTOFRANGE id
 @cindex @command{id} utility
 The @command{id} utility lists a user's real and effective user ID numbers,
 real and effective group ID numbers, and the user's group set, if any.
@@ -24134,16 +23895,13 @@ code that is used repeatedly, making the whole program
 shorter and cleaner. In particular, moving the check for
 the empty string into this function saves several lines of code.
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE id
 
 @node Split Program
 @subsection Splitting a Large File into Pieces
 
 @c FIXME: One day, update to current POSIX version of split
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE filspl
 @cindex files, splitting
-@c STARTOFRANGE split
 @cindex @code{split} utility
 The @command{split} program splits large text files into smaller pieces.
 Usage is as follows:@footnote{This is the traditional usage. The
@@ -24278,15 +24036,12 @@ You might want to consider how to eliminate the use of
 way as to solve the EBCDIC issue as well.
 @end ifset
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE filspl
-@c ENDOFRANGE split
 
 @node Tee Program
 @subsection Duplicating Output into Multiple Files
 
 @cindex files, multiple@comma{} duplicating output into
 @cindex output, duplicating into files
-@c STARTOFRANGE tee
 @cindex @code{tee} utility
 The @code{tee} program is known as a ``pipe fitting.''  @code{tee} copies
 its standard input to its standard output and also duplicates it to the
@@ -24399,18 +24154,14 @@ END @{
 @}
 @c endfile
 @end example
-@c ENDOFRANGE tee
 
 @node Uniq Program
 @subsection Printing Nonduplicated Lines of Text
 
 @c FIXME: One day, update to current POSIX version of uniq
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE prunt
 @cindex printing, unduplicated lines of text
-@c STARTOFRANGE tpul
 @cindex text@comma{} printing, unduplicated lines of
-@c STARTOFRANGE uniq
 @cindex @command{uniq} utility
 The @command{uniq} utility reads sorted lines of data on its standard
 input, and by default removes duplicate lines.  In other words, it only
@@ -24679,26 +24430,17 @@ suggestion.
 @end ifset
 
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE prunt
-@c ENDOFRANGE tpul
-@c ENDOFRANGE uniq
 
 @node Wc Program
 @subsection Counting Things
 
 @c FIXME: One day, update to current POSIX version of wc
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE count
 @cindex counting
-@c STARTOFRANGE infco
 @cindex input files, counting elements in
-@c STARTOFRANGE woco
 @cindex words, counting
-@c STARTOFRANGE chco
 @cindex characters, counting
-@c STARTOFRANGE lico
 @cindex lines, counting
-@c STARTOFRANGE wc
 @cindex @command{wc} utility
 The @command{wc} (word count) utility counts lines, words, and characters in
 one or more input files. Its usage is as follows:
@@ -24868,13 +24610,6 @@ END @{
 @}
 @c endfile
 @end example
-@c ENDOFRANGE count
-@c ENDOFRANGE infco
-@c ENDOFRANGE lico
-@c ENDOFRANGE woco
-@c ENDOFRANGE chco
-@c ENDOFRANGE wc
-@c ENDOFRANGE posimawk
 
 @node Miscellaneous Programs
 @section A Grab Bag of @command{awk} Programs
@@ -25005,9 +24740,7 @@ Aharon Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> wrote:
 @author Erik Quanstrom
 @end quotation
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE tialarm
 @cindex time, alarm clock example program
-@c STARTOFRANGE alaex
 @cindex alarm clock example program
 The following program is a simple ``alarm clock'' program.
 You give it a time of day and an optional message.  At the specified time,
@@ -25159,15 +24892,11 @@ seconds are necessary:
 @}
 @c endfile
 @end example
-@c ENDOFRANGE tialarm
-@c ENDOFRANGE alaex
 
 @node Translate Program
 @subsection Transliterating Characters
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE chtra
 @cindex characters, transliterating
-@c STARTOFRANGE tr
 @cindex @command{tr} utility
 The system @command{tr} utility transliterates characters.  For example, it is
 often used to map uppercase letters into lowercase for further processing:
@@ -25315,15 +25044,11 @@ such as @samp{a-z}, as allowed by the @command{tr} utility.
 Look at the code for @file{cut.awk} (@pxref{Cut Program})
 for inspiration.
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE chtra
-@c ENDOFRANGE tr
 
 @node Labels Program
 @subsection Printing Mailing Labels
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE prml
 @cindex printing, mailing labels
-@c STARTOFRANGE mlprint
 @cindex mailing labels@comma{} printing
 Here is a ``real world''@footnote{``Real world'' is defined as
 ``a program actually used to get something done.''}
@@ -25387,7 +25112,6 @@ that there are two blank lines at the top and two blank lines at the bottom.
 The @code{END} rule arranges to flush the final page of labels; there may
 not have been an even multiple of 20 labels in the data:
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE labels
 @cindex @code{labels.awk} program
 @example
 @c file eg/prog/labels.awk
@@ -25452,14 +25176,10 @@ END @{
 @}
 @c endfile
 @end example
-@c ENDOFRANGE prml
-@c ENDOFRANGE mlprint
-@c ENDOFRANGE labels
 
 @node Word Sorting
 @subsection Generating Word-Usage Counts
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE worus
 @cindex words, usage counts@comma{} generating
 
 When working with large amounts of text, it can be interesting to know
@@ -25521,7 +25241,6 @@ to remove punctuation characters.  Finally, we solve the third problem
 by using the system @command{sort} utility to process the output of the
 @command{awk} script.  Here is the new version of the program:
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE wordfreq
 @cindex @code{wordfreq.awk} program
 @example
 @c file eg/prog/wordfreq.awk
@@ -25586,13 +25305,10 @@ This way of sorting must be used on systems that do not
 have true pipes at the command-line (or batch-file) level.
 See the general operating system documentation for more information on how
 to use the @command{sort} program.
-@c ENDOFRANGE worus
-@c ENDOFRANGE wordfreq
 
 @node History Sorting
 @subsection Removing Duplicates from Unsorted Text
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE lidu
 @cindex lines, duplicate@comma{} removing
 The @command{uniq} program
 (@pxref{Uniq Program}),
@@ -25617,7 +25333,6 @@ Each element of @code{lines} is a unique command, and the indices of
 The @code{END} rule simply prints out the lines, in order:
 
 @cindex Rakitzis, Byron
-@c STARTOFRANGE histsort
 @cindex @code{histsort.awk} program
 @example
 @c file eg/prog/histsort.awk
@@ -25660,15 +25375,11 @@ print data[lines[i]], lines[i]
 @noindent
 This works because @code{data[$0]} is incremented each time a line is
 seen.
-@c ENDOFRANGE lidu
-@c ENDOFRANGE histsort
 
 @node Extract Program
 @subsection Extracting Programs from Texinfo Source Files
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE texse
 @cindex Texinfo, extracting programs from source files
-@c STARTOFRANGE fitex
 @cindex files, Texinfo@comma{} extracting programs from
 @ifnotinfo
 Both this chapter and the previous chapter
@@ -25772,7 +25483,6 @@ The first rule handles calling @code{system()}, checking that a command is
 given (@code{NF} is at least three) and also checking that the command
 exits with a zero exit status, signifying OK:
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE extract
 @cindex @code{extract.awk} program
 @example
 @c file eg/prog/extract.awk
@@ -25918,9 +25628,6 @@ END @{
 @}
 @c endfile
 @end example
-@c ENDOFRANGE texse
-@c ENDOFRANGE fitex
-@c ENDOFRANGE extract
 
 @node Simple Sed
 @subsection A Simple Stream Editor
@@ -25950,7 +25657,6 @@ additional arguments are treated as @value{DF} names to process. If none
 are provided, the standard input is used:
 
 @cindex Brennan, Michael
-@c STARTOFRANGE awksed
 @cindex @command{awksed.awk} program
 @c @cindex simple stream editor
 @c @cindex stream editor, simple
@@ -26027,14 +25733,11 @@ The @code{usage()} function prints an error message and exits.
 Finally, the single rule handles the printing scheme outlined earlier,
 using @code{print} or @code{printf} as appropriate, depending upon the
 value of @code{RT}.
-@c ENDOFRANGE awksed
 
 @node Igawk Program
 @subsection An Easy Way to Use Library Functions
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE libfex
 @cindex libraries of @command{awk} functions, example program for using
-@c STARTOFRANGE flibex
 @cindex functions, library, example program for using
 In @ref{Include Files}, we saw how @command{gawk} provides a built-in
 file-inclusion capability.  However, this is a @command{gawk} extension.
@@ -26173,7 +25876,6 @@ program.
 
 The program is as follows:
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE igawk
 @cindex @code{igawk.sh} program
 @example
 @c file eg/prog/igawk.sh
@@ -26498,10 +26200,6 @@ features to a program; they can often be layered on top.@footnote{@command{gawk}
 does @code{@@include} processing itself in order to support the use
 of @command{awk} programs as Web CGI scripts.}
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE libfex
-@c ENDOFRANGE flibex
-@c ENDOFRANGE awkpex
-@c ENDOFRANGE igawk
 
 @node Anagram Program
 @subsection Finding Anagrams from a Dictionary
@@ -26525,7 +26223,6 @@ The following program uses arrays of arrays to bring together
 words with the same signature and array sorting to print the words
 in sorted order:
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE anagram
 @cindex @code{anagram.awk} program
 @example
 @c file eg/prog/anagram.awk
@@ -26634,7 +26331,6 @@ babery yabber
 @dots{}
 @end example
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE anagram
 
 @node Signature Program
 @subsection And Now for Something Completely Different
@@ -26954,9 +26650,7 @@ It contains the following chapters:
 
 @node Advanced Features
 @chapter Advanced Features of @command{gawk}
-@c STARTOFRANGE gawadv
 @cindex @command{gawk}, features, advanced
-@c STARTOFRANGE advgaw
 @cindex advanced features, @command{gawk}
 @ignore
 Contributed by: Peter Langston <pud!psl@bellcore.bellcore.com>
@@ -27666,7 +27360,6 @@ using regular pipes.
 @section Using @command{gawk} for Network Programming
 @cindex advanced features, network programming
 @cindex networks, programming
-@c STARTOFRANGE tcpip
 @cindex TCP/IP
 @cindex @code{/inet/@dots{}} special files (@command{gawk})
 @cindex files, @code{/inet/@dots{}} (@command{gawk})
@@ -27783,13 +27476,10 @@ which comes as part of the @command{gawk} distribution,
 for a much more complete introduction and discussion, as well as
 extensive examples.
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE tcpip
 
 @node Profiling
 @section Profiling Your @command{awk} Programs
-@c STARTOFRANGE awkp
 @cindex @command{awk} programs, profiling
-@c STARTOFRANGE proawk
 @cindex profiling @command{awk} programs
 @cindex @code{awkprof.out} file
 @cindex files, @code{awkprof.out}
@@ -28100,8 +27790,6 @@ When called this way, @command{gawk} ``pretty prints'' the program into
 The @option{--pretty-print} option still runs your program.
 This will change in the next major release.
 @end quotation
-@c ENDOFRANGE awkp
-@c ENDOFRANGE proawk
 
 @node Advanced Features Summary
 @section Summary
@@ -28148,8 +27836,6 @@ the program, but that will change in the next major release.
 
 @end itemize
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE advgaw
-@c ENDOFRANGE gawadv
 
 @node Internationalization
 @chapter Internationalization with @command{gawk}
@@ -28162,7 +27848,6 @@ countries, they were able to sell more systems.
 As a result, internationalization and localization
 of programs and software systems became a common practice.
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE inloc
 @cindex internationalization, localization
 @cindex @command{gawk}, internationalization and, See internationalization
 @cindex internationalization, localization, @command{gawk} and
@@ -28207,7 +27892,6 @@ monetary values are printed and read.
 @section GNU @command{gettext}
 
 @cindex internationalizing a program
-@c STARTOFRANGE gettex
 @cindex @command{gettext} library
 @command{gawk} uses GNU @command{gettext} to provide its internationalization
 features.
@@ -28259,7 +27943,6 @@ lookup of the translations.
 
 @cindex @code{.po} files
 @cindex files, @code{.po}
-@c STARTOFRANGE portobfi
 @cindex portable object files
 @cindex files, portable object
 @item
@@ -28271,7 +27954,6 @@ For example, there might be a @file{fr.po} for a French translation.
 @cindex @code{.gmo} files
 @cindex files, @code{.gmo}
 @cindex message object files
-@c STARTOFRANGE portmsgfi
 @cindex files, message object
 @item
 Each language's @file{.po} file is converted into a binary
@@ -28399,11 +28081,9 @@ before or after the day in a date, local month abbreviations, and so on.
 @item LC_ALL
 All of the above.  (Not too useful in the context of @command{gettext}.)
 @end table
-@c ENDOFRANGE gettex
 
 @node Programmer i18n
 @section Internationalizing @command{awk} Programs
-@c STARTOFRANGE inap
 @cindex @command{awk} programs, internationalizing
 
 @command{gawk} provides the following variables and functions for
@@ -28636,8 +28316,6 @@ to provide you translations that you can also then distribute.
 @DBXREF{I18N Example}
 for the full list of steps to go through to create and test
 translations for @command{guide}.
-@c ENDOFRANGE portobfi
-@c ENDOFRANGE portmsgfi
 
 @node Printf Ordering
 @subsection Rearranging @code{printf} Arguments
@@ -28813,7 +28491,6 @@ However, because the positional specifications are primarily for use in
 @emph{translated} format strings, and because non-GNU @command{awk}s never
 retrieve the translated string, this should not be a problem in practice.
 @end itemize
-@c ENDOFRANGE inap
 
 @node I18N Example
 @section A Simple Internationalization Example
@@ -29009,7 +28686,6 @@ a number of translations for its messages.
 
 @end itemize
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE inloc
 
 @node Debugger
 @chapter Debugging @command{awk} Programs
@@ -35442,9 +35118,7 @@ online documentation}.
 
 @node V7/SVR3.1
 @appendixsec Major Changes Between V7 and SVR3.1
-@c STARTOFRANGE gawkv
 @cindex @command{awk}, versions of
-@c STARTOFRANGE gawkv1
 @cindex @command{awk}, versions of, changes between V7 and SVR3.1
 
 The @command{awk} language evolved considerably between the release of
@@ -35531,7 +35205,6 @@ Multiple @code{BEGIN} and @code{END} rules
 Multidimensional arrays
 (@pxref{Multidimensional}).
 @end itemize
-@c ENDOFRANGE gawkv1
 
 @node SVR4
 @appendixsec Changes Between SVR3.1 and SVR4
@@ -35646,7 +35319,6 @@ not permitted by the POSIX standard.
 The 2008 POSIX standard can be found online at
 @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/}.
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE gawkv
 
 @node BTL
 @appendixsec Extensions in Brian Kernighan's @command{awk}
@@ -35692,11 +35364,8 @@ available in his @command{awk}.
 @node POSIX/GNU
 @appendixsec Extensions in @command{gawk} Not in POSIX @command{awk}
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE fripls
 @cindex compatibility mode (@command{gawk}), extensions
-@c STARTOFRANGE exgnot
 @cindex extensions, in @command{gawk}, not in POSIX @command{awk}
-@c STARTOFRANGE posnot
 @cindex POSIX, @command{gawk} extensions not included in
 The GNU implementation, @command{gawk}, adds a large number of features.
 They can all be disabled with either the @option{--traditional} or
@@ -36006,9 +35675,6 @@ Ultrix
 
 @c XXX ADD MORE STUFF HERE
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE fripls
-@c ENDOFRANGE exgnot
-@c ENDOFRANGE posnot
 
 @c This does not need to be in the formal book.
 @ifclear FOR_PRINT
@@ -37057,9 +36723,7 @@ the appropriate credit where credit is due.
 
 @c last two commas are part of see also
 @cindex operating systems, See Also GNU/Linux@comma{} PC operating systems@comma{} Unix
-@c STARTOFRANGE gligawk
 @cindex @command{gawk}, installing
-@c STARTOFRANGE ingawk
 @cindex installing @command{gawk}
 This appendix provides instructions for installing @command{gawk} on the
 various platforms that are supported by the developers.  The primary
@@ -37169,7 +36833,6 @@ a local expert.
 
 @node Distribution contents
 @appendixsubsec Contents of the @command{gawk} Distribution
-@c STARTOFRANGE gawdis
 @cindex @command{gawk}, distribution
 
 The @command{gawk} distribution has a number of C source files,
@@ -37362,7 +37025,6 @@ directory to run your version of @command{gawk} against the test suite.
 If @command{gawk} successfully passes @samp{make check}, then you can
 be confident of a successful port.
 @end table
-@c ENDOFRANGE gawdis
 
 @node Unix Installation
 @appendixsec Compiling and Installing @command{gawk} on Unix-Like Systems
@@ -37788,9 +37450,7 @@ multibyte functionality is not available.
 
 @node PC Using
 @appendixsubsubsec Using @command{gawk} on PC Operating Systems
-@c STARTOFRANGE opgawx
 @cindex operating systems, PC, @command{gawk} on
-@c STARTOFRANGE pcgawon
 @cindex PC operating systems, @command{gawk} on
 
 Under MS-DOS and MS-Windows, the Cygwin and MinGW environments support
@@ -38298,8 +37958,6 @@ $ @kbd{gawk :== $sys$common:[syshlp.examples.tcpip.snmp]gawk.exe}
 This is apparently @value{PVERSION} 2.15.6, which is extremely old. We
 recommend compiling and using the current version.
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE opgawx
-@c ENDOFRANGE pcgawon
 
 @node Bugs
 @appendixsec Reporting Problems and Bugs
@@ -38310,9 +37968,7 @@ recommend compiling and using the current version.
 @end quotation
 @c the radio show, not the book. :-)
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE dbugg
 @cindex debugging @command{gawk}, bug reports
-@c STARTOFRANGE tblgawb
 @cindex troubleshooting, @command{gawk}, bug reports
 If you have problems with @command{gawk} or think that you have found a bug,
 report it to the developers; we cannot promise to do anything
@@ -38409,12 +38065,9 @@ The people maintaining the various @command{gawk} ports are:
 
 If your bug is also reproducible under Unix, send a copy of your
 report to the @EMAIL{bug-gawk@@gnu.org,bug-gawk at gnu dot org} email list as well.
-@c ENDOFRANGE dbugg
-@c ENDOFRANGE tblgawb
 
 @node Other Versions
 @appendixsec Other Freely Available @command{awk} Implementations
-@c STARTOFRANGE awkim
 @cindex @command{awk}, implementations
 @ignore
 From: emory!amc.com!brennan (Michael Brennan)
@@ -38635,7 +38288,6 @@ See also the ``Versions and implementations'' section of the
 Wikipedia article} for information on additional versions.
 
 @end table
-@c ENDOFRANGE awkim
 
 @node Installation summary
 @appendixsec Summary
@@ -38673,15 +38325,11 @@ implementations.  Many are POSIX compliant; others are less so.
 
 @end itemize
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE gligawk
-@c ENDOFRANGE ingawk
 
 @ifclear FOR_PRINT
 @node Notes
 @appendix Implementation Notes
-@c STARTOFRANGE gawii
 @cindex @command{gawk}, implementation issues
-@c STARTOFRANGE impis
 @cindex implementation issues, @command{gawk}
 
 This appendix contains information mainly of interest to implementers and
@@ -38786,11 +38434,8 @@ that has a Git plug-in for working with Git repositories.
 @node Adding Code
 @appendixsubsec Adding New Features
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE adfgaw
 @cindex adding, features to @command{gawk}
-@c STARTOFRANGE fadgaw
 @cindex features, adding to @command{gawk}
-@c STARTOFRANGE gawadf
 @cindex @command{gawk}, features, adding
 You are free to add any new features you like to @command{gawk}.
 However, if you want your changes to be incorporated into the @command{gawk}
@@ -38957,9 +38602,6 @@ Although this sounds like a lot of work, please remember that while you
 may write the new code, I have to maintain it and support it. If it
 isn't possible for me to do that with a minimum of extra work, then I
 probably will not.
-@c ENDOFRANGE adfgaw
-@c ENDOFRANGE gawadf
-@c ENDOFRANGE fadgaw
 
 @node New Ports
 @appendixsubsec Porting @command{gawk} to a New Operating System
@@ -39093,7 +38735,6 @@ coding style and brace layout that suits your taste.
 @node Derived Files
 @appendixsubsec Why Generated Files Are Kept In Git
 
-@c STARTOFRANGE gawkgit
 @cindex Git, use of for @command{gawk} source code
 @c From emails written March 22, 2012, to the gawk developers list.
 
@@ -39282,7 +38923,6 @@ wget http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/snapshot/gawk-@var{branchname}.ta
 
 @noindent
 to retrieve a snapshot of the given branch.
-@c ENDOFRANGE gawkgit
 
 @node Future Extensions
 @appendixsec Probable Future Extensions
@@ -39663,13 +39303,10 @@ of @command{gawk}, but it @emph{will} be removed in the next major release.
 
 @end itemize
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE impis
-@c ENDOFRANGE gawii
 
 @node Basic Concepts
 @appendix Basic Programming Concepts
 @cindex programming, concepts
-@c STARTOFRANGE procon
 @cindex programming, concepts
 
 This @value{APPENDIX} attempts to define some of the basic concepts
@@ -39907,7 +39544,6 @@ standard for C.  This standard became an ISO standard in 1990.
 In 1999, a revised ISO C standard was approved and released.
 Where it makes sense, POSIX @command{awk} is compatible with 1999 ISO C.
 
-@c ENDOFRANGE procon
 
 @node Glossary
 @unnumbered Glossary