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authorArnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>2014-09-01 22:44:44 +0300
committerArnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>2014-09-01 22:44:44 +0300
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@@ -4435,6 +4435,9 @@ to @code{EXIT_FAILURE}.
This @value{SECTION} describes a feature that is specific to @command{gawk}.
+@cindex @code{@@include} directive
+@cindex file inclusion, @code{@@include} directive
+@cindex including files, @code{@@include} directive
The @code{@@include} keyword can be used to read external @command{awk} source
files. This gives you the ability to split large @command{awk} source files
into smaller, more manageable pieces, and also lets you reuse common @command{awk}
@@ -4554,6 +4557,9 @@ and this also applies to files named with @code{@@include}.
This @value{SECTION} describes a feature that is specific to @command{gawk}.
+@cindex @code{@@load} directive
+@cindex loading extensions, @code{@@load} directive
+@cindex extensions, loading, @code{@@load} directive
The @code{@@load} keyword can be used to read external @command{awk} extensions
(stored as system shared libraries).
This allows you to link in compiled code that may offer superior
@@ -19851,6 +19857,9 @@ This style of programming works, but can be awkward. With @dfn{indirect}
function calls, you tell @command{gawk} to use the @emph{value} of a
variable as the name of the function to call.
+@cindex @code{@@}-notation for indirect function calls
+@cindex indirect function calls, @code{@@}-notation
+@cindex function calls, indirect, @code{@@}-notation for
The syntax is similar to that of a regular function call: an identifier
immediately followed by a left parenthesis, any arguments, and then
a closing right parenthesis, with the addition of a leading @samp{@@}