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author | Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> | 2020-03-04 04:35:18 -0700 |
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committer | Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> | 2020-03-04 04:35:18 -0700 |
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diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in index 2d4409ba..0bce3dd7 100644 --- a/doc/gawktexi.in +++ b/doc/gawktexi.in @@ -4521,9 +4521,12 @@ The default value for @env{AWKPATH} is @samp{.:/usr/local/share/awk}.@footnote{Your version of @command{gawk} may use a different directory; it will depend upon how @command{gawk} was built and installed. The actual -directory is the value of @code{$(datadir)} generated when -@command{gawk} was configured. You probably don't need to worry about this, -though.} Since @file{.} is included at the beginning, @command{gawk} +directory is the value of @code{$(pkgdatadir)} generated when +@command{gawk} was configured. +(For more detail, see the @file{INSTALL} file in the source distribution, +and see @ref{Quick Installation}. +You probably don't need to worry about this, +though.)} Since @file{.} is included at the beginning, @command{gawk} searches first in the current directory and then in @file{/usr/local/share/awk}. In practice, this means that you will rarely need to change the value of @env{AWKPATH}. @@ -4561,7 +4564,15 @@ via the @code{@@load} keyword (@pxref{Loading Shared Libraries}). If @env{AWKLIBPATH} does not exist in the environment, or if it has an empty value, @command{gawk} uses a default path; this is typically @samp{/usr/local/lib/gawk}, although it can vary depending -upon how @command{gawk} was built. +upon how @command{gawk} was built.@footnote{Your version of @command{gawk} +may use a different directory; it +will depend upon how @command{gawk} was built and installed. The actual +directory is the value of @code{$(pkgextensiondir)} generated when +@command{gawk} was configured. +(For more detail, see the @file{INSTALL} file in the source distribution, +and see @ref{Quick Installation}. +You probably don't need to worry about this, +though.)} @xref{Shell Startup Files}, for information on functions that help to manipulate the @env{AWKLIBPATH} variable. |