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diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info index 6c94ff45..e4bf1b21 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.info +++ b/doc/gawk.info @@ -3874,8 +3874,7 @@ cannot be interpreted as an interval expression (such as '/q{a}/'), then they stand for themselves. As mentioned, interval expressions were not traditionally available -in 'awk'. In March of 2019, Brian Kernighan's 'awk' (finally) acquired -them. +in 'awk'. In March of 2019, BWK 'awk' (finally) acquired them. Nonetheless, because they were not available for so many decades, 'gawk' continues to not supply them when in compatibility mode (*note @@ -4592,6 +4591,10 @@ never happen. Options::). In compatibility mode, only the first character of the value of 'RS' determines the end of the record. + 'mawk' has allowed 'RS' to be a regexp for decades. As of October, +2019, BWK 'awk' also supports it. Neither version supplies 'RT', +however. + 'RS = "\0"' Is Not Portable There are times when you might want to treat an entire data file as a @@ -29089,7 +29092,7 @@ Feature BWK 'awk' 'mawk' 'gawk' Now standard '**' and '**=' operators X X 'func' keyword X X 'BINMODE' variable X X -'RS' as regexp X X +'RS' as regexp X X X Time-related functions X X @@ -34371,18 +34374,19 @@ Index * Brian Kernighan's awk <1>: Escape Sequences. (line 112) * Brian Kernighan's awk <2>: GNU Regexp Operators. (line 85) -* Brian Kernighan's awk <3>: Regexp Field Splitting. +* Brian Kernighan's awk <3>: gawk split records. (line 63) +* Brian Kernighan's awk <4>: Regexp Field Splitting. (line 67) -* Brian Kernighan's awk <4>: Getline/Pipe. (line 62) -* Brian Kernighan's awk <5>: Concatenation. (line 36) -* Brian Kernighan's awk <6>: I/O And BEGIN/END. (line 15) -* Brian Kernighan's awk <7>: Break Statement. (line 51) -* Brian Kernighan's awk <8>: Continue Statement. (line 44) -* Brian Kernighan's awk <9>: Nextfile Statement. (line 47) -* Brian Kernighan's awk <10>: Delete. (line 51) -* Brian Kernighan's awk <11>: String Functions. (line 498) -* Brian Kernighan's awk <12>: Gory Details. (line 19) -* Brian Kernighan's awk <13>: I/O Functions. (line 43) +* Brian Kernighan's awk <5>: Getline/Pipe. (line 62) +* Brian Kernighan's awk <6>: Concatenation. (line 36) +* Brian Kernighan's awk <7>: I/O And BEGIN/END. (line 15) +* Brian Kernighan's awk <8>: Break Statement. (line 51) +* Brian Kernighan's awk <9>: Continue Statement. (line 44) +* Brian Kernighan's awk <10>: Nextfile Statement. (line 47) +* Brian Kernighan's awk <11>: Delete. (line 51) +* Brian Kernighan's awk <12>: String Functions. (line 498) +* Brian Kernighan's awk <13>: Gory Details. (line 19) +* Brian Kernighan's awk <14>: I/O Functions. (line 43) * Brian Kernighan's awk, extensions: BTL. (line 6) * Brian Kernighan's awk, source code: Other Versions. (line 13) * Brini, Davide: Signature Program. (line 6) @@ -34625,7 +34629,7 @@ Index * dark corner, escape sequences, for metacharacters: Escape Sequences. (line 144) * dark corner, input files: awk split records. (line 117) -* dark corner, strings, storing: gawk split records. (line 82) +* dark corner, strings, storing: gawk split records. (line 86) * dark corner, NF variable, decrementing: Changing Fields. (line 107) * dark corner, ^, in FS: Regexp Field Splitting. (line 59) @@ -34853,7 +34857,7 @@ Index * differences in awk and gawk, RS/RT variables <1>: gawk split records. (line 58) * differences in awk and gawk, strings, storing: gawk split records. - (line 76) + (line 80) * differences in awk and gawk, single-character fields: Single Character Fields. (line 6) * differences in awk and gawk, RS/RT variables <2>: Multiple Line. @@ -36153,7 +36157,7 @@ Index * portability, backslash in escape sequences: Escape Sequences. (line 108) * portability, data files as single record: gawk split records. - (line 65) + (line 69) * portability, NF variable, decrementing: Changing Fields. (line 115) * portability, close() function and: Close Files And Pipes. (line 81) @@ -36397,7 +36401,7 @@ Index * records: Reading Files. (line 14) * records, splitting input into: Records. (line 6) * records, terminating: awk split records. (line 131) -* records, treating files as: gawk split records. (line 92) +* records, treating files as: gawk split records. (line 96) * records, multiline: Multiple Line. (line 6) * records, printing: Print. (line 22) * records <1>: Basic High Level. (line 62) @@ -36629,7 +36633,7 @@ Index (line 138) * sidebar, Using \n in Bracket Expressions of Dynamic Regexps: Computed Regexps. (line 58) -* sidebar, RS = "\0" Is Not Portable: gawk split records. (line 63) +* sidebar, RS = "\0" Is Not Portable: gawk split records. (line 67) * sidebar, Understanding $0: Changing Fields. (line 135) * sidebar, Changing FS Does Not Affect the Fields: Full Line Fields. (line 14) @@ -36674,7 +36678,7 @@ Index * single quote ('), vs. apostrophe: Comments. (line 27) * single quote ('), in shell commands: Quoting. (line 48) * single quote ('), with double quotes: Quoting. (line 73) -* single records, treating files as: gawk split records. (line 92) +* single records, treating files as: gawk split records. (line 96) * single-character fields: Single Character Fields. (line 6) * single-precision: Computer Arithmetic. (line 61) @@ -36867,7 +36871,7 @@ Index * traceback, display in debugger: Execution Stack. (line 13) * translate string: I18N Functions. (line 21) * translate.awk program: Translate Program. (line 55) -* treating files, as single records: gawk split records. (line 92) +* treating files, as single records: gawk split records. (line 96) * troubleshooting, typographical errors, global variables: Options. (line 103) * troubleshooting, --non-decimal-data option: Options. 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