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@@ -7432,8 +7432,11 @@ File: gawk.info, Node: Using Variables, Next: Assignment Options, Up: Variabl
Variables let you give names to values and refer to them later.
Variables have already been used in many of the examples. The name of
a variable must be a sequence of letters, digits, or underscores, and
-it may not begin with a digit. Case is significant in variable names;
-`a' and `A' are distinct variables.
+it may not begin with a digit. Here, a "letter" is any one of the 52
+upper- and lowercase English letters. Other characters that may be
+defined as letters in non-English locales are not valid in variable
+names. Case is significant in variable names; `a' and `A' are distinct
+variables.
A variable name is a valid expression by itself; it represents the
variable's current value. Variables are given new values with
@@ -10302,8 +10305,11 @@ Options::), they are not special.
`PROCINFO["identifiers"]'
A subarray, indexed by the names of all identifiers used in
- the text of the AWK program. For each identifier, the value
- of the element is one of the following:
+ the text of the AWK program. An "identifier" is simply the
+ name of a variable (be it scalar or array), built-in
+ function, user-defined function, or extension function. For
+ each identifier, the value of the element is one of the
+ following:
`"array"'
The identifier is an array.
@@ -13318,9 +13324,10 @@ starting to execute any of it.
Here, NAME is the name of the function to define. A valid function
name is like a valid variable name: a sequence of letters, digits, and
-underscores that doesn't start with a digit. Within a single `awk'
-program, any particular name can only be used as a variable, array, or
-function.
+underscores that doesn't start with a digit. Here too, only the 52
+upper- and lowercase English letters may be used in a function name.
+Within a single `awk' program, any particular name can only be used as
+a variable, array, or function.
PARAMETER-LIST is an optional list of the function's arguments and
local variable names, separated by commas. When the function is called,
@@ -31777,7 +31784,7 @@ Index
* common extensions, \x escape sequence: Escape Sequences. (line 61)
* common extensions, BINMODE variable: PC Using. (line 33)
* common extensions, delete to delete entire arrays: Delete. (line 39)
-* common extensions, func keyword: Definition Syntax. (line 92)
+* common extensions, func keyword: Definition Syntax. (line 93)
* common extensions, length() applied to an array: String Functions.
(line 197)
* common extensions, RS as a regexp: gawk split records. (line 6)
@@ -31889,7 +31896,7 @@ Index
(line 46)
* dark corner, FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 98)
* dark corner, FILENAME variable: Getline Notes. (line 19)
-* dark corner, FNR/NR variables: Auto-set. (line 313)
+* dark corner, FNR/NR variables: Auto-set. (line 316)
* dark corner, format-control characters: Control Letters. (line 18)
* dark corner, FS as null string: Single Character Fields.
(line 20)
@@ -32113,7 +32120,7 @@ Index
(line 26)
* differences in awk and gawk, RS/RT variables: gawk split records.
(line 58)
-* differences in awk and gawk, RT variable: Auto-set. (line 269)
+* differences in awk and gawk, RT variable: Auto-set. (line 272)
* differences in awk and gawk, single-character fields: Single Character Fields.
(line 6)
* differences in awk and gawk, split() function: String Functions.
@@ -32121,7 +32128,7 @@ Index
* differences in awk and gawk, strings: Scalar Constants. (line 20)
* differences in awk and gawk, strings, storing: gawk split records.
(line 77)
-* differences in awk and gawk, SYMTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 273)
+* differences in awk and gawk, SYMTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 276)
* differences in awk and gawk, TEXTDOMAIN variable: User-modified.
(line 152)
* differences in awk and gawk, trunc-mod operation: Arithmetic Ops.
@@ -32277,7 +32284,7 @@ Index
(line 6)
* extension API version: Extension Versioning.
(line 6)
-* extension API, version number: Auto-set. (line 236)
+* extension API, version number: Auto-set. (line 239)
* extension example: Extension Example. (line 6)
* extension registration: Registration Functions.
(line 6)
@@ -32296,7 +32303,7 @@ Index
* extensions, common, BINMODE variable: PC Using. (line 33)
* extensions, common, delete to delete entire arrays: Delete. (line 39)
* extensions, common, fflush() function: I/O Functions. (line 43)
-* extensions, common, func keyword: Definition Syntax. (line 92)
+* extensions, common, func keyword: Definition Syntax. (line 93)
* extensions, common, length() applied to an array: String Functions.
(line 197)
* extensions, common, RS as a regexp: gawk split records. (line 6)
@@ -32429,7 +32436,7 @@ Index
(line 12)
* FNR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 107)
* FNR variable: Records. (line 6)
-* FNR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 313)
+* FNR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 316)
* for statement: For Statement. (line 6)
* for statement, looping over arrays: Scanning an Array. (line 20)
* fork() extension function: Extension Sample Fork.
@@ -32515,7 +32522,7 @@ Index
(line 6)
* functions, names of <1>: Definition Syntax. (line 23)
* functions, names of: Arrays. (line 18)
-* functions, recursive: Definition Syntax. (line 82)
+* functions, recursive: Definition Syntax. (line 83)
* functions, string-translation: I18N Functions. (line 6)
* functions, undefined: Pass By Value/Reference.
(line 71)
@@ -32530,7 +32537,7 @@ Index
* G-d: Acknowledgments. (line 92)
* Garfinkle, Scott: Contributors. (line 34)
* gawk program, dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 179)
-* gawk version: Auto-set. (line 211)
+* gawk version: Auto-set. (line 214)
* gawk, ARGIND variable in: Other Arguments. (line 12)
* gawk, awk and <1>: This Manual. (line 14)
* gawk, awk and: Preface. (line 21)
@@ -32607,14 +32614,14 @@ Index
* gawk, regular expressions, operators: GNU Regexp Operators.
(line 6)
* gawk, regular expressions, precedence: Regexp Operators. (line 161)
-* gawk, RT variable in <1>: Auto-set. (line 269)
+* gawk, RT variable in <1>: Auto-set. (line 272)
* gawk, RT variable in <2>: Multiple Line. (line 129)
* gawk, RT variable in: awk split records. (line 124)
* gawk, See Also awk: Preface. (line 34)
* gawk, source code, obtaining: Getting. (line 6)
* gawk, splitting fields and: Constant Size. (line 88)
* gawk, string-translation functions: I18N Functions. (line 6)
-* gawk, SYMTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 273)
+* gawk, SYMTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 276)
* gawk, TEXTDOMAIN variable in: User-modified. (line 152)
* gawk, timestamps: Time Functions. (line 6)
* gawk, uses for: Preface. (line 34)
@@ -32700,7 +32707,7 @@ Index
* Grigera, Juan: Contributors. (line 57)
* group database, reading: Group Functions. (line 6)
* group file: Group Functions. (line 6)
-* group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 184)
+* group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 187)
* groups, information about: Group Functions. (line 6)
* gsub <1>: String Functions. (line 139)
* gsub: Using Constant Regexps.
@@ -32994,7 +33001,7 @@ Index
* mawk utility <3>: Concatenation. (line 36)
* mawk utility <4>: Getline/Pipe. (line 62)
* mawk utility: Escape Sequences. (line 132)
-* maximum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 225)
+* maximum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 228)
* McIlroy, Doug: Glossary. (line 149)
* McPhee, Patrick: Contributors. (line 100)
* message object files: Explaining gettext. (line 42)
@@ -33007,7 +33014,7 @@ Index
* messages from extensions: Printing Messages. (line 6)
* metacharacters in regular expressions: Regexp Operators. (line 6)
* metacharacters, escape sequences for: Escape Sequences. (line 138)
-* minimum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 228)
+* minimum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 231)
* mktime: Time Functions. (line 25)
* modifiers, in format specifiers: Format Modifiers. (line 6)
* monetary information, localization: Explaining gettext. (line 104)
@@ -33069,7 +33076,7 @@ Index
* not Boolean-logic operator: Boolean Ops. (line 6)
* NR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 132)
* NR variable: Records. (line 6)
-* NR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 313)
+* NR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 316)
* null strings <1>: Basic Data Typing. (line 26)
* null strings <2>: Truth Values. (line 6)
* null strings <3>: Regexp Field Splitting.
@@ -33183,7 +33190,7 @@ Index
* p debugger command (alias for print): Viewing And Changing Data.
(line 36)
* Papadopoulos, Panos: Contributors. (line 128)
-* parent process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 193)
+* parent process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 196)
* parentheses (), in a profile: Profiling. (line 146)
* parentheses (), regexp operator: Regexp Operators. (line 81)
* password file: Passwd Functions. (line 16)
@@ -33239,7 +33246,7 @@ Index
(line 65)
* portability, deleting array elements: Delete. (line 56)
* portability, example programs: Library Functions. (line 42)
-* portability, functions, defining: Definition Syntax. (line 108)
+* portability, functions, defining: Definition Syntax. (line 109)
* portability, gawk: New Ports. (line 6)
* portability, gettext library and: Explaining gettext. (line 11)
* portability, internationalization and: I18N Portability. (line 6)
@@ -33285,7 +33292,7 @@ Index
(line 40)
* POSIX awk, field separators and: Fields. (line 6)
* POSIX awk, FS variable and: User-modified. (line 60)
-* POSIX awk, function keyword in: Definition Syntax. (line 92)
+* POSIX awk, function keyword in: Definition Syntax. (line 93)
* POSIX awk, functions and, gsub()/sub(): Gory Details. (line 90)
* POSIX awk, functions and, length(): String Functions. (line 176)
* POSIX awk, GNU long options and: Options. (line 15)
@@ -33346,8 +33353,8 @@ Index
* printing, unduplicated lines of text: Uniq Program. (line 6)
* printing, user information: Id Program. (line 6)
* private variables: Library Names. (line 11)
-* process group idIDof gawk process: Auto-set. (line 187)
-* process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 190)
+* process group idIDof gawk process: Auto-set. (line 190)
+* process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 193)
* processes, two-way communications with: Two-way I/O. (line 6)
* processing data: Basic High Level. (line 6)
* PROCINFO array <1>: Passwd Functions. (line 6)
@@ -33358,7 +33365,7 @@ Index
* PROCINFO array, and user and group ID numbers: Id Program. (line 15)
* PROCINFO array, testing the field splitting: Passwd Functions.
(line 161)
-* PROCINFO array, uses: Auto-set. (line 246)
+* PROCINFO array, uses: Auto-set. (line 249)
* PROCINFO, values of sorted_in: Controlling Scanning.
(line 26)
* profiling awk programs: Profiling. (line 6)
@@ -33374,7 +33381,7 @@ Index
* programming conventions, functions, calling: Calling Built-in.
(line 10)
* programming conventions, functions, writing: Definition Syntax.
- (line 64)
+ (line 65)
* programming conventions, gawk extensions: Internal File Ops.
(line 45)
* programming conventions, private variable names: Library Names.
@@ -33444,7 +33451,7 @@ Index
* records, splitting input into: Records. (line 6)
* records, terminating: awk split records. (line 124)
* records, treating files as: gawk split records. (line 92)
-* recursive functions: Definition Syntax. (line 82)
+* recursive functions: Definition Syntax. (line 83)
* redirect gawk output, in debugger: Debugger Info. (line 72)
* redirection of input: Getline/File. (line 6)
* redirection of output: Redirection. (line 6)
@@ -33522,7 +33529,7 @@ Index
* right shift: Bitwise Functions. (line 52)
* right shift, bitwise: Bitwise Functions. (line 32)
* Ritchie, Dennis: Basic Data Typing. (line 54)
-* RLENGTH variable: Auto-set. (line 256)
+* RLENGTH variable: Auto-set. (line 259)
* RLENGTH variable, match() function and: String Functions. (line 224)
* Robbins, Arnold <1>: Future Extensions. (line 6)
* Robbins, Arnold <2>: Bugs. (line 32)
@@ -33548,9 +33555,9 @@ Index
* RS variable: awk split records. (line 12)
* RS variable, multiline records and: Multiple Line. (line 17)
* rshift: Bitwise Functions. (line 52)
-* RSTART variable: Auto-set. (line 262)
+* RSTART variable: Auto-set. (line 265)
* RSTART variable, match() function and: String Functions. (line 224)
-* RT variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 269)
+* RT variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 272)
* RT variable <2>: Multiple Line. (line 129)
* RT variable: awk split records. (line 124)
* Rubin, Paul <1>: Contributors. (line 15)
@@ -33570,7 +33577,7 @@ Index
* scanning arrays: Scanning an Array. (line 6)
* scanning multidimensional arrays: Multiscanning. (line 11)
* Schorr, Andrew <1>: Contributors. (line 133)
-* Schorr, Andrew <2>: Auto-set. (line 296)
+* Schorr, Andrew <2>: Auto-set. (line 299)
* Schorr, Andrew: Acknowledgments. (line 60)
* Schreiber, Bert: Acknowledgments. (line 38)
* Schreiber, Rita: Acknowledgments. (line 38)
@@ -33614,7 +33621,7 @@ Index
* set directory of message catalogs: I18N Functions. (line 12)
* set watchpoint: Viewing And Changing Data.
(line 67)
-* shadowing of variable values: Definition Syntax. (line 70)
+* shadowing of variable values: Definition Syntax. (line 71)
* shell quoting, rules for: Quoting. (line 6)
* shells, piping commands into: Redirection. (line 142)
* shells, quoting: Using Shell Variables.
@@ -33654,7 +33661,7 @@ Index
(line 118)
* sidebar, Changing FS Does Not Affect the Fields: Field Splitting Summary.
(line 38)
-* sidebar, Changing NR and FNR: Auto-set. (line 311)
+* sidebar, Changing NR and FNR: Auto-set. (line 314)
* sidebar, Controlling Output Buffering with system(): I/O Functions.
(line 138)
* sidebar, Escape Sequences for Metacharacters: Escape Sequences.
@@ -33817,9 +33824,9 @@ Index
* substr: String Functions. (line 479)
* substring: String Functions. (line 479)
* Sumner, Andrew: Other Versions. (line 64)
-* supplementary groups of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 241)
+* supplementary groups of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 244)
* switch statement: Switch Statement. (line 6)
-* SYMTAB array: Auto-set. (line 273)
+* SYMTAB array: Auto-set. (line 276)
* syntactic ambiguity: /= operator vs. /=.../ regexp constant: Assignment Ops.
(line 148)
* system: I/O Functions. (line 75)
@@ -33972,7 +33979,7 @@ Index
* variables: Other Features. (line 6)
* variables, assigning on command line: Assignment Options. (line 6)
* variables, built-in <1>: Built-in Variables. (line 6)
-* variables, built-in: Using Variables. (line 20)
+* variables, built-in: Using Variables. (line 23)
* variables, built-in, -v option, setting with: Options. (line 40)
* variables, built-in, conveying information: Auto-set. (line 6)
* variables, flag: Boolean Ops. (line 67)
@@ -33985,22 +33992,22 @@ Index
* variables, getline command into, using: Getline/Variable. (line 6)
* variables, global, for library functions: Library Names. (line 11)
* variables, global, printing list of: Options. (line 93)
-* variables, initializing: Using Variables. (line 20)
+* variables, initializing: Using Variables. (line 23)
* variables, local to a function: Variable Scope. (line 6)
* variables, names of: Arrays. (line 18)
* variables, private: Library Names. (line 11)
* variables, setting: Options. (line 32)
-* variables, shadowing: Definition Syntax. (line 70)
+* variables, shadowing: Definition Syntax. (line 71)
* variables, types of: Assignment Ops. (line 40)
* variables, types of, comparison expressions and: Typing and Comparison.
(line 9)
* variables, uninitialized, as array subscripts: Uninitialized Subscripts.
(line 6)
* variables, user-defined: Variables. (line 6)
-* version of gawk: Auto-set. (line 211)
-* version of gawk extension API: Auto-set. (line 236)
-* version of GNU MP library: Auto-set. (line 222)
-* version of GNU MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 218)
+* version of gawk: Auto-set. (line 214)
+* version of gawk extension API: Auto-set. (line 239)
+* version of GNU MP library: Auto-set. (line 225)
+* version of GNU MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 221)
* vertical bar (|): Regexp Operators. (line 70)
* vertical bar (|), | operator (I/O) <1>: Precedence. (line 65)
* vertical bar (|), | operator (I/O): Getline/Pipe. (line 9)
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Node: Using Constant Regexps319141
Node: Variables322213
Node: Using Variables322868
-Node: Assignment Options324592
-Node: Conversion326467
-Node: Strings And Numbers326991
-Ref: Strings And Numbers-Footnote-1330053
-Node: Locale influences conversions330162
-Ref: table-locale-affects332879
-Node: All Operators333467
-Node: Arithmetic Ops334097
-Node: Concatenation336602
-Ref: Concatenation-Footnote-1339421
-Node: Assignment Ops339527
-Ref: table-assign-ops344510
-Node: Increment Ops345813
-Node: Truth Values and Conditions349251
-Node: Truth Values350334
-Node: Typing and Comparison351383
-Node: Variable Typing352176
-Node: Comparison Operators355828
-Ref: table-relational-ops356238
-Node: POSIX String Comparison359788
-Ref: POSIX String Comparison-Footnote-1360872
-Node: Boolean Ops361010
-Ref: Boolean Ops-Footnote-1365349
-Node: Conditional Exp365440
-Node: Function Calls367167
-Node: Precedence371047
-Node: Locales374716
-Node: Expressions Summary376347
-Node: Patterns and Actions378888
-Node: Pattern Overview380004
-Node: Regexp Patterns381681
-Node: Expression Patterns382224
-Node: Ranges386004
-Node: BEGIN/END389110
-Node: Using BEGIN/END389872
-Ref: Using BEGIN/END-Footnote-1392608
-Node: I/O And BEGIN/END392714
-Node: BEGINFILE/ENDFILE394985
-Node: Empty397916
-Node: Using Shell Variables398233
-Node: Action Overview400516
-Node: Statements402843
-Node: If Statement404691
-Node: While Statement406189
-Node: Do Statement408233
-Node: For Statement409389
-Node: Switch Statement412541
-Node: Break Statement414929
-Node: Continue Statement416970
-Node: Next Statement418795
-Node: Nextfile Statement421165
-Node: Exit Statement423822
-Node: Built-in Variables426226
-Node: User-modified427353
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-Node: Auto-set435104
-Ref: Auto-set-Footnote-1448123
-Ref: Auto-set-Footnote-2448328
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-Node: Pattern Action Summary452288
-Node: Arrays454511
-Node: Array Basics456060
-Node: Array Intro456886
-Ref: figure-array-elements458859
-Ref: Array Intro-Footnote-1461383
-Node: Reference to Elements461511
-Node: Assigning Elements463961
-Node: Array Example464452
-Node: Scanning an Array466184
-Node: Controlling Scanning469185
-Ref: Controlling Scanning-Footnote-1474358
-Node: Delete474674
-Ref: Delete-Footnote-1477425
-Node: Numeric Array Subscripts477482
-Node: Uninitialized Subscripts479665
-Node: Multidimensional481292
-Node: Multiscanning484405
-Node: Arrays of Arrays485994
-Node: Arrays Summary490657
-Node: Functions492762
-Node: Built-in493635
-Node: Calling Built-in494713
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-Ref: Numeric Functions-Footnote-2501894
-Ref: Numeric Functions-Footnote-3501942
-Node: String Functions502211
-Ref: String Functions-Footnote-1525208
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-Ref: Time Functions-Footnote-3551143
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-Node: I18N Functions557992
-Node: User-defined559637
-Node: Definition Syntax560441
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-Node: Dynamic Typing579440
-Node: Indirect Calls580369
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-Node: Functions Summary590213
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