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@@ -19169,8 +19169,8 @@ them, i.e., to tell @command{awk} what they should do.
@subsection Function Definition Syntax
@quotation
-It's entirely fair to say that the @command{awk} syntax for local
-variable definitions is appallingly awful.
+@i{It's entirely fair to say that the @command{awk} syntax for local
+variable definitions is appallingly awful.}
@author Brian Kernighan
@end quotation
@@ -27279,6 +27279,7 @@ using regular pipes.
@cindex @code{/inet6/@dots{}} special files (@command{gawk})
@cindex files, @code{/inet6/@dots{}} (@command{gawk})
@cindex @code{EMISTERED}
+@ifnotdocbook
@quotation
@code{EMISTERED}:@*
@ @ @ @ @i{A host is a host from coast to coast,@*
@@ -27286,6 +27287,17 @@ using regular pipes.
@ @ @ @ unless the host that isn't close@*
@ @ @ @ is busy hung or dead.}
@end quotation
+@end ifnotdocbook
+
+@docbook
+<blockquote>
+<literallayout class="normal"><literal>EMISTERED</literal>:
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<emphasis>A host is a host from coast to coast,</emphasis>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<emphasis>and no-one can talk to host that's close,</emphasis>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<emphasis>unless the host that isn't close</emphasis>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<emphasis>is busy hung or dead.</emphasis></literallayout>
+</blockquote>
+@end docbook
In addition to being able to open a two-way pipeline to a coprocess
on the same system
@@ -30217,7 +30229,7 @@ to follow.
@section Floating Point Arithmetic: Caveat Emptor!
@quotation
-Math class is tough!
+@i{Math class is tough!}
@author Teen Talk Barbie, July 1992
@end quotation
@@ -38019,11 +38031,24 @@ Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 08:11:48 -0700 (PDT)
@end ignore
@cindex Brennan, Michael
+@ifnotdocbook
@quotation
@i{It's kind of fun to put comments like this in your awk code.}@*
@ @ @ @ @ @ @code{// Do C++ comments work? answer: yes! of course}
@author Michael Brennan
@end quotation
+@end ifnotdocbook
+
+@docbook
+<blockquote><attribution>Michael Brennan</attribution>
+<literallayout>
+<emphasis>It's kind of fun to put comments like this in your awk code.</emphasis>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<literal>// Do C++ comments work? answer: yes! of course</literal>
+</literallayout>
+</blockquote>
+@end docbook
+
+
There are a number of other freely available @command{awk} implementations.
This @value{SECTION} briefly describes where to get them: