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-rw-r--r--doc/gawk.texi26
-rw-r--r--doc/gawktexi.in26
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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 8da64d31..00f83725 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
2013-12-26 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
* gawktexi.in: More minor additions / fixes.
- (Bugs): Add John Malmberg for VMS.
+ (Bugs): Add John Malmberg for VMS. Other minor edits.
2013-12-25 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@
* gawktexi.in (FN, FFN, DF,DDF, PVERSION, CTL): Remove macros.
They have no alternate versions and are just in the way.
+2013-08-15 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+ * gawk.1: Document that ENVIRON updates affect the environment.
+ * gawktexi.in: Ditto.
+
2013-06-27 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
* texinfo.tex: Update from Karl, fixes a formating problem.
diff --git a/doc/gawk.1 b/doc/gawk.1
index c7646557..e3275e87 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.1
+++ b/doc/gawk.1
@@ -917,11 +917,17 @@ An array containing the values of the current environment.
The array is indexed by the environment variables, each element being
the value of that variable (e.g., \fBENVIRON["HOME"]\fP might be
\fB"/home/arnold"\fR).
-Changing this array does not affect the environment seen by programs which
+.sp
+In POSIX mode,
+changing this array does not affect the environment seen by programs which
.I gawk
spawns via redirection or the
.B system()
function.
+Otherwise,
+.I gawk
+updates its real environment so that programs it spawns see
+the changes.
.TP
.B ERRNO
If a system error occurs either doing a redirection for
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 0fb3d400..af2643b7 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -10128,10 +10128,18 @@ Options::), they are not special.
An associative array containing the values of the environment.
The array indices are the environment variable names; the elements
are the values of the particular environment variables. For
- example, `ENVIRON["HOME"]' might be `"/home/arnold"'. Changing
- this array does not affect the environment passed on to any
- programs that `awk' may spawn via redirection or the `system()'
- function. (In a future version of `gawk', it may do so.)
+ example, `ENVIRON["HOME"]' might be `/home/arnold'.
+
+ For POSIX `awk', changing this array does not affect the
+ environment passed on to any programs that `awk' may spawn via
+ redirection or the `system()' function.
+
+ However, beginning with version 4.2, if not in POSIX compatibility
+ mode, `gawk' does update its own environment when `ENVIRON' is
+ changed, thus changing the environment seen by programs that it
+ creates. You should therefore be especially careful if you modify
+ `ENVIRON["PATH"]"', which is the search path for finding
+ executable programs.
Some operating systems may not have environment variables. On
such systems, the `ENVIRON' array is empty (except for
@@ -31713,9 +31721,9 @@ Index
* dark corner, exit statement: Exit Statement. (line 30)
* dark corner, field separators: Field Splitting Summary.
(line 46)
-* dark corner, FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 90)
+* 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 301)
+* dark corner, FNR/NR variables: Auto-set. (line 309)
* dark corner, format-control characters: Control Letters. (line 18)
* dark corner, FS as null string: Single Character Fields.
(line 20)
@@ -31899,12 +31907,12 @@ Index
(line 81)
* differences in awk and gawk, command line directories: Command line directories.
(line 6)
-* differences in awk and gawk, ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 74)
+* differences in awk and gawk, ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 82)
* differences in awk and gawk, error messages: Special FD. (line 16)
* differences in awk and gawk, FIELDWIDTHS variable: User-modified.
(line 37)
* differences in awk and gawk, FPAT variable: User-modified. (line 43)
-* differences in awk and gawk, FUNCTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 115)
+* differences in awk and gawk, FUNCTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 123)
* differences in awk and gawk, function arguments (gawk): Calling Built-in.
(line 16)
* differences in awk and gawk, getline command: Getline. (line 19)
@@ -31927,7 +31935,7 @@ Index
(line 260)
* differences in awk and gawk, print/printf statements: Format Modifiers.
(line 13)
-* differences in awk and gawk, PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 128)
+* differences in awk and gawk, PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 136)
* differences in awk and gawk, read timeouts: Read Timeout. (line 6)
* differences in awk and gawk, record separators: awk split records.
(line 124)
@@ -31937,7 +31945,7 @@ 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 257)
+* differences in awk and gawk, RT variable: Auto-set. (line 265)
* differences in awk and gawk, single-character fields: Single Character Fields.
(line 6)
* differences in awk and gawk, split() function: String Functions.
@@ -31945,7 +31953,7 @@ 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 261)
+* differences in awk and gawk, SYMTAB variable: Auto-set. (line 269)
* differences in awk and gawk, TEXTDOMAIN variable: User-modified.
(line 152)
* differences in awk and gawk, trunc-mod operation: Arithmetic Ops.
@@ -31985,8 +31993,8 @@ Index
* dynamically loaded extensions: Dynamic Extensions. (line 6)
* e debugger command (alias for enable): Breakpoint Control. (line 73)
* EBCDIC: Ordinal Functions. (line 45)
-* effective group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 133)
-* effective user ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 137)
+* effective group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 141)
+* effective user ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 145)
* egrep utility <1>: Egrep Program. (line 6)
* egrep utility: Bracket Expressions. (line 24)
* egrep.awk program: Egrep Program. (line 54)
@@ -32042,13 +32050,13 @@ Index
(line 11)
* EREs (Extended Regular Expressions): Bracket Expressions. (line 24)
* ERRNO variable <1>: TCP/IP Networking. (line 54)
-* ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 74)
+* ERRNO variable: Auto-set. (line 82)
* ERRNO variable, with BEGINFILE pattern: BEGINFILE/ENDFILE. (line 26)
* ERRNO variable, with close() function: Close Files And Pipes.
(line 139)
* ERRNO variable, with getline command: Getline. (line 19)
* error handling: Special FD. (line 16)
-* error handling, ERRNO variable and: Auto-set. (line 74)
+* error handling, ERRNO variable and: Auto-set. (line 82)
* error output: Special FD. (line 6)
* escape processing, gsub()/gensub()/sub() functions: Gory Details.
(line 6)
@@ -32102,7 +32110,7 @@ Index
(line 6)
* extension API version: Extension Versioning.
(line 6)
-* extension API, version number: Auto-set. (line 224)
+* extension API, version number: Auto-set. (line 232)
* extension example: Extension Example. (line 6)
* extension registration: Registration Functions.
(line 6)
@@ -32181,7 +32189,7 @@ Index
* file names, distinguishing: Auto-set. (line 56)
* file names, in compatibility mode: Special Caveats. (line 9)
* file names, standard streams in gawk: Special FD. (line 46)
-* FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 90)
+* FILENAME variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 98)
* FILENAME variable: Reading Files. (line 6)
* FILENAME variable, getline, setting with: Getline Notes. (line 19)
* filenames, assignments as: Ignoring Assigns. (line 6)
@@ -32249,9 +32257,9 @@ Index
* flush buffered output: I/O Functions. (line 28)
* fnmatch() extension function: Extension Sample Fnmatch.
(line 12)
-* FNR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 99)
+* FNR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 107)
* FNR variable: Records. (line 6)
-* FNR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 301)
+* FNR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 309)
* for statement: For Statement. (line 6)
* for statement, looping over arrays: Scanning an Array. (line 20)
* fork() extension function: Extension Sample Fork.
@@ -32301,7 +32309,7 @@ Index
* FSF (Free Software Foundation): Manual History. (line 6)
* fts() extension function: Extension Sample File Functions.
(line 61)
-* FUNCTAB array: Auto-set. (line 115)
+* FUNCTAB array: Auto-set. (line 123)
* function calls: Function Calls. (line 6)
* function calls, indirect: Indirect Calls. (line 6)
* function definition example: Function Example. (line 6)
@@ -32351,7 +32359,7 @@ Index
* G-d: Acknowledgments. (line 78)
* Garfinkle, Scott: Contributors. (line 34)
* gawk program, dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 179)
-* gawk version: Auto-set. (line 199)
+* gawk version: Auto-set. (line 207)
* gawk, ARGIND variable in: Other Arguments. (line 12)
* gawk, awk and <1>: This Manual. (line 14)
* gawk, awk and: Preface. (line 23)
@@ -32372,7 +32380,7 @@ Index
* gawk, distribution: Distribution contents.
(line 6)
* gawk, ERRNO variable in <1>: TCP/IP Networking. (line 54)
-* gawk, ERRNO variable in <2>: Auto-set. (line 74)
+* gawk, ERRNO variable in <2>: Auto-set. (line 82)
* gawk, ERRNO variable in <3>: BEGINFILE/ENDFILE. (line 26)
* gawk, ERRNO variable in <4>: Close Files And Pipes.
(line 139)
@@ -32389,7 +32397,7 @@ Index
* gawk, FPAT variable in <1>: User-modified. (line 43)
* gawk, FPAT variable in: Splitting By Content.
(line 27)
-* gawk, FUNCTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 115)
+* gawk, FUNCTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 123)
* gawk, function arguments and: Calling Built-in. (line 16)
* gawk, hexadecimal numbers and: Nondecimal-numbers. (line 42)
* gawk, IGNORECASE variable in <1>: Array Sorting Functions.
@@ -32420,7 +32428,7 @@ Index
* gawk, OS/2 version of: PC Using. (line 16)
* gawk, PROCINFO array in <1>: Two-way I/O. (line 117)
* gawk, PROCINFO array in <2>: Time Functions. (line 47)
-* gawk, PROCINFO array in: Auto-set. (line 128)
+* gawk, PROCINFO array in: Auto-set. (line 136)
* gawk, regexp constants and: Using Constant Regexps.
(line 28)
* gawk, regular expressions, case sensitivity: Case-sensitivity.
@@ -32428,14 +32436,14 @@ Index
* gawk, regular expressions, operators: GNU Regexp Operators.
(line 6)
* gawk, regular expressions, precedence: Regexp Operators. (line 162)
-* gawk, RT variable in <1>: Auto-set. (line 257)
+* gawk, RT variable in <1>: Auto-set. (line 265)
* gawk, RT variable in <2>: Multiple Line. (line 129)
* gawk, RT variable in: awk split records. (line 124)
* gawk, See Also awk: Preface. (line 36)
* 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 261)
+* gawk, SYMTAB array in: Auto-set. (line 269)
* gawk, TEXTDOMAIN variable in: User-modified. (line 152)
* gawk, timestamps: Time Functions. (line 6)
* gawk, uses for: Preface. (line 36)
@@ -32521,7 +32529,7 @@ 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 172)
+* group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 180)
* groups, information about: Group Functions. (line 6)
* gsub <1>: String Functions. (line 139)
* gsub: Using Constant Regexps.
@@ -32812,7 +32820,7 @@ Index
* mawk utility <3>: Concatenation. (line 36)
* mawk utility <4>: Getline/Pipe. (line 62)
* mawk utility: Escape Sequences. (line 124)
-* maximum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 213)
+* maximum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 221)
* McIlroy, Doug: Glossary. (line 149)
* McPhee, Patrick: Contributors. (line 100)
* message object files: Explaining gettext. (line 42)
@@ -32825,7 +32833,7 @@ Index
* messages from extensions: Printing Messages. (line 6)
* metacharacters in regular expressions: Regexp Operators. (line 6)
* metacharacters, escape sequences for: Escape Sequences. (line 130)
-* minimum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 216)
+* minimum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 224)
* mktime: Time Functions. (line 25)
* modifiers, in format specifiers: Format Modifiers. (line 6)
* monetary information, localization: Explaining gettext. (line 104)
@@ -32877,7 +32885,7 @@ Index
(line 47)
* nexti debugger command: Debugger Execution Control.
(line 49)
-* NF variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 104)
+* NF variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 112)
* NF variable: Fields. (line 33)
* NF variable, decrementing: Changing Fields. (line 107)
* ni debugger command (alias for nexti): Debugger Execution Control.
@@ -32886,9 +32894,9 @@ Index
* non-existent array elements: Reference to Elements.
(line 23)
* not Boolean-logic operator: Boolean Ops. (line 6)
-* NR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 123)
+* NR variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 131)
* NR variable: Records. (line 6)
-* NR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 301)
+* NR variable, changing: Auto-set. (line 309)
* null strings <1>: Basic Data Typing. (line 26)
* null strings <2>: Truth Values. (line 6)
* null strings <3>: Regexp Field Splitting.
@@ -33002,7 +33010,7 @@ Index
* p debugger command (alias for print): Viewing And Changing Data.
(line 36)
* Papadopoulos, Panos: Contributors. (line 129)
-* parent process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 181)
+* parent process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 189)
* parentheses (), in a profile: Profiling. (line 146)
* parentheses (), regexp operator: Regexp Operators. (line 80)
* password file: Passwd Functions. (line 16)
@@ -33165,24 +33173,24 @@ 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 175)
-* process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 178)
+* process group idIDof gawk process: Auto-set. (line 183)
+* process ID of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 186)
* processes, two-way communications with: Two-way I/O. (line 23)
* processing data: Basic High Level. (line 6)
* PROCINFO array <1>: Passwd Functions. (line 6)
* PROCINFO array <2>: Time Functions. (line 47)
-* PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 128)
+* PROCINFO array: Auto-set. (line 136)
* PROCINFO array, and communications via ptys: Two-way I/O. (line 117)
* PROCINFO array, and group membership: Group Functions. (line 6)
* 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 234)
+* PROCINFO array, uses: Auto-set. (line 242)
* PROCINFO, values of sorted_in: Controlling Scanning.
(line 26)
* profiling awk programs: Profiling. (line 6)
* profiling awk programs, dynamically: Profiling. (line 179)
-* program identifiers: Auto-set. (line 146)
+* program identifiers: Auto-set. (line 154)
* program, definition of: Getting Started. (line 21)
* programmers, attractiveness of: Two-way I/O. (line 6)
* programming conventions, --non-decimal-data option: Nondecimal Data.
@@ -33342,7 +33350,7 @@ 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 244)
+* RLENGTH variable: Auto-set. (line 252)
* RLENGTH variable, match() function and: String Functions. (line 224)
* Robbins, Arnold <1>: Future Extensions. (line 6)
* Robbins, Arnold <2>: Bugs. (line 32)
@@ -33368,9 +33376,9 @@ 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 250)
+* RSTART variable: Auto-set. (line 258)
* RSTART variable, match() function and: String Functions. (line 224)
-* RT variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 257)
+* RT variable <1>: Auto-set. (line 265)
* RT variable <2>: Multiple Line. (line 129)
* RT variable: awk split records. (line 124)
* Rubin, Paul <1>: Contributors. (line 15)
@@ -33390,7 +33398,7 @@ Index
* scanning arrays: Scanning an Array. (line 6)
* scanning multidimensional arrays: Multiscanning. (line 11)
* Schorr, Andrew <1>: Contributors. (line 134)
-* Schorr, Andrew <2>: Auto-set. (line 284)
+* Schorr, Andrew <2>: Auto-set. (line 292)
* Schorr, Andrew: Acknowledgments. (line 60)
* Schreiber, Bert: Acknowledgments. (line 38)
* Schreiber, Rita: Acknowledgments. (line 38)
@@ -33475,7 +33483,7 @@ Index
(line 110)
* sidebar, Changing FS Does Not Affect the Fields: Field Splitting Summary.
(line 38)
-* sidebar, Changing NR and FNR: Auto-set. (line 299)
+* sidebar, Changing NR and FNR: Auto-set. (line 307)
* sidebar, Controlling Output Buffering with system(): I/O Functions.
(line 138)
* sidebar, Escape Sequences for Metacharacters: Escape Sequences.
@@ -33636,9 +33644,9 @@ 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 229)
+* supplementary groups of gawk process: Auto-set. (line 237)
* switch statement: Switch Statement. (line 6)
-* SYMTAB array: Auto-set. (line 261)
+* SYMTAB array: Auto-set. (line 269)
* syntactic ambiguity: /= operator vs. /=.../ regexp constant: Assignment Ops.
(line 148)
* system: I/O Functions. (line 75)
@@ -33816,10 +33824,10 @@ Index
* variables, uninitialized, as array subscripts: Uninitialized Subscripts.
(line 6)
* variables, user-defined: Variables. (line 6)
-* version of gawk: Auto-set. (line 199)
-* version of gawk extension API: Auto-set. (line 224)
-* version of GNU MP library: Auto-set. (line 210)
-* version of GNU MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 206)
+* version of gawk: Auto-set. (line 207)
+* version of gawk extension API: Auto-set. (line 232)
+* version of GNU MP library: Auto-set. (line 218)
+* version of GNU MPFR library: Auto-set. (line 214)
* vertical bar (|): Regexp Operators. (line 70)
* vertical bar (|), | operator (I/O) <1>: Precedence. (line 65)
* vertical bar (|), | operator (I/O): Getline/Pipe. (line 9)
@@ -34105,351 +34113,351 @@ Node: Built-in Variables422572
Node: User-modified423699
Ref: User-modified-Footnote-1431388
Node: Auto-set431450
-Ref: Auto-set-Footnote-1444032
-Ref: Auto-set-Footnote-2444237
-Node: ARGC and ARGV444293
-Node: Pattern Action Summary448147
-Node: Arrays450370
-Node: Array Basics451919
-Node: Array Intro452745
-Ref: figure-array-elements454718
-Node: Reference to Elements457125
-Node: Assigning Elements459398
-Node: Array Example459889
-Node: Scanning an Array461621
-Node: Controlling Scanning464636
-Ref: Controlling Scanning-Footnote-1469809
-Node: Delete470125
-Ref: Delete-Footnote-1472890
-Node: Numeric Array Subscripts472947
-Node: Uninitialized Subscripts475130
-Node: Multidimensional476755
-Node: Multiscanning479848
-Node: Arrays of Arrays481437
-Node: Arrays Summary486100
-Node: Functions488205
-Node: Built-in489078
-Node: Calling Built-in490156
-Node: Numeric Functions492144
-Ref: Numeric Functions-Footnote-1495978
-Ref: Numeric Functions-Footnote-2496335
-Ref: Numeric Functions-Footnote-3496383
-Node: String Functions496652
-Ref: String Functions-Footnote-1519663
-Ref: String Functions-Footnote-2519792
-Ref: String Functions-Footnote-3520040
-Node: Gory Details520127
-Ref: table-sub-escapes521796
-Ref: table-sub-posix-92523150
-Ref: table-sub-proposed524501
-Ref: table-posix-sub525855
-Ref: table-gensub-escapes527400
-Ref: Gory Details-Footnote-1528576
-Ref: Gory Details-Footnote-2528627
-Node: I/O Functions528778
-Ref: I/O Functions-Footnote-1535901
-Node: Time Functions536048
-Ref: Time Functions-Footnote-1546512
-Ref: Time Functions-Footnote-2546580
-Ref: Time Functions-Footnote-3546738
-Ref: Time Functions-Footnote-4546849
-Ref: Time Functions-Footnote-5546961
-Ref: Time Functions-Footnote-6547188
-Node: Bitwise Functions547454
-Ref: table-bitwise-ops548016
-Ref: Bitwise Functions-Footnote-1552261
-Node: Type Functions552445
-Node: I18N Functions553587
-Node: User-defined555232
-Node: Definition Syntax556036
-Ref: Definition Syntax-Footnote-1560961
-Node: Function Example561030
-Ref: Function Example-Footnote-1563674
-Node: Function Caveats563696
-Node: Calling A Function564214
-Node: Variable Scope565169
-Node: Pass By Value/Reference568157
-Node: Return Statement571665
-Node: Dynamic Typing574649
-Node: Indirect Calls575578
-Node: Functions Summary585291
-Node: Library Functions587830
-Ref: Library Functions-Footnote-1591448
-Ref: Library Functions-Footnote-2591591
-Node: Library Names591762
-Ref: Library Names-Footnote-1595235
-Ref: Library Names-Footnote-2595455
-Node: General Functions595541
-Node: Strtonum Function596569
-Node: Assert Function599349
-Node: Round Function602675
-Node: Cliff Random Function604216
-Node: Ordinal Functions605232
-Ref: Ordinal Functions-Footnote-1608309
-Ref: Ordinal Functions-Footnote-2608561
-Node: Join Function608772
-Ref: Join Function-Footnote-1610543
-Node: Getlocaltime Function610743
-Node: Readfile Function614479
-Node: Data File Management616318
-Node: Filetrans Function616950
-Node: Rewind Function621019
-Node: File Checking622406
-Ref: File Checking-Footnote-1623538
-Node: Empty Files623739
-Node: Ignoring Assigns625718
-Node: Getopt Function627272
-Ref: Getopt Function-Footnote-1638575
-Node: Passwd Functions638778
-Ref: Passwd Functions-Footnote-1647757
-Node: Group Functions647845
-Ref: Group Functions-Footnote-1655786
-Node: Walking Arrays655999
-Node: Library Functions Summary657602
-Node: Library exercises658990
-Node: Sample Programs660270
-Node: Running Examples661040
-Node: Clones661768
-Node: Cut Program662992
-Node: Egrep Program672860
-Ref: Egrep Program-Footnote-1680831
-Node: Id Program680941
-Node: Split Program684605
-Ref: Split Program-Footnote-1688143
-Node: Tee Program688271
-Node: Uniq Program691078
-Node: Wc Program698508
-Ref: Wc Program-Footnote-1702773
-Node: Miscellaneous Programs702865
-Node: Dupword Program704078
-Node: Alarm Program706109
-Node: Translate Program710923
-Ref: Translate Program-Footnote-1715314
-Ref: Translate Program-Footnote-2715584
-Node: Labels Program715718
-Ref: Labels Program-Footnote-1719089
-Node: Word Sorting719173
-Node: History Sorting723216
-Node: Extract Program725052
-Node: Simple Sed732588
-Node: Igawk Program735650
-Ref: Igawk Program-Footnote-1749961
-Ref: Igawk Program-Footnote-2750162
-Node: Anagram Program750300
-Node: Signature Program753368
-Node: Programs Summary754615
-Node: Programs Exercises755830
-Node: Advanced Features759481
-Node: Nondecimal Data761429
-Node: Array Sorting763006
-Node: Controlling Array Traversal763703
-Node: Array Sorting Functions771983
-Ref: Array Sorting Functions-Footnote-1775890
-Node: Two-way I/O776084
-Ref: Two-way I/O-Footnote-1781600
-Node: TCP/IP Networking781682
-Node: Profiling784526
-Node: Advanced Features Summary792068
-Node: Internationalization793932
-Node: I18N and L10N795412
-Node: Explaining gettext796098
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 8705b9e0..70fdacb4 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -14447,10 +14447,18 @@ next file is opened.
An associative array containing the values of the environment. The array
indices are the environment variable names; the elements are the values of
the particular environment variables. For example,
-@code{ENVIRON["HOME"]} might be @code{"/home/arnold"}. Changing this array
-does not affect the environment passed on to any programs that
-@command{awk} may spawn via redirection or the @code{system()} function.
-(In a future version of @command{gawk}, it may do so.)
+@code{ENVIRON["HOME"]} might be @code{/home/arnold}.
+
+For POSIX @command{awk}, changing this array does not affect the
+environment passed on to any programs that @command{awk} may spawn via
+redirection or the @code{system()} function.
+
+However, beginning with version 4.2, if not in POSIX
+compatibility mode, @command{gawk} does update its own environment when
+@code{ENVIRON} is changed, thus changing the environment seen by programs
+that it creates. You should therefore be especially careful if you
+modify @code{ENVIRON["PATH"]"}, which is the search path for finding
+executable programs.
Some operating systems may not have environment variables.
On such systems, the @code{ENVIRON} array is empty (except for
@@ -37622,9 +37630,10 @@ mail at the Internet address noted previously.
If you find bugs in one of the non-Unix ports of @command{gawk}, please send
an electronic mail message to the person who maintains that port. They
-are named in the following list, as well as in the @file{README} file in the @command{gawk}
-distribution. Information in the @file{README} file should be considered
-authoritative if it conflicts with this @value{DOCUMENT}.
+are named in the following list, as well as in the @file{README} file
+in the @command{gawk} distribution. Information in the @file{README}
+file should be considered authoritative if it conflicts with this
+@value{DOCUMENT}.
The people maintaining the non-Unix ports of @command{gawk} are
as follows:
@@ -37652,7 +37661,8 @@ John Malmberg, @EMAIL{wb8tyw@@qsl.net,wb8tyw at qsl.net}.
@end multitable
If your bug is also reproducible under Unix, please send a copy of your
-report to the @EMAIL{bug-gawk@@gnu.org,bug-gawk at gnu dot org} email list as well.
+report to the @EMAIL{bug-gawk@@gnu.org,bug-gawk at gnu dot org} email
+list as well.
@c ENDOFRANGE dbugg
@c ENDOFRANGE tblgawb
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index 8678988a..0ecd573d 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -13827,10 +13827,18 @@ next file is opened.
An associative array containing the values of the environment. The array
indices are the environment variable names; the elements are the values of
the particular environment variables. For example,
-@code{ENVIRON["HOME"]} might be @code{"/home/arnold"}. Changing this array
-does not affect the environment passed on to any programs that
-@command{awk} may spawn via redirection or the @code{system()} function.
-(In a future version of @command{gawk}, it may do so.)
+@code{ENVIRON["HOME"]} might be @code{/home/arnold}.
+
+For POSIX @command{awk}, changing this array does not affect the
+environment passed on to any programs that @command{awk} may spawn via
+redirection or the @code{system()} function.
+
+However, beginning with version 4.2, if not in POSIX
+compatibility mode, @command{gawk} does update its own environment when
+@code{ENVIRON} is changed, thus changing the environment seen by programs
+that it creates. You should therefore be especially careful if you
+modify @code{ENVIRON["PATH"]"}, which is the search path for finding
+executable programs.
Some operating systems may not have environment variables.
On such systems, the @code{ENVIRON} array is empty (except for
@@ -36766,9 +36774,10 @@ mail at the Internet address noted previously.
If you find bugs in one of the non-Unix ports of @command{gawk}, please send
an electronic mail message to the person who maintains that port. They
-are named in the following list, as well as in the @file{README} file in the @command{gawk}
-distribution. Information in the @file{README} file should be considered
-authoritative if it conflicts with this @value{DOCUMENT}.
+are named in the following list, as well as in the @file{README} file
+in the @command{gawk} distribution. Information in the @file{README}
+file should be considered authoritative if it conflicts with this
+@value{DOCUMENT}.
The people maintaining the non-Unix ports of @command{gawk} are
as follows:
@@ -36796,7 +36805,8 @@ John Malmberg, @EMAIL{wb8tyw@@qsl.net,wb8tyw at qsl.net}.
@end multitable
If your bug is also reproducible under Unix, please send a copy of your
-report to the @EMAIL{bug-gawk@@gnu.org,bug-gawk at gnu dot org} email list as well.
+report to the @EMAIL{bug-gawk@@gnu.org,bug-gawk at gnu dot org} email
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