From 1963e23d0a9b13974f2e5a77fdea03d50dc9c654 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Arnold D. Robbins" Date: Tue, 30 May 2017 10:54:06 +0300 Subject: Document PROCINFO["argv"]. --- doc/gawk.texi | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/gawk.texi') diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi index e7d75521..c344acfb 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.texi +++ b/doc/gawk.texi @@ -4981,25 +4981,6 @@ function names added by @command{gawk} after the code was written. Standard @command{awk} built-in functions, such as @code{sin()} or @code{substr()} are @emph{not} shadowed in this way. -The @code{PROCINFO["argv"]} array contains all of the command-line arguments -(after glob expansion and redirection processing on platforms where that must -be done manually by the program) with subscripts ranging from 0 through -@code{argc} @minus{} 1. For example, @code{PROCINFO["argv"][0]} will contain -the name by which @command{gawk} was invoked. Here is an example of how this -feature may be used: - -@example -gawk ' -BEGIN @{ - for (i = 0; i < length(PROCINFO["argv"]); i++) - print i, PROCINFO["argv"][i] -@}' -@end example - -Please note that this differs from the standard @code{ARGV} array which does -not include command-line arguments that have already been processed by -@command{gawk} (@pxref{ARGC and ARGV}). - @end ignore @node Invoking Summary @@ -15484,6 +15465,27 @@ The following elements (listed alphabetically) are guaranteed to be available: @table @code +@item PROCINFO["argv"] +@cindex command line arguments, @code{PROCINFO["argv"} +The @code{PROCINFO["argv"]} array contains all of the command-line arguments +(after glob expansion and redirection processing on platforms where that must +be done manually by the program) with subscripts ranging from 0 through +@code{argc} @minus{} 1. For example, @code{PROCINFO["argv"][0]} will contain +the name by which @command{gawk} was invoked. Here is an example of how this +feature may be used: + +@example +gawk ' +BEGIN @{ + for (i = 0; i < length(PROCINFO["argv"]); i++) + print i, PROCINFO["argv"][i] +@}' +@end example + +Please note that this differs from the standard @code{ARGV} array which does +not include command-line arguments that have already been processed by +@command{gawk} (@pxref{ARGC and ARGV}). + @cindex effective group ID of @command{gawk} user @item PROCINFO["egid"] The value of the @code{getegid()} system call. @@ -38011,6 +38013,10 @@ Changes to @code{ENVIRON} are reflected into @command{gawk}'s environment and that of programs that it runs. @xref{Auto-set}. +@item +The @code{PROCINFO["argv"} array. +@xref{Auto-set}. + @item The @option{--pretty-print} option no longer runs the @command{awk} program too. -- cgit v1.2.3