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From: Arnold Robbins
Subject: [gawk-diffs] [SCM] gawk branch, gawk-4.1-stable, updated. gawk-4.1.0-561-g65f80a8
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:06:40 +0000

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commit 65f80a8ce75f050e30a400ff5eee3c08366bb518
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
Date:   Fri Jan 23 14:06:20 2015 +0200

    Add more entries to the glossary.

diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index d16c7c7..2088bb0 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2015-01-23         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
 
        * gawktexi.in: O'Reilly fixes.
+       (Glossary): Many new entries from Antonio Giovanni Columbo.
 
 2015-01-21         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
 
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 2a17cbc..365ca95 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -29443,6 +29443,21 @@ ANSI
      C++ programming languages.  These standards often become
      international standards as well. See also "ISO."
 
+Argument
+     An argument can be two different things.  It can be an option or a
+     file name passed to a command while invoking it from the command
+     line, or it can be something passed to a "function" inside a
+     program, e.g.  inside `awk'.
+
+     In the latter case, an argument can be passed to a function in two
+     ways.  Either it is given to the called function by value, i.e., a
+     copy of the value of the variable is made available to the called
+     function, but the original variable cannot be modified by the
+     function itself; or it is given by reference, i.e., a pointer to
+     the interested variable is passed to the function, which can then
+     directly modify it. In `awk' scalars are passed by value, and
+     arrays are passed by reference.  See "Pass By Value/Reference."
+
 Array
      A grouping of multiple values under the same name.  Most languages
      just provide sequential arrays.  `awk' provides associative arrays.
@@ -29478,6 +29493,26 @@ Bash
      The GNU version of the standard shell (the Bourne-Again SHell).
      See also "Bourne Shell."
 
+Binary
+     Base-two notation, where the digits are `0'-`1'. Since electronic
+     circuitry works "naturally" in base 2 (just think of Off/On),
+     everything inside a computer is calculated using base 2. Each digit
+     represents the presence (or absence) of a power of 2 and is called
+     a "bit". So, for example, the base-two number `10101' is the same
+     as decimal 21, ((1 x 16) + (1 x 4) + (1 x 1)).
+
+     Since base-two numbers quickly become very long to read and write,
+     they are usually grouped by 3 (i.e., they are read as octal
+     numbers), or by 4 (i.e., they are read as hexadecimal numbers).
+     There is no direct way to insert base 2 numbers in a C program.
+     If need arises, such numbers are usually inserted as octal or
+     hexadecimal numbers. The number of base-two digits that fit into
+     registers used for representing integer numbers in computers is a
+     rough indication of the computing power of the computer itself.
+     Most computers nowadays use 64 bits for representing integer
+     numbers in their registers, but 32-bit, 16-bit and 8-bit registers
+     have been widely used in the past.  *Note Nondecimal-numbers::.
+
 Bit
      Short for "Binary Digit."  All values in computer memory
      ultimately reduce to binary digits: values that are either zero or
@@ -29506,6 +29541,19 @@ Braces
      The characters `{' and `}'.  Braces are used in `awk' for
      delimiting actions, compound statements, and function bodies.
 
+Bracket Expression
+     Inside a "regular expression", an expression included in square
+     brackets, meant to designate a single character as belonging to a
+     specified character class. A bracket expression can contain a list
+     of one or more characters, like `[abc]', a range of characters,
+     like `[A-Z]', or a name, delimited by `:', that designates a known
+     set of characters, like `[:digit:]'. The form of bracket expression
+     enclosed between `:' is independent of the underlying
+     representation of the character themselves, which could utilize
+     the ASCII, ECBDIC, or Unicode codesets, depending on the
+     architecture of the computer system, and on localization.  See
+     also "Regular Expression."
+
 Built-in Function
      The `awk' language provides built-in functions that perform various
      numerical, I/O-related, and string computations.  Examples are
@@ -29533,9 +29581,25 @@ C
      In general, `gawk' attempts to be as similar to the 1990 version
      of ISO C as makes sense.
 
+C Shell
+     The C Shell (`csh' or its improved version, `tcsh') is a Unix
+     shell that was created by Bill Joy in the late 1970s. The C shell
+     was differentiated from other shells by its interactive features
+     and overall style, which looks more like C. The C Shell is not
+     backward compatible with the Bourne Shell, so special attention is
+     required when converting scripts written for other Unix shells to
+     the C shell, especially with regard to the management of shell
+     variables.  See also "Bourne Shell."
+
 C++
      A popular object-oriented programming language derived from C.
 
+Character Class
+     See "Bracket Expression."
+
+Character List
+     See "Bracket Expression."
+
 Character Set
      The set of numeric codes used by a computer system to represent the
      characters (letters, numbers, punctuation, etc.) of a particular
@@ -29563,10 +29627,21 @@ Compiler
      machine-executable object code.  The object code is then executed
      directly by the computer.  See also "Interpreter."
 
+Complemented Bracket Expression
+     The negation of a "bracket expression".  All that is _not_
+     described by a given bracket expression. The symbol `^' precedes
+     the negated bracket expression.  E.g.: `[[^:digit:]' designates
+     whatever character is not a digit. `[^bad]' designates whatever
+     character is not one of the letters `b', `a', or `d'.  See
+     "Bracket Expression."
+
 Compound Statement
      A series of `awk' statements, enclosed in curly braces.  Compound
      statements may be nested.  (*Note Statements::.)
 
+Computed Regexps
+     See "Dynamic Regular Expressions."
+
 Concatenation
      Concatenating two strings means sticking them together, one after
      another, producing a new string.  For example, the string `foo'
@@ -29580,6 +29655,12 @@ Conditional Expression
      otherwise the value is EXPR3.  In either case, only one of EXPR2
      and EXPR3 is evaluated. (*Note Conditional Exp::.)
 
+Control Statement
+     A control statement is an instruction to perform a given operation
+     or a set of operations inside an `awk' program, if a given
+     condition is true. Control statements are: `if', `for', `while',
+     and `do' (*note Statements::).
+
 Cookie
      A peculiar goodie, token, saying or remembrance produced by or
      presented to a program. (With thanks to Professor Doug McIlroy.)
@@ -29686,6 +29767,12 @@ Format
      are controlled by the format strings contained in the predefined
      variables `CONVFMT' and `OFMT'. (*Note Control Letters::.)
 
+Fortran
+     Shorthand for FORmula TRANslator, one of the first programming
+     languages available for scientific calculations. It was created by
+     John Backus, and has been available since 1957. It is still in use
+     today.
+
 Free Documentation License
      This document describes the terms under which this Info file is
      published and may be copied. (*Note GNU Free Documentation
@@ -29701,9 +29788,16 @@ FSF
      See "Free Software Foundation."
 
 Function
-     A specialized group of statements used to encapsulate general or
-     program-specific tasks.  `awk' has a number of built-in functions,
-     and also allows you to define your own.  (*Note Functions::.)
+     A part of an `awk' program that can be invoked from every point of
+     the program, to perform a task.  `awk' has several built-in
+     functions.  Users can define their own functions in every part of
+     the program.  Function can be recursive, i.e., they may invoke
+     themselves.  *Note Functions::.  In `gawk' it is also possible to
+     have functions shared among different programs, and included where
+     required using the address@hidden' directive (*note Include Files::).
+     In `gawk' the name of the function that should be invoked can be
+     generated at run time, i.e., dynamically.  The `gawk' extension
+     API provides constructor functions (*note Constructor Functions::).
 
 `gawk'
      The GNU implementation of `awk'.
@@ -29799,6 +29893,12 @@ Keyword
      `else', `exit', `for...in', `for', `function', `func', `if',
      `next', `nextfile', `switch', and `while'.
 
+Korn Shell
+     The Korn Shell (`ksh') is a Unix shell which was developed by
+     David Korn at Bell Laboratories in the early 1980s. The Korn Shell
+     is backward-compatible with the Bourne shell and includes many
+     features of the C shell.  See also "Bourne Shell."
+
 Lesser General Public License
      This document describes the terms under which binary library
      archives or shared objects, and their source code may be
@@ -29836,6 +29936,13 @@ Metacharacters
      Instead, they denote regular expression operations, such as
      repetition, grouping, or alternation.
 
+Nesting
+     Nesting is where information is organized in layers, or where
+     objects contain other similar objects.  In `gawk' the address@hidden'
+     directive can be nested. The "natural" nesting of arithmetic and
+     logical operations can be changed using parentheses (*note
+     Precedence::).
+
 No-op
      An operation that does nothing.
 
@@ -29855,6 +29962,11 @@ Octal
      are written in C using a leading `0', to indicate their base.
      Thus, `013' is 11 ((1 x 8) + 3).  *Note Nondecimal-numbers::.
 
+Output Record
+     A single chunk of data that is written out by `awk'.  Usually, an
+     `awk' output record consists of one or more lines of text.  *Note
+     Records::.
+
 Pattern
      Patterns tell `awk' which input records are interesting to which
      rules.
@@ -29870,6 +29982,9 @@ PEBKAC
      computer usage problems. (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And
      Chair.)
 
+Plug-in
+     See "Extensions."
+
 POSIX
      The name for a series of standards that specify a Portable
      Operating System interface.  The "IX" denotes the Unix heritage of
@@ -29893,6 +30008,9 @@ Range (of input lines)
      can specify ranges of input lines for `awk' to process or it can
      specify single lines. (*Note Pattern Overview::.)
 
+Record
+     See "Input record" and "Output record."
+
 Recursion
      When a function calls itself, either directly or indirectly.  If
      this is clear, stop, and proceed to the next entry.  Otherwise,
@@ -29909,6 +30027,16 @@ Redirection
      using the `>', `>>', `|', and `|&' operators.  (*Note Getline::,
      and *note Redirection::.)
 
+Reference Counts
+     An internal mechanism in `gawk' to minimize the amount of memory
+     needed to store the value of string variables. If the value
+     assumed by a variable is used in more than one place, only one
+     copy of the value itself is kept, and the associated reference
+     count is increased when the same value is used by an additional
+     variable, and decresed when the related variable is no longer in
+     use. When the reference count goes to zero, the memory space used
+     to store the value of the variable is freed.
+
 Regexp
      See "Regular Expression."
 
@@ -29927,6 +30055,15 @@ Regular Expression Constant
      when you write the `awk' program and cannot be changed during its
      execution. (*Note Regexp Usage::.)
 
+Regular Expression Operators
+     See "Metacharacters."
+
+Rounding
+     Rounding the result of an arithmetic operation can be tricky.
+     More than one way of rounding exists, and in `gawk' it is possible
+     to choose which method should be used in a program.  *Note Setting
+     the rounding mode::.
+
 Rule
      A segment of an `awk' program that specifies how to process single
      input records.  A rule consists of a "pattern" and an "action".
@@ -29988,6 +30125,11 @@ Special File
      handed directly to the underlying operating system--for example,
      `/dev/stderr'.  (*Note Special Files::.)
 
+Statement
+     An expression inside an `awk' program in the action part of a
+     pattern-action rule, or inside an `awk' function. A statement can
+     be a variable assignment, an array operation, a loop, etc.
+
 Stream Editor
      A program that reads records from an input stream and processes
      them one or more at a time.  This is in contrast with batch
@@ -30030,10 +30172,15 @@ UTC
      reference time for day and date calculations.  See also "Epoch"
      and "GMT."
 
+Variable
+     A name for a value. In `awk', variables may be either scalars or
+     arrays.
+
 Whitespace
      A sequence of space, TAB, or newline characters occurring inside
      an input record or a string.
 
+
 
 File: gawk.info,  Node: Copying,  Next: GNU Free Documentation License,  Prev: 
Glossary,  Up: Top
 
@@ -31629,7 +31776,7 @@ Index
                                                               (line  18)
 * artificial intelligence, gawk and:     Distribution contents.
                                                               (line  52)
-* ASCII <1>:                             Glossary.            (line 133)
+* ASCII <1>:                             Glossary.            (line 197)
 * ASCII:                                 Ordinal Functions.   (line  45)
 * asort <1>:                             Array Sorting Functions.
                                                               (line   6)
@@ -31801,7 +31948,7 @@ Index
 * BEGINFILE pattern, Boolean patterns and: Expression Patterns.
                                                               (line  69)
 * beginfile() user-defined function:     Filetrans Function.  (line  61)
-* Bentley, Jon:                          Glossary.            (line 143)
+* Bentley, Jon:                          Glossary.            (line 207)
 * Benzinger, Michael:                    Contributors.        (line  97)
 * Berry, Karl <1>:                       Ranges and Locales.  (line  74)
 * Berry, Karl:                           Acknowledgments.     (line  33)
@@ -31883,7 +32030,7 @@ Index
 * Brink, Jeroen:                         DOS Quoting.         (line  10)
 * Broder, Alan J.:                       Contributors.        (line  88)
 * Brown, Martin:                         Contributors.        (line  82)
-* BSD-based operating systems:           Glossary.            (line 611)
+* BSD-based operating systems:           Glossary.            (line 753)
 * bt debugger command (alias for backtrace): Execution Stack. (line  13)
 * Buening, Andreas <1>:                  Bugs.                (line  70)
 * Buening, Andreas <2>:                  Contributors.        (line  92)
@@ -31925,7 +32072,7 @@ Index
                                                               (line  56)
 * character lists in regular expression: Bracket Expressions. (line   6)
 * character lists, See bracket expressions: Regexp Operators. (line  56)
-* character sets (machine character encodings) <1>: Glossary. (line 133)
+* character sets (machine character encodings) <1>: Glossary. (line 197)
 * character sets (machine character encodings): Ordinal Functions.
                                                               (line  45)
 * character sets, See Also bracket expressions: Regexp Operators.
@@ -31936,7 +32083,7 @@ Index
 * Chassell, Robert J.:                   Acknowledgments.     (line  33)
 * chdir() extension function:            Extension Sample File Functions.
                                                               (line  12)
-* chem utility:                          Glossary.            (line 143)
+* chem utility:                          Glossary.            (line 207)
 * chr() extension function:              Extension Sample Ord.
                                                               (line  15)
 * chr() user-defined function:           Ordinal Functions.   (line  16)
@@ -32013,7 +32160,7 @@ Index
 * compatibility mode (gawk), octal numbers: Nondecimal-numbers.
                                                               (line  60)
 * compatibility mode (gawk), specifying: Options.             (line  81)
-* compiled programs <1>:                 Glossary.            (line 155)
+* compiled programs <1>:                 Glossary.            (line 219)
 * compiled programs:                     Basic High Level.    (line  15)
 * compiling gawk for Cygwin:             Cygwin.              (line   6)
 * compiling gawk for MS-DOS and MS-Windows: PC Compiling.     (line  13)
@@ -32059,7 +32206,7 @@ Index
 * CONVFMT variable:                      Strings And Numbers. (line  29)
 * CONVFMT variable, and array subscripts: Numeric Array Subscripts.
                                                               (line   6)
-* cookie:                                Glossary.            (line 177)
+* cookie:                                Glossary.            (line 258)
 * coprocesses <1>:                       Two-way I/O.         (line  25)
 * coprocesses:                           Redirection.         (line  96)
 * coprocesses, closing:                  Close Files And Pipes.
@@ -32083,7 +32230,7 @@ Index
 * cut.awk program:                       Cut Program.         (line  45)
 * d debugger command (alias for delete): Breakpoint Control.  (line  64)
 * d.c., See dark corner:                 Conventions.         (line  42)
-* dark corner <1>:                       Glossary.            (line 188)
+* dark corner <1>:                       Glossary.            (line 269)
 * dark corner:                           Conventions.         (line  42)
 * dark corner, "0" is actually true:     Truth Values.        (line  24)
 * dark corner, /= operator vs. /=.../ regexp constant: Assignment Ops.
@@ -32429,7 +32576,7 @@ Index
 * environment variables used by gawk:    Environment Variables.
                                                               (line   6)
 * environment variables, in ENVIRON array: Auto-set.          (line  60)
-* epoch, definition of:                  Glossary.            (line 234)
+* epoch, definition of:                  Glossary.            (line 315)
 * equals sign (=), = operator:           Assignment Ops.      (line   6)
 * equals sign (=), == operator <1>:      Precedence.          (line  65)
 * equals sign (=), == operator:          Comparison Operators.
@@ -32675,10 +32822,10 @@ Index
 * frame debugger command:                Execution Stack.     (line  27)
 * Free Documentation License (FDL):      GNU Free Documentation License.
                                                               (line   7)
-* Free Software Foundation (FSF) <1>:    Glossary.            (line 288)
+* Free Software Foundation (FSF) <1>:    Glossary.            (line 375)
 * Free Software Foundation (FSF) <2>:    Getting.             (line  10)
 * Free Software Foundation (FSF):        Manual History.      (line   6)
-* FreeBSD:                               Glossary.            (line 611)
+* FreeBSD:                               Glossary.            (line 753)
 * FS variable <1>:                       User-modified.       (line  50)
 * FS variable:                           Field Separators.    (line  15)
 * FS variable, --field-separator option and: Options.         (line  21)
@@ -32692,7 +32839,7 @@ Index
 * FS, containing ^:                      Regexp Field Splitting.
                                                               (line  59)
 * FS, in multiline records:              Multiple Line.       (line  41)
-* FSF (Free Software Foundation) <1>:    Glossary.            (line 288)
+* FSF (Free Software Foundation) <1>:    Glossary.            (line 375)
 * FSF (Free Software Foundation) <2>:    Getting.             (line  10)
 * FSF (Free Software Foundation):        Manual History.      (line   6)
 * fts() extension function:              Extension Sample File Functions.
@@ -32839,7 +32986,7 @@ Index
                                                               (line  63)
 * gawkextlib:                            gawkextlib.          (line   6)
 * gawkextlib project:                    gawkextlib.          (line   6)
-* General Public License (GPL):          Glossary.            (line 305)
+* General Public License (GPL):          Glossary.            (line 399)
 * General Public License, See GPL:       Manual History.      (line  11)
 * generate time values:                  Time Functions.      (line  25)
 * gensub <1>:                            String Functions.    (line  90)
@@ -32897,18 +33044,18 @@ Index
 * GNU awk, See gawk:                     Preface.             (line  51)
 * GNU Free Documentation License:        GNU Free Documentation License.
                                                               (line   7)
-* GNU General Public License:            Glossary.            (line 305)
-* GNU Lesser General Public License:     Glossary.            (line 396)
+* GNU General Public License:            Glossary.            (line 399)
+* GNU Lesser General Public License:     Glossary.            (line 496)
 * GNU long options <1>:                  Options.             (line   6)
 * GNU long options:                      Command Line.        (line  13)
 * GNU long options, printing list of:    Options.             (line 154)
-* GNU Project <1>:                       Glossary.            (line 314)
+* GNU Project <1>:                       Glossary.            (line 408)
 * GNU Project:                           Manual History.      (line  11)
-* GNU/Linux <1>:                         Glossary.            (line 611)
+* GNU/Linux <1>:                         Glossary.            (line 753)
 * GNU/Linux <2>:                         I18N Example.        (line  55)
 * GNU/Linux:                             Manual History.      (line  28)
 * Gordon, Assaf:                         Contributors.        (line 105)
-* GPL (General Public License) <1>:      Glossary.            (line 305)
+* GPL (General Public License) <1>:      Glossary.            (line 399)
 * GPL (General Public License):          Manual History.      (line  11)
 * GPL (General Public License), printing: Options.            (line  88)
 * grcat program:                         Group Functions.     (line  16)
@@ -33040,20 +33187,20 @@ Index
 * internationalization, localization, portability and: I18N Portability.
                                                               (line   6)
 * internationalizing a program:          Explaining gettext.  (line   6)
-* interpreted programs <1>:              Glossary.            (line 356)
+* interpreted programs <1>:              Glossary.            (line 450)
 * interpreted programs:                  Basic High Level.    (line  15)
 * interval expressions, regexp operator: Regexp Operators.    (line 116)
 * inventory-shipped file:                Sample Data Files.   (line  32)
 * invoke shell command:                  I/O Functions.       (line 106)
 * isarray:                               Type Functions.      (line  11)
-* ISO:                                   Glossary.            (line 367)
-* ISO 8859-1:                            Glossary.            (line 133)
-* ISO Latin-1:                           Glossary.            (line 133)
+* ISO:                                   Glossary.            (line 461)
+* ISO 8859-1:                            Glossary.            (line 197)
+* ISO Latin-1:                           Glossary.            (line 197)
 * Jacobs, Andrew:                        Passwd Functions.    (line  90)
 * Jaegermann, Michal <1>:                Contributors.        (line  45)
 * Jaegermann, Michal:                    Acknowledgments.     (line  60)
 * Java implementation of awk:            Other Versions.      (line 117)
-* Java programming language:             Glossary.            (line 379)
+* Java programming language:             Glossary.            (line 473)
 * jawk:                                  Other Versions.      (line 117)
 * Jedi knights:                          Undocumented.        (line   6)
 * Johansen, Chris:                       Signature Program.   (line  25)
@@ -33062,7 +33209,7 @@ Index
 * Kahrs, Ju"rgen:                        Acknowledgments.     (line  60)
 * Kasal, Stepan:                         Acknowledgments.     (line  60)
 * Kenobi, Obi-Wan:                       Undocumented.        (line   6)
-* Kernighan, Brian <1>:                  Glossary.            (line 143)
+* Kernighan, Brian <1>:                  Glossary.            (line 207)
 * Kernighan, Brian <2>:                  Basic Data Typing.   (line  54)
 * Kernighan, Brian <3>:                  Other Versions.      (line  13)
 * Kernighan, Brian <4>:                  Contributors.        (line  11)
@@ -33103,8 +33250,8 @@ Index
 * length:                                String Functions.    (line 171)
 * length of input record:                String Functions.    (line 178)
 * length of string:                      String Functions.    (line 171)
-* Lesser General Public License (LGPL):  Glossary.            (line 396)
-* LGPL (Lesser General Public License):  Glossary.            (line 396)
+* Lesser General Public License (LGPL):  Glossary.            (line 496)
+* LGPL (Lesser General Public License):  Glossary.            (line 496)
 * libmawk:                               Other Versions.      (line 125)
 * libraries of awk functions:            Library Functions.   (line   6)
 * libraries of awk functions, assertions: Assert Function.    (line   6)
@@ -33149,7 +33296,7 @@ Index
 * lint checking, undefined functions:    Pass By Value/Reference.
                                                               (line  85)
 * LINT variable:                         User-modified.       (line  88)
-* Linux <1>:                             Glossary.            (line 611)
+* Linux <1>:                             Glossary.            (line 753)
 * Linux <2>:                             I18N Example.        (line  55)
 * Linux:                                 Manual History.      (line  28)
 * list all global variables, in debugger: Debugger Info.      (line  48)
@@ -33211,7 +33358,7 @@ Index
 * mawk utility <4>:                      Getline/Pipe.        (line  62)
 * mawk utility:                          Escape Sequences.    (line 117)
 * maximum precision supported by MPFR library: Auto-set.      (line 221)
-* McIlroy, Doug:                         Glossary.            (line 177)
+* McIlroy, Doug:                         Glossary.            (line 258)
 * McPhee, Patrick:                       Contributors.        (line 100)
 * message object files:                  Explaining gettext.  (line  42)
 * message object files, converting from portable object files: I18N Example.
@@ -33239,7 +33386,7 @@ Index
 * names, functions:                      Definition Syntax.   (line  23)
 * namespace issues:                      Library Names.       (line   6)
 * namespace issues, functions:           Definition Syntax.   (line  23)
-* NetBSD:                                Glossary.            (line 611)
+* NetBSD:                                Glossary.            (line 753)
 * networks, programming:                 TCP/IP Networking.   (line   6)
 * networks, support for:                 Special Network.     (line   6)
 * newlines <1>:                          Boolean Ops.         (line  69)
@@ -33327,7 +33474,7 @@ Index
 * OFS variable <1>:                      User-modified.       (line 113)
 * OFS variable <2>:                      Output Separators.   (line   6)
 * OFS variable:                          Changing Fields.     (line  64)
-* OpenBSD:                               Glossary.            (line 611)
+* OpenBSD:                               Glossary.            (line 753)
 * OpenSolaris:                           Other Versions.      (line 100)
 * operating systems, BSD-based:          Manual History.      (line  28)
 * operating systems, PC, gawk on:        PC Using.            (line   6)
@@ -33600,7 +33747,7 @@ Index
 * programming languages, Ada:            Glossary.            (line  11)
 * programming languages, data-driven vs. procedural: Getting Started.
                                                               (line  12)
-* programming languages, Java:           Glossary.            (line 379)
+* programming languages, Java:           Glossary.            (line 473)
 * programming, basic steps:              Basic High Level.    (line  20)
 * programming, concepts:                 Basic Concepts.      (line   6)
 * pwcat program:                         Passwd Functions.    (line  23)
@@ -33962,7 +34109,7 @@ Index
 * square root:                           Numeric Functions.   (line  77)
 * srand:                                 Numeric Functions.   (line  81)
 * stack frame:                           Debugging Terms.     (line  10)
-* Stallman, Richard <1>:                 Glossary.            (line 288)
+* Stallman, Richard <1>:                 Glossary.            (line 375)
 * Stallman, Richard <2>:                 Contributors.        (line  23)
 * Stallman, Richard <3>:                 Acknowledgments.     (line  18)
 * Stallman, Richard:                     Manual History.      (line   6)
@@ -34147,14 +34294,14 @@ Index
 * undisplay debugger command:            Viewing And Changing Data.
                                                               (line  80)
 * undocumented features:                 Undocumented.        (line   6)
-* Unicode <1>:                           Glossary.            (line 133)
+* Unicode <1>:                           Glossary.            (line 197)
 * Unicode <2>:                           Ranges and Locales.  (line  61)
 * Unicode:                               Ordinal Functions.   (line  45)
 * uninitialized variables, as array subscripts: Uninitialized Subscripts.
                                                               (line   6)
 * uniq utility:                          Uniq Program.        (line   6)
 * uniq.awk program:                      Uniq Program.        (line  65)
-* Unix:                                  Glossary.            (line 611)
+* Unix:                                  Glossary.            (line 753)
 * Unix awk, backslashes in escape sequences: Escape Sequences.
                                                               (line 117)
 * Unix awk, close() function and:        Close Files And Pipes.
@@ -34854,8 +35001,8 @@ Ref: figure-process-flow1177224
 Ref: Basic High Level-Footnote-11180453
 Node: Basic Data Typing1180638
 Node: Glossary1183966
-Node: Copying1209124
-Node: GNU Free Documentation License1246680
-Node: Index1271816
+Node: Copying1215912
+Node: GNU Free Documentation License1253468
+Node: Index1278604
 
 End Tag Table
diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index b2837f3..c6fb037 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -39610,6 +39610,21 @@ languages.
 These standards often become international standards as well. See also
 ``ISO.''
 
address@hidden Argument
+An argument can be two different things.  It can be an option or a
address@hidden passed to a command while invoking it from the command line, or
+it can be something passed to a @dfn{function} inside a program, e.g.
+inside @command{awk}.
+
+In the latter case, an argument can be passed to a function in two ways.
+Either it is given to the called function by value, i.e., a copy of the
+value of the variable is made available to the called function, but the
+original variable cannot be modified by the function itself; or it is
+given by reference, i.e., a pointer to the interested variable is passed to
+the function, which can then directly modify it. In @command{awk}
+scalars are passed by value, and arrays are passed by reference.
+See ``Pass By Value/Reference.''
+
 @item Array
 A grouping of multiple values under the same name.
 Most languages just provide sequential arrays.
@@ -39651,6 +39666,25 @@ The GNU version of the standard shell
 @end ifinfo
 See also ``Bourne Shell.''
 
address@hidden Binary
+Base-two notation, where the digits are @address@hidden Since
+electronic circuitry works ``naturally'' in base 2 (just think of Off/On),
+everything inside a computer is calculated using base 2. Each digit
+represents the presence (or absence) of a power of 2 and is called a
address@hidden So, for example, the base-two number @code{10101} is
+the same as decimal 21, ((1 x 16) + (1 x 4) + (1 x 1)).
+
+Since base-two numbers quickly become
+very long to read and write, they are usually grouped by 3 (i.e., they are
+read as octal numbers), or by 4 (i.e., they are read as hexadecimal
+numbers). There is no direct way to insert base 2 numbers in a C program.
+If need arises, such numbers are usually inserted as octal or hexadecimal
+numbers. The number of base-two digits that fit into registers used for
+representing integer numbers in computers is a rough indication of the
+computing power of the computer itself.  Most computers nowadays use 64
+bits for representing integer numbers in their registers, but 32-bit,
+16-bit and 8-bit registers have been widely used in the past.
address@hidden
 @item Bit
 Short for ``Binary Digit.''
 All values in computer memory ultimately reduce to binary digits: values
@@ -39682,6 +39716,19 @@ The characters @address@hidden and @address@hidden  
Braces are used in
 @command{awk} for delimiting actions, compound statements, and function
 bodies.
 
address@hidden Bracket Expression
+Inside a @dfn{regular expression}, an expression included in square
+brackets, meant to designate a single character as belonging to a
+specified character class. A bracket expression can contain a list of one
+or more characters, like @samp{[abc]}, a range of characters, like
address@hidden, or a name, delimited by @samp{:}, that designates a known set
+of characters, like @samp{[:digit:]}. The form of bracket expression
+enclosed between @samp{:} is independent of the underlying representation
+of the character themselves, which could utilize the ASCII, ECBDIC, or
+Unicode codesets, depending on the architecture of the computer system, and on
+localization.
+See also ``Regular Expression.''
+
 @item Built-in Function
 The @command{awk} language provides built-in functions that perform various
 numerical, I/O-related, and string computations.  Examples are
@@ -39735,9 +39782,25 @@ points out similarities between @command{awk} and C 
when appropriate.
 In general, @command{gawk} attempts to be as similar to the 1990 version
 of ISO C as makes sense.
 
address@hidden C Shell
+The C Shell (@command{csh} or its improved version, @command{tcsh}) is a Unix 
shell that was
+created by Bill Joy in the late 1970s. The C shell was differentiated from
+other shells by its interactive features and overall style, which
+looks more like C. The C Shell is not backward compatible with the Bourne
+Shell, so special attention is required when converting scripts
+written for other Unix shells to the C shell, especially with regard to the 
management of
+shell variables.
+See also ``Bourne Shell.''
+
 @item C++
 A popular object-oriented programming language derived from C.
 
address@hidden Character Class
+See ``Bracket Expression.''
+
address@hidden Character List
+See ``Bracket Expression.''
+
 @cindex ASCII
 @cindex ISO 8859-1
 @cindex ISO Latin-1
@@ -39777,11 +39840,23 @@ machine-executable object code.  The object code is 
then executed
 directly by the computer.
 See also ``Interpreter.''
 
address@hidden Complemented Bracket Expression
+The negation of a @dfn{bracket expression}.  All that is @emph{not}
+described by a given bracket expression. The symbol @samp{^} precedes
+the negated bracket expression.  E.g.: @samp{[[^:digit:]}
+designates whatever character is not a digit. @samp{[^bad]}
+designates whatever character is not one of the letters @samp{b}, @samp{a},
+or @samp{d}.
+See ``Bracket Expression.''
+
 @item Compound Statement
 A series of @command{awk} statements, enclosed in curly braces.  Compound
 statements may be nested.
 (@xref{Statements}.)
 
address@hidden Computed Regexps
+See ``Dynamic Regular Expressions.''
+
 @item Concatenation
 Concatenating two strings means sticking them together, one after another,
 producing a new string.  For example, the string @samp{foo} concatenated with
@@ -39796,6 +39871,13 @@ expression is the value of @var{expr2}; otherwise the 
value is
 @var{expr3}.  In either case, only one of @var{expr2} and @var{expr3}
 is evaluated. (@xref{Conditional Exp}.)
 
address@hidden Control Statement
+A control statement is an instruction to perform a given operation or a set
+of operations inside an @command{awk} program, if a given condition is
+true. Control statements are: @code{if}, @code{for}, @code{while}, and
address@hidden
+(@pxref{Statements}).
+
 @cindex McIlroy, Doug
 @cindex cookie
 @item Cookie
@@ -39950,6 +40032,11 @@ Format strings control the appearance of output in the
 are controlled by the format strings contained in the predefined variables
 @code{CONVFMT} and @code{OFMT}. (@xref{Control Letters}.)
 
address@hidden Fortran
+Shorthand for FORmula TRANslator, one of the first programming languages
+available for scientific calculations. It was created by John Backus,
+and has been available since 1957. It is still in use today.
+
 @item Free Documentation License
 This document describes the terms under which this @value{DOCUMENT}
 is published and may be copied. (@xref{GNU Free Documentation License}.)
@@ -39967,10 +40054,21 @@ Emacs editor.  GNU Emacs is the most widely used 
version of Emacs today.
 See ``Free Software Foundation.''
 
 @item Function
-A specialized group of statements used to encapsulate general
-or program-specific tasks.  @command{awk} has a number of built-in
-functions, and also allows you to define your own.
-(@xref{Functions}.)
+A part of an @command{awk} program that can be invoked from every point of
+the program, to perform a task.  @command{awk} has several built-in
+functions.
+Users can define their own functions in every part of the program.
+Function can be recursive, i.e., they may invoke themselves.
address@hidden
+In @command{gawk} it is also possible to have functions shared
+among different programs, and included where required using the
address@hidden@@include} directive
+(@pxref{Include Files}).
+In @command{gawk} the name of the function that should be invoked
+can be generated at run time, i.e., dynamically.
+The @command{gawk} extension API provides constructor functions
+(@pxref{Constructor Functions}).
+
 
 @item @command{gawk}
 The GNU implementation of @command{awk}.
@@ -40094,6 +40192,12 @@ meaning.  Keywords are reserved and may not be used as 
variable names.
 and
 @code{while}.
 
address@hidden Korn Shell
+The Korn Shell (@command{ksh}) is a Unix shell which was developed by David 
Korn at Bell
+Laboratories in the early 1980s. The Korn Shell is backward-compatible with 
the Bourne
+shell and includes many features of the C shell.
+See also ``Bourne Shell.''
+
 @cindex LGPL (Lesser General Public License)
 @cindex Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
 @cindex GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -40133,6 +40237,14 @@ Characters used within a regexp that do not stand for 
themselves.
 Instead, they denote regular expression operations, such as repetition,
 grouping, or alternation.
 
address@hidden Nesting
+Nesting is where information is organized in layers, or where objects
+contain other similar objects.
+In @command{gawk} the @code{@@include}
+directive can be nested. The ``natural'' nesting of arithmetic and
+logical operations can be changed using parentheses
+(@pxref{Precedence}).
+
 @item No-op
 An operation that does nothing.
 
@@ -40153,6 +40265,11 @@ Octal numbers are written in C using a leading 
@samp{0},
 to indicate their base.  Thus, @code{013} is 11 ((1 x 8) + 3).
 @xref{Nondecimal-numbers}.
 
address@hidden Output Record
+A single chunk of data that is written out by @command{awk}.  Usually, an
address@hidden output record consists of one or more lines of text.
address@hidden
+
 @item Pattern
 Patterns tell @command{awk} which input records are interesting to which
 rules.
@@ -40167,6 +40284,9 @@ An acronym describing what is possibly the most frequent
 source of computer usage problems. (Problem Exists Between
 Keyboard And Chair.)
 
address@hidden Plug-in
+See ``Extensions.''
+
 @item POSIX
 The name for a series of standards
 that specify a Portable Operating System interface.  The ``IX'' denotes
@@ -40191,6 +40311,9 @@ A sequence of consecutive lines from the input file(s). 
 A pattern
 can specify ranges of input lines for @command{awk} to process or it can
 specify single lines. (@xref{Pattern Overview}.)
 
address@hidden Record
+See ``Input record'' and ``Output record.''
+
 @item Recursion
 When a function calls itself, either directly or indirectly.
 If this is clear, stop, and proceed to the next entry.
@@ -40208,6 +40331,15 @@ operators.
 (@xref{Getline},
 and @ref{Redirection}.)
 
address@hidden Reference Counts
+An internal mechanism in @command{gawk} to minimize the amount of memory
+needed to store the value of string variables. If the value assumed by
+a variable is used in more than one place, only one copy of the value
+itself is kept, and the associated reference count is increased when the
+same value is used by an additional variable, and decresed when the related
+variable is no longer in use. When the reference count goes to zero,
+the memory space used to store the value of the variable is freed.
+
 @item Regexp
 See ``Regular Expression.''
 
@@ -40225,6 +40357,15 @@ slashes, such as @code{/foo/}.  This regular 
expression is chosen
 when you write the @command{awk} program and cannot be changed during
 its execution. (@xref{Regexp Usage}.)
 
address@hidden Regular Expression Operators
+See ``Metacharacters.''
+
address@hidden Rounding
+Rounding the result of an arithmetic operation can be tricky.
+More than one way of rounding exists, and in @command{gawk}
+it is possible to choose which method should be used in a program.
address@hidden the rounding mode}.
+
 @item Rule
 A segment of an @command{awk} program that specifies how to process single
 input records.  A rule consists of a @dfn{pattern} and an @dfn{action}.
@@ -40284,6 +40425,12 @@ A @value{FN} interpreted internally by @command{gawk}, 
instead of being handed
 directly to the underlying operating system---for example, @file{/dev/stderr}.
 (@xref{Special Files}.)
 
address@hidden Statement
+An expression inside an @command{awk} program in the action part
+of a pattern--action rule, or inside an
address@hidden function. A statement can be a variable assignment,
+an array operation, a loop, etc.
+
 @item Stream Editor
 A program that reads records from an input stream and processes them one
 or more at a time.  This is in contrast with batch programs, which may
@@ -40334,9 +40481,14 @@ This is standard time in Greenwich, England, which is 
used as a
 reference time for day and date calculations.
 See also ``Epoch'' and ``GMT.''
 
address@hidden Variable
+A name for a value. In @command{awk}, variables may be either scalars
+or arrays.
+
 @item Whitespace
 A sequence of space, TAB, or newline characters occurring inside an input
 record or a string.
+
 @end table
 
 @end ifclear
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index ade6466..e360a83 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -38702,6 +38702,21 @@ languages.
 These standards often become international standards as well. See also
 ``ISO.''
 
address@hidden Argument
+An argument can be two different things.  It can be an option or a
address@hidden passed to a command while invoking it from the command line, or
+it can be something passed to a @dfn{function} inside a program, e.g.
+inside @command{awk}.
+
+In the latter case, an argument can be passed to a function in two ways.
+Either it is given to the called function by value, i.e., a copy of the
+value of the variable is made available to the called function, but the
+original variable cannot be modified by the function itself; or it is
+given by reference, i.e., a pointer to the interested variable is passed to
+the function, which can then directly modify it. In @command{awk}
+scalars are passed by value, and arrays are passed by reference.
+See ``Pass By Value/Reference.''
+
 @item Array
 A grouping of multiple values under the same name.
 Most languages just provide sequential arrays.
@@ -38743,6 +38758,25 @@ The GNU version of the standard shell
 @end ifinfo
 See also ``Bourne Shell.''
 
address@hidden Binary
+Base-two notation, where the digits are @address@hidden Since
+electronic circuitry works ``naturally'' in base 2 (just think of Off/On),
+everything inside a computer is calculated using base 2. Each digit
+represents the presence (or absence) of a power of 2 and is called a
address@hidden So, for example, the base-two number @code{10101} is
+the same as decimal 21, ((1 x 16) + (1 x 4) + (1 x 1)).
+
+Since base-two numbers quickly become
+very long to read and write, they are usually grouped by 3 (i.e., they are
+read as octal numbers), or by 4 (i.e., they are read as hexadecimal
+numbers). There is no direct way to insert base 2 numbers in a C program.
+If need arises, such numbers are usually inserted as octal or hexadecimal
+numbers. The number of base-two digits that fit into registers used for
+representing integer numbers in computers is a rough indication of the
+computing power of the computer itself.  Most computers nowadays use 64
+bits for representing integer numbers in their registers, but 32-bit,
+16-bit and 8-bit registers have been widely used in the past.
address@hidden
 @item Bit
 Short for ``Binary Digit.''
 All values in computer memory ultimately reduce to binary digits: values
@@ -38774,6 +38808,19 @@ The characters @address@hidden and @address@hidden  
Braces are used in
 @command{awk} for delimiting actions, compound statements, and function
 bodies.
 
address@hidden Bracket Expression
+Inside a @dfn{regular expression}, an expression included in square
+brackets, meant to designate a single character as belonging to a
+specified character class. A bracket expression can contain a list of one
+or more characters, like @samp{[abc]}, a range of characters, like
address@hidden, or a name, delimited by @samp{:}, that designates a known set
+of characters, like @samp{[:digit:]}. The form of bracket expression
+enclosed between @samp{:} is independent of the underlying representation
+of the character themselves, which could utilize the ASCII, ECBDIC, or
+Unicode codesets, depending on the architecture of the computer system, and on
+localization.
+See also ``Regular Expression.''
+
 @item Built-in Function
 The @command{awk} language provides built-in functions that perform various
 numerical, I/O-related, and string computations.  Examples are
@@ -38827,9 +38874,25 @@ points out similarities between @command{awk} and C 
when appropriate.
 In general, @command{gawk} attempts to be as similar to the 1990 version
 of ISO C as makes sense.
 
address@hidden C Shell
+The C Shell (@command{csh} or its improved version, @command{tcsh}) is a Unix 
shell that was
+created by Bill Joy in the late 1970s. The C shell was differentiated from
+other shells by its interactive features and overall style, which
+looks more like C. The C Shell is not backward compatible with the Bourne
+Shell, so special attention is required when converting scripts
+written for other Unix shells to the C shell, especially with regard to the 
management of
+shell variables.
+See also ``Bourne Shell.''
+
 @item C++
 A popular object-oriented programming language derived from C.
 
address@hidden Character Class
+See ``Bracket Expression.''
+
address@hidden Character List
+See ``Bracket Expression.''
+
 @cindex ASCII
 @cindex ISO 8859-1
 @cindex ISO Latin-1
@@ -38869,11 +38932,23 @@ machine-executable object code.  The object code is 
then executed
 directly by the computer.
 See also ``Interpreter.''
 
address@hidden Complemented Bracket Expression
+The negation of a @dfn{bracket expression}.  All that is @emph{not}
+described by a given bracket expression. The symbol @samp{^} precedes
+the negated bracket expression.  E.g.: @samp{[[^:digit:]}
+designates whatever character is not a digit. @samp{[^bad]}
+designates whatever character is not one of the letters @samp{b}, @samp{a},
+or @samp{d}.
+See ``Bracket Expression.''
+
 @item Compound Statement
 A series of @command{awk} statements, enclosed in curly braces.  Compound
 statements may be nested.
 (@xref{Statements}.)
 
address@hidden Computed Regexps
+See ``Dynamic Regular Expressions.''
+
 @item Concatenation
 Concatenating two strings means sticking them together, one after another,
 producing a new string.  For example, the string @samp{foo} concatenated with
@@ -38888,6 +38963,13 @@ expression is the value of @var{expr2}; otherwise the 
value is
 @var{expr3}.  In either case, only one of @var{expr2} and @var{expr3}
 is evaluated. (@xref{Conditional Exp}.)
 
address@hidden Control Statement
+A control statement is an instruction to perform a given operation or a set
+of operations inside an @command{awk} program, if a given condition is
+true. Control statements are: @code{if}, @code{for}, @code{while}, and
address@hidden
+(@pxref{Statements}).
+
 @cindex McIlroy, Doug
 @cindex cookie
 @item Cookie
@@ -39042,6 +39124,11 @@ Format strings control the appearance of output in the
 are controlled by the format strings contained in the predefined variables
 @code{CONVFMT} and @code{OFMT}. (@xref{Control Letters}.)
 
address@hidden Fortran
+Shorthand for FORmula TRANslator, one of the first programming languages
+available for scientific calculations. It was created by John Backus,
+and has been available since 1957. It is still in use today.
+
 @item Free Documentation License
 This document describes the terms under which this @value{DOCUMENT}
 is published and may be copied. (@xref{GNU Free Documentation License}.)
@@ -39059,10 +39146,21 @@ Emacs editor.  GNU Emacs is the most widely used 
version of Emacs today.
 See ``Free Software Foundation.''
 
 @item Function
-A specialized group of statements used to encapsulate general
-or program-specific tasks.  @command{awk} has a number of built-in
-functions, and also allows you to define your own.
-(@xref{Functions}.)
+A part of an @command{awk} program that can be invoked from every point of
+the program, to perform a task.  @command{awk} has several built-in
+functions.
+Users can define their own functions in every part of the program.
+Function can be recursive, i.e., they may invoke themselves.
address@hidden
+In @command{gawk} it is also possible to have functions shared
+among different programs, and included where required using the
address@hidden@@include} directive
+(@pxref{Include Files}).
+In @command{gawk} the name of the function that should be invoked
+can be generated at run time, i.e., dynamically.
+The @command{gawk} extension API provides constructor functions
+(@pxref{Constructor Functions}).
+
 
 @item @command{gawk}
 The GNU implementation of @command{awk}.
@@ -39186,6 +39284,12 @@ meaning.  Keywords are reserved and may not be used as 
variable names.
 and
 @code{while}.
 
address@hidden Korn Shell
+The Korn Shell (@command{ksh}) is a Unix shell which was developed by David 
Korn at Bell
+Laboratories in the early 1980s. The Korn Shell is backward-compatible with 
the Bourne
+shell and includes many features of the C shell.
+See also ``Bourne Shell.''
+
 @cindex LGPL (Lesser General Public License)
 @cindex Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
 @cindex GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -39225,6 +39329,14 @@ Characters used within a regexp that do not stand for 
themselves.
 Instead, they denote regular expression operations, such as repetition,
 grouping, or alternation.
 
address@hidden Nesting
+Nesting is where information is organized in layers, or where objects
+contain other similar objects.
+In @command{gawk} the @code{@@include}
+directive can be nested. The ``natural'' nesting of arithmetic and
+logical operations can be changed using parentheses
+(@pxref{Precedence}).
+
 @item No-op
 An operation that does nothing.
 
@@ -39245,6 +39357,11 @@ Octal numbers are written in C using a leading 
@samp{0},
 to indicate their base.  Thus, @code{013} is 11 ((1 x 8) + 3).
 @xref{Nondecimal-numbers}.
 
address@hidden Output Record
+A single chunk of data that is written out by @command{awk}.  Usually, an
address@hidden output record consists of one or more lines of text.
address@hidden
+
 @item Pattern
 Patterns tell @command{awk} which input records are interesting to which
 rules.
@@ -39259,6 +39376,9 @@ An acronym describing what is possibly the most frequent
 source of computer usage problems. (Problem Exists Between
 Keyboard And Chair.)
 
address@hidden Plug-in
+See ``Extensions.''
+
 @item POSIX
 The name for a series of standards
 that specify a Portable Operating System interface.  The ``IX'' denotes
@@ -39283,6 +39403,9 @@ A sequence of consecutive lines from the input file(s). 
 A pattern
 can specify ranges of input lines for @command{awk} to process or it can
 specify single lines. (@xref{Pattern Overview}.)
 
address@hidden Record
+See ``Input record'' and ``Output record.''
+
 @item Recursion
 When a function calls itself, either directly or indirectly.
 If this is clear, stop, and proceed to the next entry.
@@ -39300,6 +39423,15 @@ operators.
 (@xref{Getline},
 and @ref{Redirection}.)
 
address@hidden Reference Counts
+An internal mechanism in @command{gawk} to minimize the amount of memory
+needed to store the value of string variables. If the value assumed by
+a variable is used in more than one place, only one copy of the value
+itself is kept, and the associated reference count is increased when the
+same value is used by an additional variable, and decresed when the related
+variable is no longer in use. When the reference count goes to zero,
+the memory space used to store the value of the variable is freed.
+
 @item Regexp
 See ``Regular Expression.''
 
@@ -39317,6 +39449,15 @@ slashes, such as @code{/foo/}.  This regular 
expression is chosen
 when you write the @command{awk} program and cannot be changed during
 its execution. (@xref{Regexp Usage}.)
 
address@hidden Regular Expression Operators
+See ``Metacharacters.''
+
address@hidden Rounding
+Rounding the result of an arithmetic operation can be tricky.
+More than one way of rounding exists, and in @command{gawk}
+it is possible to choose which method should be used in a program.
address@hidden the rounding mode}.
+
 @item Rule
 A segment of an @command{awk} program that specifies how to process single
 input records.  A rule consists of a @dfn{pattern} and an @dfn{action}.
@@ -39376,6 +39517,12 @@ A @value{FN} interpreted internally by @command{gawk}, 
instead of being handed
 directly to the underlying operating system---for example, @file{/dev/stderr}.
 (@xref{Special Files}.)
 
address@hidden Statement
+An expression inside an @command{awk} program in the action part
+of a pattern--action rule, or inside an
address@hidden function. A statement can be a variable assignment,
+an array operation, a loop, etc.
+
 @item Stream Editor
 A program that reads records from an input stream and processes them one
 or more at a time.  This is in contrast with batch programs, which may
@@ -39426,9 +39573,14 @@ This is standard time in Greenwich, England, which is 
used as a
 reference time for day and date calculations.
 See also ``Epoch'' and ``GMT.''
 
address@hidden Variable
+A name for a value. In @command{awk}, variables may be either scalars
+or arrays.
+
 @item Whitespace
 A sequence of space, TAB, or newline characters occurring inside an input
 record or a string.
+
 @end table
 
 @end ifclear

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commit 27522378506a1102a77a15d6db3b6682003f0c99
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
Date:   Fri Jan 23 13:58:57 2015 +0200

    Minor doc edit.

diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 175c7af..b2837f3 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -9433,7 +9433,7 @@ messages at runtime.
 which describes how and why to use positional specifiers.
 For now, we ignore them.
 
address@hidden - (Minus)
address@hidden - @r{(Minus)}
 The minus sign, used before the width modifier (see later on in
 this list),
 says to left-justify
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index f112b35..ade6466 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -9033,7 +9033,7 @@ messages at runtime.
 which describes how and why to use positional specifiers.
 For now, we ignore them.
 
address@hidden - (Minus)
address@hidden - @r{(Minus)}
 The minus sign, used before the width modifier (see later on in
 this list),
 says to left-justify

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Summary of changes:
 doc/ChangeLog   |    1 +
 doc/gawk.info   |  227 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 doc/gawk.texi   |  162 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 doc/gawktexi.in |  162 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 4 files changed, 502 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)


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