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commit 9c626e168999cb6072a31e901c066627a6bdcbad
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
Date: Wed Oct 16 20:59:08 2019 -0400
Doc updates.
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 256e799..5615487 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2019-10-16 Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
+
+ * awkcard.in: BWK awk now supports RS as regexp, so remove the
+ "not nawk" note.
+ * gawktexi.in: Updates for BWK awk and RS as regexp.
+
2019-10-06 Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
* gawktexi.in: Fix typo related to @/.../. Thanks to
diff --git a/doc/awkcard.in b/doc/awkcard.in
index 8cdfc83..b684947 100644
--- a/doc/awkcard.in
+++ b/doc/awkcard.in
@@ -995,7 +995,6 @@ Assigning values to the built-in variable \*(FCRS\*(FR
controls how records are separated.
If \*(FCRS\fP is any single character, that character separates records.
\*(CLOtherwise, \*(FCRS\fP is a regular expression.
-\*(CR(Not \*(NK.)\*(CL
Text in the input that matches this
regular expression separates the record.
\*(CB\*(GK sets \*(FCRT\*(FR to the value of the
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 6c94ff4..e4bf1b2 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -3874,8 +3874,7 @@ cannot be interpreted as an interval expression (such as
'/q{a}/'), then
they stand for themselves.
As mentioned, interval expressions were not traditionally available
-in 'awk'. In March of 2019, Brian Kernighan's 'awk' (finally) acquired
-them.
+in 'awk'. In March of 2019, BWK 'awk' (finally) acquired them.
Nonetheless, because they were not available for so many decades,
'gawk' continues to not supply them when in compatibility mode (*note
@@ -4592,6 +4591,10 @@ never happen.
Options::). In compatibility mode, only the first character of the
value of 'RS' determines the end of the record.
+ 'mawk' has allowed 'RS' to be a regexp for decades. As of October,
+2019, BWK 'awk' also supports it. Neither version supplies 'RT',
+however.
+
'RS = "\0"' Is Not Portable
There are times when you might want to treat an entire data file as a
@@ -29089,7 +29092,7 @@ Feature BWK 'awk' 'mawk'
'gawk' Now standard
'**' and '**=' operators X X
'func' keyword X X
'BINMODE' variable X X
-'RS' as regexp X X
+'RS' as regexp X X X
Time-related functions X X
@@ -34371,18 +34374,19 @@ Index
* Brian Kernighan's awk <1>: Escape Sequences. (line 112)
* Brian Kernighan's awk <2>: GNU Regexp Operators.
(line 85)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <3>: Regexp Field Splitting.
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <3>: gawk split records. (line 63)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <4>: Regexp Field Splitting.
(line 67)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <4>: Getline/Pipe. (line 62)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <5>: Concatenation. (line 36)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <6>: I/O And BEGIN/END. (line 15)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <7>: Break Statement. (line 51)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <8>: Continue Statement. (line 44)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <9>: Nextfile Statement. (line 47)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <10>: Delete. (line 51)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <11>: String Functions. (line 498)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <12>: Gory Details. (line 19)
-* Brian Kernighan's awk <13>: I/O Functions. (line 43)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <5>: Getline/Pipe. (line 62)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <6>: Concatenation. (line 36)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <7>: I/O And BEGIN/END. (line 15)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <8>: Break Statement. (line 51)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <9>: Continue Statement. (line 44)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <10>: Nextfile Statement. (line 47)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <11>: Delete. (line 51)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <12>: String Functions. (line 498)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <13>: Gory Details. (line 19)
+* Brian Kernighan's awk <14>: I/O Functions. (line 43)
* Brian Kernighan's awk, extensions: BTL. (line 6)
* Brian Kernighan's awk, source code: Other Versions. (line 13)
* Brini, Davide: Signature Program. (line 6)
@@ -34625,7 +34629,7 @@ Index
* dark corner, escape sequences, for metacharacters: Escape Sequences.
(line 144)
* dark corner, input files: awk split records. (line 117)
-* dark corner, strings, storing: gawk split records. (line 82)
+* dark corner, strings, storing: gawk split records. (line 86)
* dark corner, NF variable, decrementing: Changing Fields. (line 107)
* dark corner, ^, in FS: Regexp Field Splitting.
(line 59)
@@ -34853,7 +34857,7 @@ Index
* differences in awk and gawk, RS/RT variables <1>: gawk split records.
(line 58)
* differences in awk and gawk, strings, storing: gawk split records.
- (line 76)
+ (line 80)
* differences in awk and gawk, single-character fields: Single Character
Fields.
(line 6)
* differences in awk and gawk, RS/RT variables <2>: Multiple Line.
@@ -36153,7 +36157,7 @@ Index
* portability, backslash in escape sequences: Escape Sequences.
(line 108)
* portability, data files as single record: gawk split records.
- (line 65)
+ (line 69)
* portability, NF variable, decrementing: Changing Fields. (line 115)
* portability, close() function and: Close Files And Pipes.
(line 81)
@@ -36397,7 +36401,7 @@ Index
* records: Reading Files. (line 14)
* records, splitting input into: Records. (line 6)
* records, terminating: awk split records. (line 131)
-* records, treating files as: gawk split records. (line 92)
+* records, treating files as: gawk split records. (line 96)
* records, multiline: Multiple Line. (line 6)
* records, printing: Print. (line 22)
* records <1>: Basic High Level. (line 62)
@@ -36629,7 +36633,7 @@ Index
(line 138)
* sidebar, Using \n in Bracket Expressions of Dynamic Regexps: Computed
Regexps.
(line 58)
-* sidebar, RS = "\0" Is Not Portable: gawk split records. (line 63)
+* sidebar, RS = "\0" Is Not Portable: gawk split records. (line 67)
* sidebar, Understanding $0: Changing Fields. (line 135)
* sidebar, Changing FS Does Not Affect the Fields: Full Line Fields.
(line 14)
@@ -36674,7 +36678,7 @@ Index
* single quote ('), vs. apostrophe: Comments. (line 27)
* single quote ('), in shell commands: Quoting. (line 48)
* single quote ('), with double quotes: Quoting. (line 73)
-* single records, treating files as: gawk split records. (line 92)
+* single records, treating files as: gawk split records. (line 96)
* single-character fields: Single Character Fields.
(line 6)
* single-precision: Computer Arithmetic. (line 61)
@@ -36867,7 +36871,7 @@ Index
* traceback, display in debugger: Execution Stack. (line 13)
* translate string: I18N Functions. (line 21)
* translate.awk program: Translate Program. (line 55)
-* treating files, as single records: gawk split records. (line 92)
+* treating files, as single records: gawk split records. (line 96)
* troubleshooting, typographical errors, global variables: Options.
(line 103)
* troubleshooting, --non-decimal-data option: Options. (line 236)
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Node: Regexp Operator Details171395
Ref: Regexp Operator Details-Footnote-1177827
Node: Interval Expressions177974
-Ref: Interval Expressions-Footnote-1179409
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-Node: Computed Regexps186612
-Node: GNU Regexp Operators190039
-Node: Case-sensitivity193718
-Ref: Case-sensitivity-Footnote-1196584
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-Node: Reading Files198393
-Node: Records200662
-Node: awk split records201737
-Node: gawk split records207012
-Ref: gawk split records-Footnote-1211598
-Node: Fields211635
-Node: Nonconstant Fields214376
-Ref: Nonconstant Fields-Footnote-1216612
-Node: Changing Fields216816
-Node: Field Separators222847
-Node: Default Field Splitting225545
-Node: Regexp Field Splitting226663
-Node: Single Character Fields230016
-Node: Command Line Field Separator231076
-Node: Full Line Fields234294
-Ref: Full Line Fields-Footnote-1235816
-Ref: Full Line Fields-Footnote-2235862
-Node: Field Splitting Summary235963
-Node: Constant Size238037
-Node: Fixed width data238769
-Node: Skipping intervening242236
-Node: Allowing trailing data243034
-Node: Fields with fixed data244071
-Node: Splitting By Content245589
-Ref: Splitting By Content-Footnote-1249239
-Node: Testing field creation249402
-Node: Multiple Line251027
-Node: Getline257304
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-Node: Getline/Variable262346
-Node: Getline/File263497
-Node: Getline/Variable/File264885
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-Node: Getline/Coprocess270417
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 3084e9e..55aa8ce 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -5868,8 +5868,7 @@ in a way that cannot be interpreted as an interval
expression
(such as @code{/q@{a@}/}), then they stand for themselves.
As mentioned, interval expressions were not traditionally available
-in @command{awk}. In March of 2019, Brian Kernighan's
-@command{awk} (finally) acquired them.
+in @command{awk}. In March of 2019, BWK @command{awk} (finally) acquired them.
Nonetheless, because they were not available for
so many decades, @command{gawk} continues to not supply them
@@ -6902,6 +6901,11 @@ compatibility mode
In compatibility mode, only the first character of the value of
@code{RS} determines the end of the record.
+@cindex Brian Kernighan's @command{awk}
+@command{mawk} has allowed @code{RS} to be a regexp for decades.
+As of October, 2019, BWK @command{awk} also supports it. Neither
+version supplies @code{RT}, however.
+
@cindex sidebar @subentry @code{RS = "\0"} Is Not Portable
@ifdocbook
@docbook
@@ -39837,7 +39841,7 @@ the three most widely used freely available versions of
@command{awk}
@item @code{**} and @code{**=} operators @tab X @tab @tab X @tab
@item @code{func} keyword @tab X @tab @tab X @tab
@item @code{BINMODE} variable @tab @tab X @tab X @tab
-@item @code{RS} as regexp @tab @tab X @tab X @tab
+@item @code{RS} as regexp @tab X @tab X @tab X @tab
@item Time-related functions @tab @tab X @tab X @tab
@end multitable
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index f658b42..0c41d4d 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -5694,8 +5694,7 @@ in a way that cannot be interpreted as an interval
expression
(such as @code{/q@{a@}/}), then they stand for themselves.
As mentioned, interval expressions were not traditionally available
-in @command{awk}. In March of 2019, Brian Kernighan's
-@command{awk} (finally) acquired them.
+in @command{awk}. In March of 2019, BWK @command{awk} (finally) acquired them.
Nonetheless, because they were not available for
so many decades, @command{gawk} continues to not supply them
@@ -6684,6 +6683,11 @@ compatibility mode
In compatibility mode, only the first character of the value of
@code{RS} determines the end of the record.
+@cindex Brian Kernighan's @command{awk}
+@command{mawk} has allowed @code{RS} to be a regexp for decades.
+As of October, 2019, BWK @command{awk} also supports it. Neither
+version supplies @code{RT}, however.
+
@sidebar @code{RS = "\0"} Is Not Portable
@cindex portability @subentry data files as single record
There are times when you might want to treat an entire @value{DF} as a
@@ -38808,7 +38812,7 @@ the three most widely used freely available versions of
@command{awk}
@item @code{**} and @code{**=} operators @tab X @tab @tab X @tab
@item @code{func} keyword @tab X @tab @tab X @tab
@item @code{BINMODE} variable @tab @tab X @tab X @tab
-@item @code{RS} as regexp @tab @tab X @tab X @tab
+@item @code{RS} as regexp @tab X @tab X @tab X @tab
@item Time-related functions @tab @tab X @tab X @tab
@end multitable
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Summary of changes:
doc/ChangeLog | 6 +
doc/awkcard.in | 1 -
doc/gawk.info | 1104 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
doc/gawk.texi | 10 +-
doc/gawktexi.in | 10 +-
5 files changed, 574 insertions(+), 557 deletions(-)
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