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From: Arnold Robbins
Subject: [SCM] gawk branch, master, updated. gawk-4.1.0-3942-g958c790
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 06:40:27 -0400 (EDT)

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commit 958c79056346932e18ed2e7e12eb6f6bd8331f58
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
Date:   Wed Apr 1 04:40:15 2020 -0600

    Doc update.

diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index e55d8f2..a7322b7 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-04-01         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
+
+       * gawktexi.in: Clarify about whitespace.
+
 2020-03-30         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
 
        * gawktexi.in, gawk.1, awkcard.in: Minor edits before release.
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index a78e419..e3e4428 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -2482,8 +2482,8 @@ abbreviated, as long as the abbreviation allows the 
option to be
 uniquely identified.  If the option takes an argument, either the
 keyword is immediately followed by an equals sign ('=') and the
 argument's value, or the keyword and the argument's value are separated
-by whitespace.  If a particular option with a value is given more than
-once, it is the last value that counts.
+by whitespace (spaces or TABs).  If a particular option with a value is
+given more than once, it is the last value that counts.
 
    Each long option for 'gawk' has a corresponding POSIX-style short
 option.  The long and short options are interchangeable in all contexts.
@@ -4151,12 +4151,12 @@ matching.  For our purposes, a "word" is a sequence of 
one or more
 letters, digits, or underscores ('_'):
 
 '\s'
-     Matches any whitespace character.  Think of it as shorthand for
-     '[[:space:]]'.
+     Matches any space character as defined by the curent locale.  Think
+     of it as shorthand for '[[:space:]]'.
 
 '\S'
-     Matches any character that is not whitespace.  Think of it as
-     shorthand for '[^[:space:]]'.
+     Matches any character that is not a space, as defined by the
+     current locale.  Think of it as shorthand for '[^[:space:]]'.
 
 '\w'
      Matches any word-constituent character--that is, it matches any
@@ -34066,7 +34066,7 @@ Index
 * \ (backslash), \s operator (gawk):     GNU Regexp Operators.
                                                               (line  13)
 * \ (backslash), \S operator (gawk):     GNU Regexp Operators.
-                                                              (line  17)
+                                                              (line  18)
 * \ (backslash), \w operator (gawk):     GNU Regexp Operators.
                                                               (line  22)
 * \ (backslash), \W operator (gawk):     GNU Regexp Operators.
@@ -34407,7 +34407,7 @@ Index
 * backslash (\), \s operator (gawk):     GNU Regexp Operators.
                                                               (line  13)
 * backslash (\), \S operator (gawk):     GNU Regexp Operators.
-                                                              (line  17)
+                                                              (line  18)
 * backslash (\), \w operator (gawk):     GNU Regexp Operators.
                                                               (line  22)
 * backslash (\), \W operator (gawk):     GNU Regexp Operators.
@@ -37221,6 +37221,7 @@ Index
 * while statement, use of regexps in:    Regexp Usage.        (line  19)
 * while statement:                       While Statement.     (line   6)
 * whitespace, newlines as:               Options.             (line 296)
+* whitespace, definition of:             Fields.              (line   6)
 * whitespace, as field separators:       Default Field Splitting.
                                                               (line   6)
 * whitespace, functions, calling:        Calling Built-in.    (line  10)
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 4dbefc9..3edb22e 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -3816,7 +3816,7 @@ The keyword can be abbreviated, as long as the 
abbreviation allows the option
 to be uniquely identified.  If the option takes an argument, either the
 keyword is immediately followed by an equals sign (@samp{=}) and the
 argument's value, or the keyword and the argument's value are separated
-by whitespace.
+by whitespace (spaces or TABs).
 If a particular option with a value is given more than once, it is the
 last value that counts.
 
@@ -6305,7 +6305,7 @@ or underscores (@samp{_}):
 @cindex backslash (@code{\}) @subentry @code{\s} operator (@command{gawk})
 @cindex @code{\} (backslash) @subentry @code{\s} operator (@command{gawk})
 @item \s
-Matches any whitespace character.
+Matches any space character as defined by the curent locale.
 Think of it as shorthand for
 @w{@samp{[[:space:]]}}.
 
@@ -6313,7 +6313,7 @@ Think of it as shorthand for
 @cindex backslash (@code{\}) @subentry @code{\S} operator (@command{gawk})
 @cindex @code{\} (backslash) @subentry @code{\S} operator (@command{gawk})
 @item \S
-Matches any character that is not whitespace.
+Matches any character that is not a space, as defined by the current locale.
 Think of it as shorthand for
 @w{@samp{[^[:space:]]}}.
 
@@ -7041,6 +7041,7 @@ Readfile} for another option.
 @cindex fields
 @cindex accessing fields
 @cindex fields @subentry examining
+@cindex whitespace @subentry definition of
 When @command{awk} reads an input record, the record is
 automatically @dfn{parsed} or separated by the @command{awk} utility into 
chunks
 called @dfn{fields}.  By default, fields are separated by @dfn{whitespace},
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index 9b7eb7e..0d7a4a0 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -3726,7 +3726,7 @@ The keyword can be abbreviated, as long as the 
abbreviation allows the option
 to be uniquely identified.  If the option takes an argument, either the
 keyword is immediately followed by an equals sign (@samp{=}) and the
 argument's value, or the keyword and the argument's value are separated
-by whitespace.
+by whitespace (spaces or TABs).
 If a particular option with a value is given more than once, it is the
 last value that counts.
 
@@ -6087,7 +6087,7 @@ or underscores (@samp{_}):
 @cindex backslash (@code{\}) @subentry @code{\s} operator (@command{gawk})
 @cindex @code{\} (backslash) @subentry @code{\s} operator (@command{gawk})
 @item \s
-Matches any whitespace character.
+Matches any space character as defined by the curent locale.
 Think of it as shorthand for
 @w{@samp{[[:space:]]}}.
 
@@ -6095,7 +6095,7 @@ Think of it as shorthand for
 @cindex backslash (@code{\}) @subentry @code{\S} operator (@command{gawk})
 @cindex @code{\} (backslash) @subentry @code{\S} operator (@command{gawk})
 @item \S
-Matches any character that is not whitespace.
+Matches any character that is not a space, as defined by the current locale.
 Think of it as shorthand for
 @w{@samp{[^[:space:]]}}.
 
@@ -6765,6 +6765,7 @@ Readfile} for another option.
 @cindex fields
 @cindex accessing fields
 @cindex fields @subentry examining
+@cindex whitespace @subentry definition of
 When @command{awk} reads an input record, the record is
 automatically @dfn{parsed} or separated by the @command{awk} utility into 
chunks
 called @dfn{fields}.  By default, fields are separated by @dfn{whitespace},

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Summary of changes:
 doc/ChangeLog   |    4 +
 doc/gawk.info   | 1123 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
 doc/gawk.texi   |    7 +-
 doc/gawktexi.in |    7 +-
 4 files changed, 574 insertions(+), 567 deletions(-)


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