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commit 98ef29fdcadffc0a05c91883c4ab8809a8b0d441
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
Date:   Wed Jun 23 20:30:13 2021 +0300

    More doc updates.

diff --git a/awklib/eg/lib/isnumeric.awk b/awklib/eg/lib/isnumeric.awk
index 6309e76..c269902 100644
--- a/awklib/eg/lib/isnumeric.awk
+++ b/awklib/eg/lib/isnumeric.awk
@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@
 
 function isnumeric(x,  f)
 {
-       switch (typeof(x)) {
-       case "strnum":
-       case "number":
-               return 1
-       case "string":
-               return (split(x, f, " ") == 1) && (typeof(f[1]) == "strnum")
-       default:
-               return 0
-       }
+    switch (typeof(x)) {
+    case "strnum":
+    case "number":
+        return 1
+    case "string":
+        return (split(x, f, " ") == 1) && (typeof(f[1]) == "strnum")
+    default:
+        return 0
+    }
 }
+
+Please note that leading or trailing white space is disregarded in deciding
+whether a value is numeric or not, so if it matters to you, you may want
+to add an additional check for that.
+
diff --git a/awklib/eg/prog/split.awk b/awklib/eg/prog/split.awk
index 1678004..4804de5 100644
--- a/awklib/eg/prog/split.awk
+++ b/awklib/eg/prog/split.awk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # Rewritten September 2020
 
 
-function usage(                common)
+function usage(     common)
 {
     common = "[-a suffix-len] [file [outname]]"
     printf("usage: split [-l count]  %s\n", common) > "/dev/stderr"
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 9ffc67d..897f994 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2021-06-23         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+       * gawktexi.in (Isnumeric Function): Add an additional paragraph
+       from Andy.  Turn some real tabs into spaces.
+
 2021-06-22         Andrew J. Schorr      <aschorr@telemetry-investments.com>
 
        * gawktexi.in (Isnumeric Function): New node.
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 1820528..022965d 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -16303,7 +16303,7 @@ three-character string '"\"'\""':
 
 File: gawk.info,  Node: Isnumeric Function,  Prev: Shell Quoting,  Up: General 
Functions
 
-10.2.10 Checking whether a value is numeric
+10.2.10 Checking Whether A Value Is Numeric
 -------------------------------------------
 
 A frequent programming question is how to ascertain whether a value is
@@ -16315,17 +16315,22 @@ user input by using the 'split()' function:
 
      function isnumeric(x,  f)
      {
-       switch (typeof(x)) {
-       case "strnum":
-       case "number":
-               return 1
-       case "string":
-               return (split(x, f, " ") == 1) && (typeof(f[1]) == "strnum")
-       default:
-               return 0
-       }
+         switch (typeof(x)) {
+         case "strnum":
+         case "number":
+             return 1
+         case "string":
+             return (split(x, f, " ") == 1) && (typeof(f[1]) == "strnum")
+         default:
+             return 0
+         }
      }
 
+     Please note that leading or trailing white space is disregarded in 
deciding
+     whether a value is numeric or not, so if it matters to you, you may want
+     to add an additional check for that.
+
+
 
 File: gawk.info,  Node: Data File Management,  Next: Getopt Function,  Prev: 
General Functions,  Up: Library Functions
 
@@ -16997,8 +17002,8 @@ results of some sample runs of the test program:
      -| c = <otherd>, Optarg = <>
      -| c = <otherc>, Optarg = <>
      -| non-option arguments:
-     -|        ARGV[8] = <arg1>
-     -|        ARGV[9] = <arg2>
+     -|        ARGV[8] = <arg1>
+     -|        ARGV[9] = <arg2>
 
    In all the runs, the first '--' terminates the arguments to 'awk', so
 that it does not try to interpret the '-a', etc., as its own options.
@@ -18584,7 +18589,7 @@ the function's lines short so that they look nice on 
the page:
      #
      # Requires getopt() library function.
 
-     function usage(           common)
+     function usage(     common)
      {
          common = "[-a suffix-len] [file [outname]]"
          printf("usage: split [-l count]  %s\n", common) > "/dev/stderr"
@@ -21514,7 +21519,7 @@ purpose:
              printf("%d\n", x + y);
          return 0;
      }
-     $ cc -O add.c -o add      Compile the program
+     $ cc -O add.c -o add      Compile the program
 
    You could then write an exceedingly simple 'gawk' program to add
 numbers by passing them to the coprocess:
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+Node: Ranges and Locales1210972
+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-11215588
+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-21215615
+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-31215850
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+Node: History summary1222070
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+Node: Additional Configuration Options1238903
+Node: Configuration Philosophy1241218
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index fb71bb6..0372897 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -23256,7 +23256,7 @@ function shell_quote(s,             # parameter
 @end example
 
 @node Isnumeric Function
-@subsection Checking whether a value is numeric
+@subsection Checking Whether A Value Is Numeric
 
 A frequent programming question is how to ascertain whether a value is numeric.
 This can be solved by using this example function @code{isnumeric()}, which
@@ -23271,16 +23271,21 @@ employs the trick of converting a string value to 
user input by using the
 
 function isnumeric(x,  f)
 @{
-       switch (typeof(x)) @{
-       case "strnum":
-       case "number":
-               return 1
-       case "string":
-               return (split(x, f, " ") == 1) && (typeof(f[1]) == "strnum")
-       default:
-               return 0
-       @}
+    switch (typeof(x)) @{
+    case "strnum":
+    case "number":
+        return 1
+    case "string":
+        return (split(x, f, " ") == 1) && (typeof(f[1]) == "strnum")
+    default:
+        return 0
+    @}
 @}
+
+Please note that leading or trailing white space is disregarded in deciding
+whether a value is numeric or not, so if it matters to you, you may want
+to add an additional check for that.
+
 @c endfile
 @end example
 
@@ -24155,8 +24160,8 @@ $ @kbd{awk -f getopt.awk -v _getopt_test=1 -- -a \}
 @print{} c = <otherd>, Optarg = <>
 @print{} c = <otherc>, Optarg = <>
 @print{} non-option arguments:
-@print{}       ARGV[8] = <arg1>
-@print{}       ARGV[9] = <arg2>
+@print{}        ARGV[8] = <arg1>
+@print{}        ARGV[9] = <arg2>
 @end example
 
 In all the runs, the first @option{--} terminates the arguments to
@@ -26353,7 +26358,7 @@ look nice on the page:
 @end ignore
 @c file eg/prog/split.awk
 
-function usage(                common)
+function usage(     common)
 @{
     common = "[-a suffix-len] [file [outname]]"
     printf("usage: split [-l count]  %s\n", common) > "/dev/stderr"
@@ -30186,7 +30191,7 @@ main(void)
         printf("%d\n", x + y); 
     return 0; 
 @} 
-$ @kbd{cc -O add.c -o add}     @ii{Compile the program}
+$ @kbd{cc -O add.c -o add}      @ii{Compile the program}
 @end example
 
 You could then write an exceedingly simple @command{gawk} program
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index 81a2407..236ef63 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -22168,7 +22168,7 @@ function shell_quote(s,             # parameter
 @end example
 
 @node Isnumeric Function
-@subsection Checking whether a value is numeric
+@subsection Checking Whether A Value Is Numeric
 
 A frequent programming question is how to ascertain whether a value is numeric.
 This can be solved by using this example function @code{isnumeric()}, which
@@ -22183,16 +22183,21 @@ employs the trick of converting a string value to 
user input by using the
 
 function isnumeric(x,  f)
 @{
-       switch (typeof(x)) @{
-       case "strnum":
-       case "number":
-               return 1
-       case "string":
-               return (split(x, f, " ") == 1) && (typeof(f[1]) == "strnum")
-       default:
-               return 0
-       @}
+    switch (typeof(x)) @{
+    case "strnum":
+    case "number":
+        return 1
+    case "string":
+        return (split(x, f, " ") == 1) && (typeof(f[1]) == "strnum")
+    default:
+        return 0
+    @}
 @}
+
+Please note that leading or trailing white space is disregarded in deciding
+whether a value is numeric or not, so if it matters to you, you may want
+to add an additional check for that.
+
 @c endfile
 @end example
 
@@ -23037,8 +23042,8 @@ $ @kbd{awk -f getopt.awk -v _getopt_test=1 -- -a \}
 @print{} c = <otherd>, Optarg = <>
 @print{} c = <otherc>, Optarg = <>
 @print{} non-option arguments:
-@print{}       ARGV[8] = <arg1>
-@print{}       ARGV[9] = <arg2>
+@print{}        ARGV[8] = <arg1>
+@print{}        ARGV[9] = <arg2>
 @end example
 
 In all the runs, the first @option{--} terminates the arguments to
@@ -25235,7 +25240,7 @@ look nice on the page:
 @end ignore
 @c file eg/prog/split.awk
 
-function usage(                common)
+function usage(     common)
 @{
     common = "[-a suffix-len] [file [outname]]"
     printf("usage: split [-l count]  %s\n", common) > "/dev/stderr"
@@ -29068,7 +29073,7 @@ main(void)
         printf("%d\n", x + y); 
     return 0; 
 @} 
-$ @kbd{cc -O add.c -o add}     @ii{Compile the program}
+$ @kbd{cc -O add.c -o add}      @ii{Compile the program}
 @end example
 
 You could then write an exceedingly simple @command{gawk} program

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Summary of changes:
 awklib/eg/lib/isnumeric.awk |  23 +-
 awklib/eg/prog/split.awk    |   2 +-
 doc/ChangeLog               |   5 +
 doc/gawk.info               | 617 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 doc/gawk.texi               |  33 ++-
 doc/gawktexi.in             |  33 ++-
 6 files changed, 369 insertions(+), 344 deletions(-)


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