On Tue, 24 Jul 2018 01:06:19 +0200 Samy Mahmoudi <samy.mahmoudi_at_gmail.com> wrote: >The awk manual seems out of date. > >For example, the -V option is documented but is unknown at execution. >Reciprocally, --version is not documented but is functional at execution. >Under FreeBSD 12.0-CURRENT, the date at the end of the manual also seems >older than expected, as the FreeBSD Manual Pages indicates a newer date for >FreeBSD 11.2. > >I could edit awk.1 and copy/paste a patch to solve these but reviewing the >whole manual may be better to eradicate other omissions. From the FreeBSD >Manual Pages, I have found out that options (including -V) were introduced >between 11.0 RELEASE and 11.1 RELEASE. > >By the way, choosing the "FreeBSD 12-current" manual on that web page ><https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=awk&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+12-current&arch=default&format=html> >actually gives the "FreeBSD 11.2" manual, seemingly. I've created an issue on Bugzilla for this. Thanks for the heads up. https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=230730Received on Sat Aug 18 2018 - 08:05:06 UTC
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