Re: [bug-gawk] FPAT $field assignment garbages $0

[arnold]

"Neil R. Ormos" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Perhaps a slight change in the manual could make
> the entire-$0-is-recalculated behavior more clear
> by explicitly stating it earlier, apart from the
> "there are times when it is convenient" language,
> e.g., by adding the sentence,
>
>   "In fact, awk rebuilds the entire $0 record, using
>    the current values of the fields and OFS, each
>    time any field is changed."
>
> immediately after the sentence ending in "the
> altered field."

I looked at this. I think if one reads the whole section
it's pretty clear as-is.

Thanks,

Arnold