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Diffstat (limited to 'txr.1')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 14 deletions
@@ -37345,24 +37345,15 @@ clause is processed just after the clause. It must have exactly one argument, which is an expression that evaluates to a string, or else to an output stream. If it evaluates to a string, then that string is used as the name -of a file to open for writing. - -If the -.code :output -clause is omitted, then the current value of the -.code *stdout* -stream is used: the value which that special -variable has on entry into the code generated by the -.code awk -macro. +of a file to open for writing, and the resulting stream +is taken in place of that string. The .code :output -clause has the effect of creating a local binding for the +clause, if present, has the effect of creating a local binding for the .code *stdout* -special variable within the dynamic scope of the -.code awk -macro. This new value of +special variable. +This new value of .code *stdout* is visible to all forms within the macro. If a |