[Bug 226112] awk(1) man page unclear about field separator, FS

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=226112

--- Comment #3 from Wayne Sierke <ws at au.dyndns.ws> ---
Ok, clearly I *was* missing something.

This probably warrants some further contemplation since the same exceptions
apply to the "split()" function. Perhaps the pertinent references to "regular
expression" should be removed and a separate paragraph or section added to
discuss "field separators", rather than repeating the exceptions in multiple
places.

Agreed it renders the awk(1) man page inaccurate and it is one of the hallmarks
of FreeBSD that its man pages provide accurate reference information. In fact
it has stirred a vague memory in me of having been caught out by this
exception. Well spotted!

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