Subject: bin/17466: awk(1), awk vs. gawk
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Klaus Klein <kleink@reziprozitaet.de>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/03/2002 12:53:04
>Number:         17466
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       awk(1), awk vs. gawk
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jul 03 03:54:01 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Klaus Klein
>Release:        NetBSD 1.5ZC
>Organization:
Frobozz Magic Standards Company
>Environment:
n/a

>Description:
	awk(1) reads:

	GAWK(1)                  Utility Commands                 GAWK(1)

	NAME
		gawk - pattern scanning and processing language

	SYNOPSIS
		gawk [ POSIX or GNU style options ] -f program-file [ -- ]
		     file ...
		gawk [ POSIX or GNU style options ] [  --  ]  program-text
		     file ...
	[...]

	While it's good in principle to have a clear statement that this
	GNU awk, there is no gawk link installed to execute the command
	with.

>How-To-Repeat:
	man awk

>Fix:
	Install a link `gawk' to `awk'.
	Unclear if gawk(1) should be adjusted to mention the awk(1)
	command name.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: