CVSROOT: /cvsroot/groff
Module name: groff
Changes by: Werner LEMBERG <wl> 13/02/16 08:39:31
Modified files:
. : ChangeLog
doc : groff.texinfo
Log message:
* doc/groff.texinfo: Improve documentation of `.substring'.
Reported by Jim Avera <[email protected]>.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/groff/ChangeLog?cvsroot=groff&r1=1.1394&r2=1.1395
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/groff/doc/groff.texinfo?cvsroot=groff&r1=1.317&r2=1.318
Patches:
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/groff/groff/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.1394
retrieving revision 1.1395
diff -u -b -r1.1394 -r1.1395
--- ChangeLog 13 Feb 2013 18:41:45 -0000 1.1394
+++ ChangeLog 16 Feb 2013 08:39:31 -0000 1.1395
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-02-16 Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]>
+
+ * doc/groff.texinfo: Improve documentation of `.substring'.
+
+ Reported by Jim Avera <[email protected]>.
+
2013-02-13 Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]>
* doc/groff.texinfo: Fix if-else example.
Index: doc/groff.texinfo
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/groff/groff/doc/groff.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.317
retrieving revision 1.318
diff -u -b -r1.317 -r1.318
--- doc/groff.texinfo 13 Feb 2013 18:41:45 -0000 1.317
+++ doc/groff.texinfo 16 Feb 2013 08:39:31 -0000 1.318
@@ -10811,18 +10811,21 @@
@Defreq {substring, str n1 [@Var{n2}]}
@cindex substring (@code{substring})
Replace the string named @var{str} with the substring defined by the
-indices @var{n1} and@tie{}@var{n2}. The first character in the string
-has index@tie{}0. If @var{n2} is omitted, it is taken to be equal to
-the string's length. If the index value @var{n1} or @var{n2} is
-negative, it is counted from the end of the string, going backwards: The
-last character has index@tie{}@minus{}1, the character before the last
-character has index@tie{}@minus{}2, etc.
+indices @var{n1} and @var{n2}. The first character in the string has
+index@tie{}0. If @var{n2} is omitted, it is implicitly set to the
+largest valid value (the string length minus one). If the index value
+@var{n1} or @var{n2} is negative, it is counted from the end of the
+string, going backwards: The last character has index@tie{}@minus{}1,
+the character before the last character has index@tie{}@minus{}2, etc.
@Example
.ds xxx abcdefgh
.substring xxx 1 -4
\*[xxx]
@result{} bcde
+.substring xxx 2
+\*[xxx]
+ @result{} de
@endExample
@endDefreq
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