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diff --git a/doc/manual.html b/doc/manual.html index 8536536..0a95e9e 100644 --- a/doc/manual.html +++ b/doc/manual.html @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Lua 5.2 Reference Manual by Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, Waldemar Celes <p> <small> -Copyright © 2011–2013 Lua.org, PUC-Rio. +Copyright © 2011–2015 Lua.org, PUC-Rio. Freely available under the terms of the <a href="http://www.lua.org/license.html">Lua license</a>. </small> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Freely available under the terms of the <!-- ====================================================================== --> <p> -<!-- $Id: manual.of,v 1.103 2013/03/14 18:51:56 roberto Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: manual.of,v 1.104 2013/06/01 00:13:11 roberto Exp $ --> @@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ the length of a table <code>t</code> is only defined if the table is a <em>sequence</em>, that is, the set of its positive numeric keys is equal to <em>{1..n}</em> -for some integer <em>n</em>. +for some non-negative integer <em>n</em>. In that case, <em>n</em> is its length. Note that a table like @@ -4065,7 +4065,7 @@ Note that <code>f</code> is used twice. <p> Pushes onto the stack a formatted string and returns a pointer to this string. -It is similar to the ANSI C function <code>sprintf</code>, +It is similar to the ISO C function <code>sprintf</code>, but has some important differences: <ul> @@ -7906,7 +7906,7 @@ after the two indices. <p> Returns a formatted version of its variable number of arguments following the description given in its first argument (which must be a string). -The format string follows the same rules as the ANSI C function <code>sprintf</code>. +The format string follows the same rules as the ISO C function <code>sprintf</code>. The only differences are that the options/modifiers <code>*</code>, <code>h</code>, <code>L</code>, <code>l</code>, <code>n</code>, and <code>p</code> are not supported @@ -9486,7 +9486,7 @@ if the information is not available. <p> If <code>format</code> is not "<code>*t</code>", then <code>date</code> returns the date as a string, -formatted according to the same rules as the ANSI C function <code>strftime</code>. +formatted according to the same rules as the ISO C function <code>strftime</code>. <p> @@ -9521,7 +9521,7 @@ this value is exactly <code>t2</code><em>-</em><code>t1</code>. <p> -This function is equivalent to the ANSI C function <code>system</code>. +This function is equivalent to the ISO C function <code>system</code>. It passes <code>command</code> to be executed by an operating system shell. Its first result is <b>true</b> if the command terminated successfully, @@ -9556,7 +9556,7 @@ When called without a <code>command</code>, <p> -Calls the ANSI C function <code>exit</code> to terminate the host program. +Calls the ISO C function <code>exit</code> to terminate the host program. If <code>code</code> is <b>true</b>, the returned status is <code>EXIT_SUCCESS</code>; if <code>code</code> is <b>false</b>, @@ -9893,7 +9893,7 @@ returns <b>nil</b>. Sets the given function as a hook. The string <code>mask</code> and the number <code>count</code> describe when the hook will be called. -The string mask may have the following characters, +The string mask may have any combination of the following characters, with the given meaning: <ul> @@ -9901,8 +9901,9 @@ with the given meaning: <li><b>'<code>r</code>': </b> the hook is called every time Lua returns from a function;</li> <li><b>'<code>l</code>': </b> the hook is called every time Lua enters a new line of code.</li> </ul><p> -With a <code>count</code> different from zero, -the hook is called after every <code>count</code> instructions. +Moreover, +with a <code>count</code> different from zero, +the hook is called also after every <code>count</code> instructions. <p> @@ -10497,10 +10498,10 @@ Here is the complete syntax of Lua in extended BNF. <HR> <SMALL CLASS="footer"> Last update: -Thu Mar 21 12:58:59 BRT 2013 +Mon Feb 23 22:24:44 BRT 2015 </SMALL> <!-- -Last change: revised for Lua 5.2.2 +Last change: revised for Lua 5.2.4 --> </body></html> |