From 8469a63c8afd7605c9971ed94a78c500157f852f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sejo <tejocote+codeberg@posteo.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:32:50 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] compatibility flag

---
 src/awk.gmo | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/awk.gmo b/src/awk.gmo
index a1f2c96..29d19b9 100644
--- a/src/awk.gmo
+++ b/src/awk.gmo
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ the index of the first character is 1!
 => https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Bitwise-Functions.html bit-manipulation functions
 => https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/index.html gawk user's guide
 
+note: to run in compatibility mode, without gnu extensions, use the -c or --traditional flag:
+
+```
+$ awk -c
+```
+
 # other notes
 
 ## loop through the elements of an array