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diff --git a/usr.bin/awk/awk.1 b/usr.bin/awk/awk.1
index 770f558d1b5..84e4f057e73 100644
--- a/usr.bin/awk/awk.1
+++ b/usr.bin/awk/awk.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: awk.1,v 1.49 2020/06/10 21:02:53 millert Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: awk.1,v 1.50 2020/06/10 21:05:02 millert Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (C) Lucent Technologies 1997
.\" All Rights Reserved
@@ -726,6 +726,14 @@ Returns integer argument x shifted by n bits to the left.
.It Fn rshift x n
Returns integer argument x shifted by n bits to the right.
.El
+.Sh ENVIRONMENT
+The following environment variables affect the execution of
+.Nm :
+.Bl -tag -width POSIXLY_CORRECT
+.It Ev POSIXLY_CORRECT
+When set, behave in accordance with the standard, even when it conflicts
+with historical behavior.
+.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std awk
.Pp
@@ -792,7 +800,12 @@ The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
-specification.
+specification except that consecutive backslashes in the replacement
+string argument for
+.Fn sub
+and
+.Fn gsub
+are not collapsed.
.Pp
The flags
.Op Fl \&dV