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1 // help.cc -*- C++ -*- |
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2 /* |
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4 Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 John W. Eaton |
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6 This file is part of Octave. |
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8 Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it |
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9 under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the |
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10 Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any |
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11 later version. |
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12 |
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13 Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT |
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14 ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or |
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15 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License |
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16 for more details. |
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17 |
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18 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License |
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19 along with Octave; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free |
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20 Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. |
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21 |
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22 */ |
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23 |
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24 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H |
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25 #include "config.h" |
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26 #endif |
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27 |
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28 #include <iostream.h> |
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29 |
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30 #include "builtins.h" |
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31 #include "help.h" |
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32 |
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33 static help_list operators[] = |
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34 { |
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35 { "!", |
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36 "Logical not operator. See also `~'.\n", }, |
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37 |
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38 { "!=", |
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39 "Logical not equals operator. See also `~' and `<>'.\n", }, |
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40 |
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41 { "\"", |
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42 "String delimiter.\n", }, |
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43 |
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44 { "#", |
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45 "Begin comment character. See also `%'.\n", }, |
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46 |
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47 { "%", |
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48 "Begin comment charcter. See also `#'.\n", }, |
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49 |
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50 { "&", |
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51 "Logical and operator. See also `&&'.\n", }, |
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52 |
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53 { "&&", |
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54 "Logical and operator. See also `&'.\n", }, |
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55 |
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56 { "'", |
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57 "Matrix transpose operator. For complex matrices, computes the\n\ |
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58 complex conjugate (Hermitian) transpose. See also `.''\n\ |
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59 \n\ |
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60 The single quote character may also be used to delimit strings, but\n\ |
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61 it is better to use the double quote character, since that is never\n\ |
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62 ambiguous\n", }, |
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63 |
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64 { "(", |
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65 "Array index or function argument delimiter.\n", }, |
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66 |
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67 { ")", |
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68 "Array index or function argument delimiter.\n", }, |
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69 |
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70 { "*", |
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71 "Multiplication operator. See also `.*'\n", }, |
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72 |
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73 { "**", |
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74 "Power operator. See also `^', `.**', and `.^'\n", }, |
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75 |
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76 { "+", |
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77 "Addition operator.\n", }, |
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78 |
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79 { "++", |
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80 "Increment operator. As in C, may be applied as a prefix or postfix operator.\n", }, |
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81 |
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82 { ",", |
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83 "Array index, function argument, or command separator.\n", }, |
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84 |
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85 { "-", |
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86 "Subtraction or unary negation operator.\n", }, |
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87 |
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88 { "--", |
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89 "Decrement operator. As in C, may be applied as a prefix or postfix operator.\n", }, |
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90 |
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91 { ".'", |
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92 "Matrix transpose operator. For complex matrices, computes the\n\ |
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93 transpose, *not* the complex conjugate transpose. See also `''.\n", }, |
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94 |
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95 { ".*", |
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96 "Element by element multiplication operator. See also `*'.\n", }, |
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97 |
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98 { ".**", |
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99 "Element by element power operator. See also `**', `^', and `.^'.\n", }, |
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100 |
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101 { "./", |
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102 "Element by element division operator. See also `/' and `\\'.\n", }, |
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103 |
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104 { ".^", |
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105 "Element by element division operator. See also `/' and `\\'.\n", }, |
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106 |
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107 { "/", |
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108 "Right division. See also `\\' and `./'.\n", }, |
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109 |
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110 { ":", |
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111 "Select entire rows or columns of matrices.\n", }, |
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112 |
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113 { ";", |
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114 "Array row or command separator. See also `,'.\n", }, |
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115 |
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116 { "<", |
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117 "Less than operator.\n", }, |
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118 |
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119 { "<=", |
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120 "Less than or equals operator.\n", }, |
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121 |
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122 { "<>", |
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123 "Logical not equals operator. See also `!=' and `~='.\n", }, |
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124 |
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125 { "=", |
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126 "Assignment operator.\n", }, |
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127 |
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128 { "==", |
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129 "Equality test operator.\n", }, |
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130 |
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131 { ">", |
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132 "Greater than operator.\n", }, |
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133 |
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134 { ">=", |
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135 "Greater than or equals operator.\n", }, |
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136 |
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137 { "[", |
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138 "Return list delimiter. See also `]'.\n", }, |
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139 |
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140 { "\\", |
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141 "Left division operator. See also `/' and `./'.\n", }, |
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142 |
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143 { "]", |
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144 "Return list delimiter. See also `['.\n", }, |
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145 |
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146 { "^", |
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147 "Power operator. See also `**', `.^', and `.**.'\n", }, |
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148 |
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149 { "|", |
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150 "Logical or operator. See also `||'.\n", }, |
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151 |
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152 { "||", |
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153 "Logical or operator. See also `|'.\n", }, |
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154 |
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155 { "~", |
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156 "Logical not operator. See also `!' and `~'.\n", }, |
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157 |
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158 { "~=", |
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159 "Logical not equals operator. See also `<>' and `!='.\n", }, |
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160 |
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161 { (char *) NULL, (char *) NULL, }, |
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162 }; |
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163 |
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164 static help_list keywords[] = |
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165 { |
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166 { "break", |
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167 "Exit the innermost enclosing while or for loop.\n", }, |
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168 |
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169 { "continue", |
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170 "Jump to the end of the innermost enclosing while or for loop.\n", }, |
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171 |
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172 { "else", |
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173 "Alternate action for an if block.\n", }, |
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174 |
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175 { "elseif", |
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176 "Alternate conditional test for an if block.\n", }, |
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177 |
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178 { "end", |
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179 "Mark the end of any for, if, while, or function block.\n", }, |
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180 |
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181 { "endfor", |
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182 "Mark the end of a for loop.\n", }, |
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183 |
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184 { "endfunction", |
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185 "Mark the end of a function.\n", }, |
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186 |
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187 { "endif", |
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188 "Mark the end of an if block.\n", }, |
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189 |
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190 { "endwhile", |
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191 "Mark the end of a while loop.\n", }, |
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192 |
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193 { "for", |
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194 "Begin a for loop.\n", }, |
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195 |
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196 { "function", |
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197 "Begin a function body.\n", }, |
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198 |
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199 { "global", |
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200 "Declare variables to have global scope.\n", }, |
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201 |
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202 { "gplot", |
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203 "Produce 2-D plots using gnuplot-like command syntax.\n", }, |
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204 |
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205 { "gsplot", |
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206 "Produce 3-D plots using gnuplot-like command syntax.\n", }, |
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207 |
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208 { "if", |
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209 "Begin an if block.\n", }, |
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210 |
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211 { "return", |
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212 "Return from a function.\n", }, |
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213 |
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214 { "while", |
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215 "Begin a while loop.\n", }, |
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216 |
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217 { (char *) NULL, (char *) NULL, }, |
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218 }; |
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219 |
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220 char ** |
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221 names (help_list *lst, int& count) |
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222 { |
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223 count = 0; |
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224 help_list *ptr = lst; |
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225 while (ptr->name != (char *) NULL) |
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226 { |
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227 count++; |
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228 ptr++; |
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229 } |
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230 |
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231 if (count == 0) |
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232 return (char **) NULL; |
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233 |
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234 char **name_list = new char * [count+1]; |
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235 |
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236 ptr = lst; |
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237 int i = 0; |
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238 while (ptr->name != (char *) NULL) |
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239 { |
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240 name_list[i++] = ptr->name; |
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241 ptr++; |
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242 } |
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243 |
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244 name_list[count] = (char *) NULL; |
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245 return name_list; |
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246 } |
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247 |
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248 help_list * |
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249 operator_help (void) |
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250 { |
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251 return operators; |
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252 } |
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254 help_list * |
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255 keyword_help (void) |
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256 { |
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257 return keywords; |
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258 } |
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259 |
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260 /* |
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261 ;;; Local Variables: *** |
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262 ;;; mode: C++ *** |
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263 ;;; page-delimiter: "^/\\*" *** |
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264 ;;; End: *** |
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265 */ |
