-- last edited by: L. Stewart, December 12, 1983 5:21 pm
name
Shift:, ShiftInterp:
syntax
Shift command-line
ShiftInterp command-line
description
Execute the given command line using CommandTool.DoCommand. Shift is an uninterpreted command while ShiftInterp is interpreted. You can user ShiftInterp to run a normally uninterpreted command in interpreted mode, getting IO redirection etc.
examples
% Shift Echo a b c
% Echo a b c
a b c
%
warnings
Be careful that the command line syntax interpreted by the command tool does not conflict with that required by an uninterpreted command.
There is no way to get a normally interpreted command to run uninterpreted.
stop/undo
Click the STOP! button.
implementation
InitialCommandsImpl.mesa in CommandTool.df
contact
L. C. Stewart <Stewart.pa>
keyword hints
help button info man
keywords
to be supplied by the Index Czar