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Expanding Symbols

A Symbol (or set of Symbols) may be expanded (without substitution) from the Keyboard or Indirect Command File by the following syntax:-

&&Expand Name
\

where the keyword ``&&Expand" identifies this as a request to display the expansion of the specified Symbol. ``Name" is the name of the symbol (which should not have a leading ``\&" character) or a truncation thereof. All Symbols that match ``Name" will be displayed. The Symbol Name must be specified on the same line as the Keyword or the request will be ignored and an error message issued. The keyword may be truncated to ``&&E". All currently defined Symbols may be expanded by the following syntax:-
&&Expand *
\



Liz Buckle
Fri Jan 13 17:48:27 CST 1995