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Appendix B How to make copies of this manual
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This appendix covers the license for copying this manual. Note that
some of the longer examples in this manual are also distributed in the
directory 'm4-1.4.17/examples/', where a more permissive license is in
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Appendix C Indices of concepts and macros
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* Macro index:: Index for all 'm4' macros
* Concept index:: Index for many concepts
File: m4.info, Node: Macro index, Next: Concept index, Up: Indices
C.1 Index for all 'm4' macros
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This index covers all 'm4' builtins, as well as several useful composite
macros. References are exclusively to the places where a macro is
introduced the first time.
[index ]
* Menu:
* __file__: Location. (line 9)
* __gnu__: Platform macros. (line 11)
* __line__: Location. (line 10)
* __os2__: Platform macros. (line 12)
* __program__: Location. (line 11)
* __unix__: Platform macros. (line 14)
* __windows__: Platform macros. (line 16)
* argn: Shift. (line 255)
* array: Define. (line 55)
* array_set: Define. (line 56)
* builtin: Builtin. (line 8)
* capitalize: Patsubst. (line 54)
* changecom: Changecom. (line 9)
* changequote: Changequote. (line 9)
* changeword: Changeword. (line 22)
* cleardivert: Cleardivert. (line 25)
* cond: Shift. (line 51)
* copy: Composition. (line 119)
* curry: Composition. (line 67)
* debugfile: Debug Output. (line 10)
* debugmode: Debug Levels. (line 77)
* decr: Incr. (line 10)
* define: Define. (line 9)
* define_blind: Composition. (line 10)
* defn: Defn. (line 9)
* divert: Divert. (line 8)
* divnum: Divnum. (line 8)
* dnl: Dnl. (line 8)
* downcase: Patsubst. (line 53)
* dquote: Shift. (line 193)
* dquote_elt: Shift. (line 194)
* dumpdef: Dumpdef. (line 9)
* errprint: Errprint. (line 8)
* esyscmd: Esyscmd. (line 8)
* eval: Eval. (line 8)
* example: Manual. (line 39)
* exch: Arguments. (line 12)
* fatal_error: M4exit. (line 24)
* foreach: Foreach. (line 8)
* foreachq: Foreach. (line 9)
* forloop: Forloop. (line 8)
* format: Format. (line 8)
* ifdef: Ifdef. (line 9)
* ifelse: Ifelse. (line 10)
* ifelse <1>: Ifelse. (line 11)
* ifelse <2>: Ifelse. (line 12)
* include: Include. (line 8)
* incr: Incr. (line 9)
* index: Index macro. (line 8)
* indir: Indir. (line 8)
* join: Shift. (line 101)
* joinall: Shift. (line 102)
* len: Len. (line 8)
* m4exit: M4exit. (line 9)
* m4wrap: M4wrap. (line 13)
* maketemp: Mkstemp. (line 11)
* mkstemp: Mkstemp. (line 10)
* nargs: Pseudo Arguments. (line 12)
* os2: Platform macros. (line 13)
* patsubst: Patsubst. (line 8)
* popdef: Pushdef. (line 11)
* pushdef: Pushdef. (line 10)
* quote: Shift. (line 192)
* regexp: Regexp. (line 8)
* rename: Composition. (line 120)
* reverse: Shift. (line 31)
* shift: Shift. (line 16)
* sinclude: Include. (line 9)
* stack_foreach: Stacks. (line 11)
* stack_foreach_lifo: Stacks. (line 12)
* stack_foreach_sep: Improved copy. (line 15)
* stack_foreach_sep_lifo: Improved copy. (line 16)
* substr: Substr. (line 8)
* syscmd: Syscmd. (line 8)
* sysval: Sysval. (line 8)
* traceoff: Trace. (line 10)
* traceon: Trace. (line 9)
* translit: Translit. (line 8)
* undefine: Undefine. (line 8)
* undivert: Undivert. (line 8)
* unix: Platform macros. (line 15)
* upcase: Patsubst. (line 52)
* windows: Platform macros. (line 17)
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C.2 Index for many concepts
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[index ]
* Menu:
* argument currying: Composition. (line 63)
* arguments to macros: Macro Arguments. (line 6)
* arguments to macros <1>: Arguments. (line 6)
* arguments to macros, special: Pseudo Arguments. (line 6)
* arguments, joining: Shift. (line 98)
* arguments, more than nine: Arguments. (line 54)
* arguments, more than nine <1>: Shift. (line 250)
* arguments, more than nine <2>: Improved foreach. (line 156)
* arguments, quoted macro: Quoting Arguments. (line 6)
* arguments, reversing: Shift. (line 31)
* arithmetic: Arithmetic. (line 6)
* arrays: Define. (line 52)
* avoiding quadratic behavior: Improved foreach. (line 38)
* basic regular expressions: Regexp. (line 6)
* basic regular expressions <1>: Patsubst. (line 6)
* blind macro: Inhibiting Invocation.
(line 13)
* blind macro <1>: Ifelse. (line 52)
* blind macro <2>: Composition. (line 10)
* bug reports: Bugs. (line 6)
* builtins, indirect call of: Builtin. (line 6)
* builtins, special tokens: Defn. (line 101)
* call of builtins, indirect: Builtin. (line 6)
* call of macros, indirect: Indir. (line 6)
* case statement: Ifelse. (line 69)
* changing comment delimiters: Changecom. (line 6)
* changing quote delimiters: Changequote. (line 6)
* changing syntax: Changeword. (line 6)
* characters, translating: Translit. (line 6)
* command line: Invoking m4. (line 6)
* command line, file names on the: Command line files. (line 6)
* command line, macro definitions on the: Preprocessor features.
(line 6)
* command line, options: Invoking m4. (line 10)
* commands, exit status from shell: Sysval. (line 6)
* commands, running shell: Shell commands. (line 6)
* comment delimiters, changing: Changecom. (line 6)
* comments: Comments. (line 6)
* comments, copied to output: Changecom. (line 29)
* comparing strings: Ifelse. (line 6)
* compatibility: Compatibility. (line 6)
* composing macros: Composition. (line 6)
* concatenating arguments: Shift. (line 98)
* conditional, short-circuiting: Shift. (line 51)
* conditionals: Ifdef. (line 6)
* controlling debugging output: Debug Levels. (line 6)
* copying macros: Composition. (line 116)
* counting loops: Forloop. (line 6)
* currying arguments: Composition. (line 63)
* debugging macros: Debugging. (line 6)
* debugging output, controlling: Debug Levels. (line 6)
* debugging output, saving: Debug Output. (line 6)
* decrement operator: Incr. (line 6)
* deferring expansion: M4wrap. (line 6)
* deferring output: Diversions. (line 6)
* defining new macros: Definitions. (line 6)
* definition stack: Pushdef. (line 6)
* definition stack <1>: Stacks. (line 6)
* definitions, displaying macro: Defn. (line 6)
* definitions, displaying macro <1>: Dumpdef. (line 6)
* deleting macros: Undefine. (line 6)
* deleting whitespace in input: Dnl. (line 6)
* delimiters, changing: Changequote. (line 6)
* delimiters, changing <1>: Changecom. (line 6)
* discarding diverted text: Cleardivert. (line 6)
* discarding input: Ifelse. (line 6)
* discarding input <1>: Dnl. (line 6)
* discarding input <2>: Divert. (line 42)
* displaying macro definitions: Dumpdef. (line 6)
* diversion numbers: Divnum. (line 6)
* diverted text, discarding: Cleardivert. (line 6)
* diverting output to files: Divert. (line 6)
* dumping into frozen file: Using frozen files. (line 6)
* error messages, printing: Errprint. (line 6)
* errors, fatal: Operation modes. (line 19)
* evaluation, of integer expressions: Eval. (line 6)
* examples, understanding: Manual. (line 6)
* executing shell commands: Shell commands. (line 6)
* exit status from shell commands: Sysval. (line 6)
* exiting from 'm4': M4exit. (line 6)
* expansion of macros: Macro expansion. (line 6)
* expansion, deferring: M4wrap. (line 6)
* expansion, tracing macro: Trace. (line 6)
* expressions, evaluation of integer: Eval. (line 6)
* expressions, regular: Regexp. (line 6)
* expressions, regular <1>: Patsubst. (line 6)
* extracting substrings: Substr. (line 6)
* fast loading of frozen files: Using frozen files. (line 6)
* fatal errors: Operation modes. (line 19)
* FDL, GNU Free Documentation License: GNU Free Documentation License.
(line 6)
* file format, frozen file: Frozen file format. (line 6)
* file inclusion: File Inclusion. (line 6)
* file inclusion <1>: Undivert. (line 13)
* file inclusion <2>: Undivert. (line 89)
* file names, on the command line: Command line files. (line 6)
* files, diverting output to: Divert. (line 6)
* files, names of temporary: Mkstemp. (line 6)
* for each loops: Foreach. (line 6)
* for loops: Forloop. (line 6)
* formatted output: Format. (line 6)
* Free Documentation License (FDL), GNU: GNU Free Documentation License.
(line 6)
* frozen file format: Frozen file format. (line 6)
* frozen files for fast loading: Using frozen files. (line 6)
* General Public License (GPL), GNU: GNU General Public License.
(line 6)
* GNU extensions: Inhibiting Invocation.
(line 13)
* GNU extensions <1>: Define. (line 41)
* GNU extensions <2>: Arguments. (line 54)
* GNU extensions <3>: Indir. (line 6)
* GNU extensions <4>: Builtin. (line 6)
* GNU extensions <5>: Debug Levels. (line 74)
* GNU extensions <6>: Debug Output. (line 6)
* GNU extensions <7>: Search Path. (line 6)
* GNU extensions <8>: Divert. (line 54)
* GNU extensions <9>: Undivert. (line 13)
* GNU extensions <10>: Undivert. (line 89)
* GNU extensions <11>: Regexp. (line 6)
* GNU extensions <12>: Patsubst. (line 6)
* GNU extensions <13>: Format. (line 6)
* GNU extensions <14>: Eval. (line 113)
* GNU extensions <15>: Esyscmd. (line 6)
* GNU extensions <16>: Mkstemp. (line 58)
* GNU extensions <17>: Using frozen files. (line 6)
* GNU extensions <18>: Extensions. (line 6)
* GNU Free Documentation License: GNU Free Documentation License.
(line 6)
* GNU General Public License: GNU General Public License.
(line 6)
* GNU M4, history of: History. (line 6)
* GPL, GNU General Public License: GNU General Public License.
(line 6)
* history of 'm4': History. (line 6)
* included files, search path for: Search Path. (line 6)
* inclusion, of files: File Inclusion. (line 6)
* inclusion, of files <1>: Undivert. (line 13)
* inclusion, of files <2>: Undivert. (line 89)
* increment operator: Incr. (line 6)
* indirect call of builtins: Builtin. (line 6)
* indirect call of macros: Indir. (line 6)
* initialization, frozen state: Using frozen files. (line 6)
* input location: Preprocessor features.
(line 28)
* input location <1>: Location. (line 6)
* input tokens: Syntax. (line 6)
* input, discarding: Ifelse. (line 6)
* input, discarding <1>: Dnl. (line 6)
* input, discarding <2>: Divert. (line 42)
* input, saving: M4wrap. (line 6)
* integer arithmetic: Arithmetic. (line 6)
* integer expression evaluation: Eval. (line 6)
* invoking 'm4': Invoking m4. (line 6)
* invoking macros: Invocation. (line 6)
* iterating over lists: Foreach. (line 6)
* joining arguments: Shift. (line 98)
* length of strings: Len. (line 6)
* lexical structure of words: Changeword. (line 6)
* License, code: Copying This Package.
(line 6)
* License, manual: Copying This Manual. (line 6)
* limit, nesting: Limits control. (line 43)
* literal output: Pseudo Arguments. (line 106)
* local variables: Pushdef. (line 79)
* location, input: Preprocessor features.
(line 28)
* location, input <1>: Location. (line 6)
* loops: Shift. (line 10)
* loops, counting: Forloop. (line 6)
* loops, list iteration: Foreach. (line 6)
* 'M4PATH': Search Path. (line 9)
* macro composition: Composition. (line 6)
* macro definitions, on the command line: Preprocessor features.
(line 6)
* macro expansion, tracing: Trace. (line 6)
* macro invocation: Invocation. (line 6)
* macro, blind: Inhibiting Invocation.
(line 13)
* macro, blind <1>: Ifelse. (line 52)
* macro, blind <2>: Composition. (line 10)
* macros, arguments to: Macro Arguments. (line 6)
* macros, arguments to <1>: Arguments. (line 6)
* macros, copying: Composition. (line 116)
* macros, debugging: Debugging. (line 6)
* macros, displaying definitions: Defn. (line 6)
* macros, displaying definitions <1>: Dumpdef. (line 6)
* macros, expansion of: Macro expansion. (line 6)
* macros, how to define new: Definitions. (line 6)
* macros, how to delete: Undefine. (line 6)
* macros, how to rename: Defn. (line 6)
* macros, indirect call of: Indir. (line 6)
* macros, quoted arguments to: Quoting Arguments. (line 6)
* macros, recursive: Shift. (line 6)
* macros, special arguments to: Pseudo Arguments. (line 6)
* macros, temporary redefinition of: Pushdef. (line 6)
* manipulating quotes: Shift. (line 189)
* messages, printing error: Errprint. (line 6)
* more than nine arguments: Arguments. (line 54)
* more than nine arguments <1>: Shift. (line 250)
* more than nine arguments <2>: Improved foreach. (line 156)
* multibranches: Ifelse. (line 69)
* names: Names. (line 6)
* nesting limit: Limits control. (line 43)
* nine arguments, more than: Arguments. (line 54)
* nine arguments, more than <1>: Shift. (line 250)
* nine arguments, more than <2>: Improved foreach. (line 156)
* numbers: Manual. (line 57)
* options, command line: Invoking m4. (line 10)
* output, diverting to files: Divert. (line 6)
* output, formatted: Format. (line 6)
* output, literal: Pseudo Arguments. (line 106)
* output, saving debugging: Debug Output. (line 6)
* overview of 'm4': Intro. (line 6)
* pattern substitution: Patsubst. (line 6)
* platform macros: Platform macros. (line 6)
* positional parameters, more than nine: Arguments. (line 54)
* POSIX: Extensions. (line 6)
* 'POSIXLY_CORRECT': Invoking m4. (line 10)
* 'POSIXLY_CORRECT' <1>: Incompatibilities. (line 144)
* preprocessor features: Preprocessor features.
(line 6)
* printing error messages: Errprint. (line 6)
* pushdef stack: Pushdef. (line 6)
* pushdef stack <1>: Stacks. (line 6)
* quadratic behavior, avoiding: Improved foreach. (line 38)
* quote delimiters, changing: Changequote. (line 6)
* quote manipulation: Shift. (line 189)
* quoted macro arguments: Quoting Arguments. (line 6)
* quoted string: Quoted strings. (line 6)
* quoting rule of thumb: Quoting Arguments. (line 22)
* recursive macros: Shift. (line 6)
* redefinition of macros, temporary: Pushdef. (line 6)
* regular expressions: Changeword. (line 6)
* regular expressions <1>: Regexp. (line 6)
* regular expressions <2>: Patsubst. (line 6)
* reloading a frozen file: Using frozen files. (line 6)
* renaming macros: Defn. (line 6)
* renaming macros <1>: Composition. (line 116)
* reporting bugs: Bugs. (line 6)
* rescanning: Limits control. (line 56)
* rescanning <1>: Inhibiting Invocation.
(line 86)
* rescanning <2>: Pseudo Arguments. (line 106)
* rescanning <3>: Defn. (line 61)
* rescanning <4>: Other Incompatibilities.
(line 52)
* reversing arguments: Shift. (line 31)
* rule of thumb, quoting: Quoting Arguments. (line 22)
* running shell commands: Shell commands. (line 6)
* saving debugging output: Debug Output. (line 6)
* saving input: M4wrap. (line 6)
* search path for included files: Search Path. (line 6)
* shell commands, exit status from: Sysval. (line 6)
* shell commands, running: Shell commands. (line 6)
* short-circuiting conditional: Shift. (line 51)
* special arguments to macros: Pseudo Arguments. (line 6)
* stack, macro definition: Pushdef. (line 6)
* stack, macro definition <1>: Stacks. (line 6)
* standard error, output to: Dumpdef. (line 6)
* standard error, output to <1>: Trace. (line 6)
* standard error, output to <2>: Errprint. (line 6)
* status of shell commands: Sysval. (line 6)
* status, setting 'm4' exit: M4exit. (line 6)
* string, quoted: Quoted strings. (line 6)
* strings, length of: Len. (line 6)
* substitution by regular expression: Patsubst. (line 6)
* substrings, extracting: Substr. (line 6)
* substrings, locating: Index macro. (line 6)
* suggestions, reporting: Bugs. (line 6)
* suppressing warnings: Macro Arguments. (line 38)
* switch statement: Ifelse. (line 69)
* synchronization lines: Preprocessor features.
(line 28)
* syntax, changing: Changeword. (line 6)
* temporary file names: Mkstemp. (line 6)
* temporary redefinition of macros: Pushdef. (line 6)
* 'TMPDIR': Diversions. (line 10)
* tokens: Syntax. (line 6)
* tokens, builtin macro: Defn. (line 101)
* tokens, special: Other tokens. (line 6)
* tracing macro expansion: Trace. (line 6)
* translating characters: Translit. (line 6)
* undefining macros: Undefine. (line 6)
* UNIX commands, exit status from: Sysval. (line 6)
* UNIX commands, running: Shell commands. (line 6)
* variables, local: Pushdef. (line 79)
* warnings, suppressing: Macro Arguments. (line 38)
* words: Names. (line 6)
* words, lexical structure of: Changeword. (line 6)