Re: [Bug-apl] Documentation/examples on system functions

[Alexey Veretennikov]

Thanks.

Would be great to see the link to original documentation and delta in
the official documentation, so one who is new to GNU APL could
understand where to go from it.

Juergen Sauermann <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Alexey,
>
> The majority of GNU APL functions and commands are described in the IBM
> APL2 documentation which is available on the web. That documentations is 
> better
> than anything I could possible write, so I did not even try.
>
> The functions that are only in GNU APL are supposedly contained in the info 
> system
> and can be accessed with the shell command
>
> info apl
>
> ⎕FIO is somewhat special because it contains many functions that are already 
> described
> as man pages for the corresponding C library functions. You do not need
> an intentional error in ⎕FIO; to show them. Just try:
>
> ⎕FIO ''
>
> or:
>
> ⎕FIO ⍬
>
> to display the functions. This is described in chapter 3.9 "Native Functions" 
> of info apl
> (⎕FIO used to be a native function before it was turned into a system 
> function).
>
> Best Regards,
> Jürgen Sauermann
>
> On 12/20/2016 12:15 PM, Alexey Veretennikov wrote:
>
>  Hi,
>
> I'm missing any information on system functions.
> The 'official' documentation only explains handful of functions.
> The ]help command just lists the functions.
> For example FIO function I had to type it with the intentional error in
> the argument to get the list of possible options (!!!)
> I can't find anything on FX for example.
>
> Where could I find documentation on system functions, how to use them,
> any examples?
>
>
>

-- 
Br,
/Alexey