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| author | Joe Hunkeler <jhunkeler@gmail.com> | 2015-08-11 16:51:37 -0400 |
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| committer | Joe Hunkeler <jhunkeler@gmail.com> | 2015-08-11 16:51:37 -0400 |
| commit | 40e5a5811c6ffce9b0974e93cdd927cbcf60c157 (patch) | |
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| download | iraf-osx-40e5a5811c6ffce9b0974e93cdd927cbcf60c157.tar.gz | |
Repatch (from linux) of OSX IRAF
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diff --git a/pkg/language/doc/keep.hlp b/pkg/language/doc/keep.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..11935af0 --- /dev/null +++ b/pkg/language/doc/keep.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +.help keep Feb86 language +.ih +NAME +keep -- keep memory after task termination +.ih +USAGE +keep +.ih +DESCRIPTION +Normally when a script task terminates any tasks, packages, environment +variables, etc. defined during the execution of that task are discarded +(in other words, the memory used by the task is freed). +The \fIkeep\fR command instructs the CL to retain the definitions after +script termination. Only one level of "keep" is achieved, e.g., +if a script with a keep is called from a higher level script, then when +the higher level script terminates the task definitions will still be lost +(unless this higher level script also uses \fIkeep\fR). +.ih +EXAMPLE +1. The most common use for \fIkeep\fR is to retain a set of definitions +in a script task. + +.nf + set pkdir = "home$hebrew/" + task aleph, beth, kaph = hebrew.cl + + keep +.fi +.ih +SEE ALSO +task, package +.endhelp |