mirror of https://gitlab.com/rnger/amath
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133 lines
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#language english
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#version 0
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; ###################################################################################
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; ## Help texts for statement in amath
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; ## ----------------------------------
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; ##
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; ## Generate code with:
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; ## flexcat help.cd ../app/localize/help.h=help.sd
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; ##
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; ###################################################################################
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; ## Copyright (c) 2015, Carsten Larsen
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; ## All rights reserved.
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; ##
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; ## Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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; ## modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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; ##
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; ## * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
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; ## list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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; ##
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; ## * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
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; ## this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
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; ## and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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; ##
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; ## THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
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; ## AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
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; ## IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
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; ## DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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; ## FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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; ## DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
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; ## SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
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; ## CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
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; ## OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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; ## OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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; ###################################################################################
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; Introduction table - Symbol(0)
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symzero (/500/)
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Enter command or expression to evaluate.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Example: 2+3-cos(3)#NORMALTEXT##NEWLINE# #NEWLINE#More help is available for designated topics.#NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#functions Base functions.#NEWLINE#trigon Trigonometric functions.#NEWLINE#hyper Hyperbolic functions.#NEWLINE#complex Syntax for complex numbers.#NEWLINE#statements Available statements.#NEWLINE#operators Supported operators.#NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Example: help trigon#NEWLINE#
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; Table of operators
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symoperator (/400/)
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-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE# + Mathematical addition.#NEWLINE# - Mathematical subtraction.#NEWLINE# * Mathematical multiplication.#NEWLINE# / Mathematical division.#NEWLINE# ^ Mathematical exponentiation.#NEWLINE# = Assignment of variable values.#NEWLINE# | Absolute value of number. #NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#
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; Table of functions
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symfunction (/500/)
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-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#abs Absolute value of number.#NEWLINE#sgn Mathematical signum function.#NEWLINE#round Round to nearest integer number.#NEWLINE#trunc Discard fraction part of number.#NEWLINE#floor Mathematical floor function.#NEWLINE#ceil Mathematical ceiling function.#NEWLINE#sqrt Square root function (exp 1/2).#NEWLINE#cbrt Cube root function (exp 1/3).#NEWLINE#lb Binary logarithm function (base 2).#NEWLINE#ln Natural logarithm function (base e).#NEWLINE#lg Common logarithm function (base 10).#NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Example: round(1.55)#NORMALTEXT##NEWLINE#
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; Table of trigonometric functions
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symtrigon (/500/)
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-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#sin Trigonometric sine function.#NEWLINE#cos Trigonometric cosine function.#NEWLINE#tan Trigonometric tangent function.#NEWLINE#cot Trigonometric cotangent function.#NEWLINE#sec Trigonometric secant function.#NEWLINE#csc Trigonometric cosecant function.#NEWLINE#asin Inverse trigonometric sine function.#NEWLINE#acos Inverse trigonometric cosine function.#NEWLINE#atan Inverse trigonometric tangent function.#NEWLINE#acot Inverse trigonometric cotangent function.#NEWLINE#asec Inverse trigonometric secant function.#NEWLINE#acsc Inverse trigonometric cosecant function.#NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#Inverse functions can be prefixed with ar or arc #NEWLINE#instead of a.#NEWLINE#
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; Table of hyperbolic functions
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symhyper (/500/)
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-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#sinh Hyperbolic sine function.#NEWLINE#cosh Hyperbolic cosine function.#NEWLINE#tanh Hyperbolic tangent function.#NEWLINE#coth Hyperbolic cotangent function.#NEWLINE#sech Hyperbolic secant function.#NEWLINE#csch Hyperbolic cosecant function. #NEWLINE#asinh Inverse hyperbolic sine function.#NEWLINE#acosh Inverse hyperbolic cosine function.#NEWLINE#atanh Inverse hyperbolic tangent function.#NEWLINE#acoth Inverse hyperbolic cotangent function.#NEWLINE#asech Inverse hyperbolic secant function.#NEWLINE#acsch Inverse hyperbolic cosecant function.#NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#Inverse functions can be prefixed with ar or arc #NEWLINE#instead of a.#NEWLINE#
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; Table of statements
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symstatement (/1000/)
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---------------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#clear Clear console window.#NEWLINE#def Define function.#NEWLINE#delete Delete variable or function.#NEWLINE#digits Set number of significant digits.#NEWLINE#eval Evaluate arithmetic expression.#NEWLINE#execute Execute statements in a file.#NEWLINE#functions Show list of user defined functions.#NEWLINE#input Change numeral input system (experimental).#NEWLINE#help Show basic help text.#NEWLINE#output Change numeral output system (experimental).#NEWLINE#list Show content of a directory.#NEWLINE#show Show content of a file.#NEWLINE#load Load variable and functions from file.#NEWLINE#save Save variable and functions to file.#NEWLINE#variables Show list of variables.#NEWLINE#version Show version string.#NEWLINE#memory Show internal memory usage.#NEWLINE#exit Exit program.#NEWLINE#---------------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#The def and eval statements are optional. Functions and#NEWLINE#variables statements can be shorten to funcs and vars.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for complex numbers
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symcomplex (/200/)
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Expressions with complex numbers are written using an i to denote#NEWLINE#the imaginary value. Complex numbers can seamlessly be mixed with#NEWLINE#real numbers.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: 2+3i#NEWLINE#Example: 2+3.2i*cos(-1i)+5/7#NEWLINE#
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; Help for clear statement
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symclear (/40/)
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The clear statement erases all text in the console window.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: clear#NEWLINE#
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; Help for def statement
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symdef (/200/)
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The def statement is used to define functions. When defining a function#NEWLINE#it is possible to omit the def keyword. Defined functions can be shown#NEWLINE#using the functions statement.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: def f(x)=2*x+3#NEWLINE#Optional syntax: f(x)=2*x+3#NEWLINE#
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; Help for delete statement
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symdelete (/250/)
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The delete statement can delete variable and functions. To delete a#NEWLINE#single variable or functions use the name of the function or variable.#NEWLINE#To delete all functions or variables specify either the variable or#NEWLINE#function keyword.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: delete f(x)#NEWLINE#Syntax: delete variables#NEWLINE#
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; Help for digits statement
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symdigits (/150/)
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The digits statement defines the displayed number of significant digits.#NEWLINE#To show current configuration use the digits statement without specifying#NEWLINE#the number.#NEWLINE# #SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: digits 7#NEWLINE#
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; Help for eval statement
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symeval (/80/)
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The eval statement evaluates an expression. When evaluating an expression#NEWLINE#it is possible to omit the eval keyword.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: eval 2.4*x+3.2#NEWLINE#Optional syntax: 2.4*x+3.2#NEWLINE#
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; Help for execute statement
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symexecute (/40/)
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The execute statement reads the content of a file and execute all statements.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: execute "savedfile"#NEWLINE#
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; Help for input statement
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syminput (/120/)
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The input statement either changes or shows the how numeral input is interpreted.#NEWLINE#Possible input systems are: binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal. Default is#NEWLINE#decimal. To use positional systems with other bases specify the base number.#NEWLINE#Numeral output system can be modified using the output statement.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: input hexadecimal#NEWLINE#Syntax: input 4#NEWLINE#
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; Help for help statement
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symhelp (/50/)
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The help statement can be used to display help about topics and statements.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: help variables#NEWLINE#
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; Help for output statement
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symoutput (/120/)
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The output statement either changes or shows the how numeral output is shown.#NEWLINE#Possible output systems are: binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal. Default#NEWLINE#is decimal. To use positional systems with other bases specify the base number.#NEWLINE#Numeral input system can be modified using the input statement.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: output octal#NEWLINE#
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; Help for list statement
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symlist (/40/)
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No description is available for the list statement.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for show statement
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symshow (/40/)
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The show statement displays the content of a file.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: show "filetosee"#NEWLINE#
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; Help for load statement
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symload (/80/)
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The load statement retrieves a set of defined variables and functions from#NEWLINE#a file. Variables and functions can be saved using the save statement.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: load "savedwork"#NEWLINE#
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; Help for save statement
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symsave (/80/)
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The save statement saves defined variables and functions to a file in a#NEWLINE#plain text format. Saved variables and functions can be retrieved using#NEWLINE#the load statement.#NEWLINE# #SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: save "worktokeep"#NEWLINE#
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; Help for version statement
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symversion (/40/)
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Show which version of amath is running.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for memory statement
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symmem (/40/)
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Show internal memory usage together with maximum usage.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for prefs statement
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symprefs (/40/)
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There is no help for prefs statement now.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for variable statement
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symvariable (/40/)
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The variable statement shows a list of variables in memory.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: variables#NEWLINE##NORMALTEXT#optional syntax: vars#NEWLINE#
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; Help for exit statement
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symexit (/40/)
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The exit statement shuts down amath.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: exit#NEWLINE#
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; Help for constant epsilon
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syme (/40/)
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Euler's number is base of the exponential function which equals its own#NEWLINE#derivative. It is approximately equal to 2.71828.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Example: ln(e)#NEWLINE#
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; Help for constant pi
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sympi (/40/)
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Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Being an#NEWLINE#irrational number, pi cannot be expressed exactly as a common fraction.#NEWLINE#The value of pi is commonly approximated as #SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#3.14159#NORMALTEXT#.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for imaginary unit
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symi (/40/)
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The imaginary unit is denoted and commonly referred to as i.#NEWLINE#The imaginary unit is a number, which when multiplied#NEWLINE#by itself gives -1.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for ins variable
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symins (/40/)
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No help is available for the ins variable#NEWLINE#
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; Help for binary keyword
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symbin (/40/)
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No help is available for the binary keyword#NEWLINE
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; Help for octal keyword
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symoct (/40/)
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No help is available for the octal keyword#NEWLINE
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; Help for decimal keyword
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symdec (/40/)
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No help is available for the decimal keyword#NEWLINE
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; Help for hexadecimal keyword
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symhex (/40/)
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No help is available for the hexadecimal keyword#NEWLINE |