Introduction
System commands are not executable APL expressions. They provide services or information associated with the workspace and the external environment.
Command Presentation
System commands may be entered from immediate execution mode or in response to the prompt ⎕: within evaluated input. All system commands begin with the symbol ), known as a right parenthesis. All system commands may be entered in upper or lower case.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
)CLASSES |
List classes |
)CLEAR |
Clear the workspace |
)CMD Y |
Execute a Windows Command |
)CONTINUE |
Save a Continue workspace and terminate APL |
)COPY {Y} |
Copy objects from another workspace |
)CS {Y} |
Change current namespace |
)DROP {Y} |
Drop named workspace |
)ED Y |
Edit object(s) |
)ERASE Y |
Erase object(s) |
)EVENTS |
List events of GUI namespace or object |
)FNS {Y} |
List user defined Functions |
)HOLDS |
Display Held tokens |
)LIB {Y} |
List workspaces in a directory |
)LOAD {Y} |
Load a workspace |
)METHODS |
List methods in GUI namespace or object |
)NS {Y} |
Create a global Namespace |
)OBJECTS {Y} |
List global namespaces |
)OBS {Y} |
List global namespaces (alternative form) |
)OFF |
Terminate the APL session |
)OPS {Y} |
List user defined Operators |
)PCOPY {Y} |
Perform Protected Copy of objects |
)PROPS |
List properties of GUI namespace or object |
)RESET |
Reset the state indicator |
)SAVE {Y} |
Save the workspace |
)SH {Y} |
Execute a (UNIX) Shell command |
)SI |
State Indicator |
)SIC |
Clear State Indicator |
)SINL |
State Indicator with local Name Lists |
)TID {Y} |
Switch current Thread Identity |
)VARS {Y} |
List user defined global Variables |
)WSID {Y} |
Workspace Identification |
)XLOAD Y |
Load a workspace; do not execute ⎕LX |
{ } indicates that the parameter(s) denoted by Y are optional. |
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