| Index Entry | | Section |
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| A | | |
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| argument currying: | | Composition |
| arguments to macros: | | Macro Arguments |
| arguments to macros: | | Arguments |
| arguments to macros, special: | | Pseudo Arguments |
| arguments, joining: | | Shift |
| arguments, more than nine: | | Arguments |
| arguments, more than nine: | | Shift |
| arguments, more than nine: | | Improved foreach |
| arguments, quoted macro: | | Quoting Arguments |
| arguments, reversing: | | Shift |
| arithmetic: | | Arithmetic |
| arrays: | | Define |
| avoiding quadratic behavior: | | Improved foreach |
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| B | | |
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| basic regular expressions: | | Regexp |
| basic regular expressions: | | Patsubst |
| blind macro: | | Inhibiting Invocation |
| blind macro: | | Ifelse |
| blind macro: | | Composition |
| bug reports: | | Bugs |
| builtins, indirect call of: | | Builtin |
| builtins, special tokens: | | Defn |
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| C | | |
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| call of builtins, indirect: | | Builtin |
| call of macros, indirect: | | Indir |
| case statement: | | Ifelse |
| changing comment delimiters: | | Changecom |
| changing quote delimiters: | | Changequote |
| changing syntax: | | Changeword |
| characters, translating: | | Translit |
| command line: | | Invoking m4 |
| command line, file names on the: | | Command line files |
| command line, macro definitions on the: | | Preprocessor features |
| command line, options: | | Invoking m4 |
| commands, exit status from shell: | | Sysval |
| commands, running shell: | | Shell commands |
| comment delimiters, changing: | | Changecom |
| comments: | | Comments |
| comments, copied to output: | | Changecom |
| comparing strings: | | Ifelse |
| compatibility: | | Compatibility |
| composing macros: | | Composition |
| concatenating arguments: | | Shift |
| conditional, short-circuiting: | | Shift |
| conditionals: | | Ifdef |
| controlling debugging output: | | Debug Levels |
| copying macros: | | Composition |
| counting loops: | | Forloop |
| currying arguments: | | Composition |
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| D | | |
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| debugging macros: | | Debugging |
| debugging output, controlling: | | Debug Levels |
| debugging output, saving: | | Debug Output |
| decrement operator: | | Incr |
| deferring expansion: | | M4wrap |
| deferring output: | | Diversions |
| defining new macros: | | Definitions |
| definition stack: | | Pushdef |
| definition stack: | | Stacks |
| definitions, displaying macro: | | Defn |
| definitions, displaying macro: | | Dumpdef |
| deleting macros: | | Undefine |
| deleting whitespace in input: | | Dnl |
| delimiters, changing: | | Changequote |
| delimiters, changing: | | Changecom |
| discarding diverted text: | | Cleardivert |
| discarding input: | | Ifelse |
| discarding input: | | Dnl |
| discarding input: | | Divert |
| displaying macro definitions: | | Dumpdef |
| diversion numbers: | | Divnum |
| diverted text, discarding: | | Cleardivert |
| diverting output to files: | | Divert |
| dumping into frozen file: | | Using frozen files |
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| E | | |
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| error messages, printing: | | Errprint |
| errors, fatal: | | Operation modes |
| evaluation, of integer expressions: | | Eval |
| examples, understanding: | | Manual |
| executing shell commands: | | Shell commands |
| exit status from shell commands: | | Sysval |
| exiting from m4: | | M4exit |
| expansion of macros: | | Macro expansion |
| expansion, deferring: | | M4wrap |
| expansion, tracing macro: | | Trace |
| expressions, evaluation of integer: | | Eval |
| expressions, regular: | | Regexp |
| expressions, regular: | | Patsubst |
| extracting substrings: | | Substr |
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| F | | |
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| fast loading of frozen files: | | Using frozen files |
| fatal errors: | | Operation modes |
| FDL, GNU Free Documentation License: | | GNU Free Documentation License |
| file format, frozen file: | | Frozen file format |
| file inclusion: | | File Inclusion |
| file inclusion: | | Undivert |
| file inclusion: | | Undivert |
| file names, on the command line: | | Command line files |
| files, diverting output to: | | Divert |
| files, names of temporary: | | Mkstemp |
| for each loops: | | Foreach |
| for loops: | | Forloop |
| formatted output: | | Format |
| Free Documentation License (FDL), GNU: | | GNU Free Documentation License |
| frozen file format: | | Frozen file format |
| frozen files for fast loading: | | Using frozen files |
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| G | | |
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| General Public License (GPL), GNU: | | GNU General Public License |
| GNU extensions: | | Inhibiting Invocation |
| GNU extensions: | | Define |
| GNU extensions: | | Arguments |
| GNU extensions: | | Indir |
| GNU extensions: | | Builtin |
| GNU extensions: | | Debug Levels |
| GNU extensions: | | Debug Output |
| GNU extensions: | | Search Path |
| GNU extensions: | | Divert |
| GNU extensions: | | Undivert |
| GNU extensions: | | Undivert |
| GNU extensions: | | Regexp |
| GNU extensions: | | Patsubst |
| GNU extensions: | | Format |
| GNU extensions: | | Eval |
| GNU extensions: | | Esyscmd |
| GNU extensions: | | Mkstemp |
| GNU extensions: | | Using frozen files |
| GNU extensions: | | Extensions |
| GNU Free Documentation License: | | GNU Free Documentation License |
| GNU General Public License: | | GNU General Public License |
| GNU M4, history of: | | History |
| GPL, GNU General Public License: | | GNU General Public License |
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| H | | |
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| history of m4: | | History |
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| I | | |
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| included files, search path for: | | Search Path |
| inclusion, of files: | | File Inclusion |
| inclusion, of files: | | Undivert |
| inclusion, of files: | | Undivert |
| increment operator: | | Incr |
| indirect call of builtins: | | Builtin |
| indirect call of macros: | | Indir |
| initialization, frozen state: | | Using frozen files |
| input location: | | Preprocessor features |
| input location: | | Location |
| input tokens: | | Syntax |
| input, discarding: | | Ifelse |
| input, discarding: | | Dnl |
| input, discarding: | | Divert |
| input, saving: | | M4wrap |
| integer arithmetic: | | Arithmetic |
| integer expression evaluation: | | Eval |
| invoking m4: | | Invoking m4 |
| invoking macros: | | Invocation |
| iterating over lists: | | Foreach |
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| J | | |
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| joining arguments: | | Shift |
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| L | | |
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| length of strings: | | Len |
| lexical structure of words: | | Changeword |
| License, code: | | Copying This Package |
| License, manual: | | Copying This Manual |
| limit, nesting: | | Limits control |
| literal output: | | Pseudo Arguments |
| local variables: | | Pushdef |
| location, input: | | Preprocessor features |
| location, input: | | Location |
| loops: | | Shift |
| loops, counting: | | Forloop |
| loops, list iteration: | | Foreach |
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| M | | |
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| M4PATH: | | Search Path |
| macro composition: | | Composition |
| macro definitions, on the command line: | | Preprocessor features |
| macro expansion, tracing: | | Trace |
| macro invocation: | | Invocation |
| macro, blind: | | Inhibiting Invocation |
| macro, blind: | | Ifelse |
| macro, blind: | | Composition |
| macros, arguments to: | | Macro Arguments |
| macros, arguments to: | | Arguments |
| macros, copying: | | Composition |
| macros, debugging: | | Debugging |
| macros, displaying definitions: | | Defn |
| macros, displaying definitions: | | Dumpdef |
| macros, expansion of: | | Macro expansion |
| macros, how to define new: | | Definitions |
| macros, how to delete: | | Undefine |
| macros, how to rename: | | Defn |
| macros, indirect call of: | | Indir |
| macros, quoted arguments to: | | Quoting Arguments |
| macros, recursive: | | Shift |
| macros, special arguments to: | | Pseudo Arguments |
| macros, temporary redefinition of: | | Pushdef |
| manipulating quotes: | | Shift |
| messages, printing error: | | Errprint |
| more than nine arguments: | | Arguments |
| more than nine arguments: | | Shift |
| more than nine arguments: | | Improved foreach |
| multibranches: | | Ifelse |
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| N | | |
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| names: | | Names |
| nesting limit: | | Limits control |
| nine arguments, more than: | | Arguments |
| nine arguments, more than: | | Shift |
| nine arguments, more than: | | Improved foreach |
| numbers: | | Manual |
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| O | | |
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| options, command line: | | Invoking m4 |
| output, diverting to files: | | Divert |
| output, formatted: | | Format |
| output, literal: | | Pseudo Arguments |
| output, saving debugging: | | Debug Output |
| overview of m4: | | Intro |
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| P | | |
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| pattern substitution: | | Patsubst |
| platform macros: | | Platform macros |
| positional parameters, more than nine: | | Arguments |
| POSIX: | | Extensions |
| POSIXLY_CORRECT: | | Invoking m4 |
| POSIXLY_CORRECT: | | Incompatibilities |
| preprocessor features: | | Preprocessor features |
| printing error messages: | | Errprint |
| pushdef stack: | | Pushdef |
| pushdef stack: | | Stacks |
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| Q | | |
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| quadratic behavior, avoiding: | | Improved foreach |
| quote delimiters, changing: | | Changequote |
| quote manipulation: | | Shift |
| quoted macro arguments: | | Quoting Arguments |
| quoted string: | | Quoted strings |
| quoting rule of thumb: | | Quoting Arguments |
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| R | | |
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| recursive macros: | | Shift |
| redefinition of macros, temporary: | | Pushdef |
| regular expressions: | | Changeword |
| regular expressions: | | Regexp |
| regular expressions: | | Patsubst |
| reloading a frozen file: | | Using frozen files |
| renaming macros: | | Defn |
| renaming macros: | | Composition |
| reporting bugs: | | Bugs |
| rescanning: | | Limits control |
| rescanning: | | Inhibiting Invocation |
| rescanning: | | Pseudo Arguments |
| rescanning: | | Defn |
| rescanning: | | Other Incompatibilities |
| reversing arguments: | | Shift |
| rule of thumb, quoting: | | Quoting Arguments |
| running shell commands: | | Shell commands |
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| S | | |
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| saving debugging output: | | Debug Output |
| saving input: | | M4wrap |
| search path for included files: | | Search Path |
| shell commands, exit status from: | | Sysval |
| shell commands, running: | | Shell commands |
| short-circuiting conditional: | | Shift |
| special arguments to macros: | | Pseudo Arguments |
| stack, macro definition: | | Pushdef |
| stack, macro definition: | | Stacks |
| standard error, output to: | | Dumpdef |
| standard error, output to: | | Trace |
| standard error, output to: | | Errprint |
| status of shell commands: | | Sysval |
| status, setting m4 exit: | | M4exit |
| string, quoted: | | Quoted strings |
| strings, length of: | | Len |
| substitution by regular expression: | | Patsubst |
| substrings, extracting: | | Substr |
| substrings, locating: | | Index macro |
| suggestions, reporting: | | Bugs |
| suppressing warnings: | | Macro Arguments |
| switch statement: | | Ifelse |
| synchronization lines: | | Preprocessor features |
| syntax, changing: | | Changeword |
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| T | | |
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| temporary file names: | | Mkstemp |
| temporary redefinition of macros: | | Pushdef |
| TMPDIR: | | Diversions |
| tokens: | | Syntax |
| tokens, builtin macro: | | Defn |
| tokens, special: | | Other tokens |
| tracing macro expansion: | | Trace |
| translating characters: | | Translit |
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| U | | |
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| undefining macros: | | Undefine |
| UNIX commands, exit status from: | | Sysval |
| UNIX commands, running: | | Shell commands |
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| V | | |
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| variables, local: | | Pushdef |
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| W | | |
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| warnings, suppressing: | | Macro Arguments |
| words: | | Names |
| words, lexical structure of: | | Changeword |
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