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diff --git a/doc/sciteco.7.template b/doc/sciteco.7.template index a427cac..8f37148 100644 --- a/doc/sciteco.7.template +++ b/doc/sciteco.7.template @@ -480,7 +480,15 @@ categorized into some base command types. .B EF A simple command consists of one or more printable or control characters whose case is insignificant. -It is executed as soon as it has been completely specified. +Only \fBat the beginning\fP of a command, carets followed by +one character are equivalent to the corresponding control +character. +Since it does not make any sense whatsoever to support a +caret-form of non-operational (ignored) control character commands +(i.e. form feed, carriage return, line feed, vertical tab), +their caret forms (e.g. \(lq^J\(rq) are reserved for future +use as operational commands. +The command is executed as soon as it has been completely specified. .TP .BI Q q A command identifier may be followed by a Q-Register specification @@ -506,6 +514,7 @@ are handled interactively. . A command's behaviour or syntax may be influenced by so called modifiers written in front of commands. +When specifying more than one modifier their order is insignificant. .LP The colon (\fB:\fP) modifier usually prevents a command from failing and instructs it to return a condition (success/failure) @@ -804,6 +813,9 @@ Note however that currently, all pattern matching is performed . \*(ST is a structured imperative language. Commands are executed from left to right. +The white space characters space, form feed, carriage return, +line feed and vertical tab are non-operational (ignored) +commands. All of the standard structured (and unstructured) flow control constructs are supported: gotos, loops and conditionals. |