'Single Quote'

Initiates or terminates a string (variables not expanded)

Description

Single quote is used to initiate and terminate strict strings where variables cannot be expanded.

Commands can also be quoted using single quotes (eg where a command might contain a space character in it's name)

Examples

» set example='World!'

» out 'Hello $example'
Hello $example

Detail

Quotes can also work over multiple lines

» out 'foo
» bar'
foo
bar

See Also

• Define Variable (set): Define a variable (typically local) and set it's value
• Output String (out): Print a string to the stdout with a trailing new line character
• "Double Quote": Initiates or terminates a string (variables expanded)
• %(Brace Quote): Initiates or terminates a string (variables expanded)
• (brace quote): Write a string to the stdout without new line (deprecated)
• @Array Sigil: Expand values as an array
• string (stringing): string (primitive)
• { Curly Brace }: Initiates or terminates a code block
• ~ Home Sigil: Home directory path variable

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This document was generated from gen/parser/quotes_doc.yaml.