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diff --git a/doc_src/alias.txt b/doc_src/alias.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ca34ab4b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc_src/alias.txt @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +\section alias alias - create a function + +\subsection alias-synopsis Synopsis +<tt>alias NAME DEFINITION</tt><br/> +<tt>alias NAME=DEFINITION</tt> + +\subsection alias-description Description + +Alias is a shellscript wrapper around the function builtin. +It exists for backwards compatibility with Posix +shells. For other uses, it is recommended to define a <a +href='#function'>function</a>. + +- NAME is the name of the function to define +- DEFINITION is the body of the function. The string " $argv" will be appended to the body. diff --git a/doc_src/math.txt b/doc_src/math.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a29a3a83 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc_src/math.txt @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ + +\section math math - Perform mathematics calculations + +\subsection math-synopsis Synopsis + <tt>math EXPRESSION</tt> + +\subsection math-description Description + +math is used to perform mathematical calcualtions. It is only a very +thin wrapper for the bc program, that makes it possible to specify an +expression from the commandline without using non-standard extensions +or a pipeline. Simply use a command like <code>math 1+1</code>. + +For a description of the syntax supported by math, see the manual for +the bc program. |