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Diffstat (limited to 'txr.1')
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -7346,11 +7346,14 @@ Any remaining arguments after the optional destination are the keyword list. If the destination is missing, then the entire argument list is a keyword list. -The destination may be a string which gives the path name of -a file to open for output. The destination string may be specified as a -variable which holds text, as a string literal or as a quasiliteral - -Alternatively, the destination may be a stream object. +The +.meta destination +argument, +if present, +is treated as a \*(TL expression and evaluated. +The resulting value is taken as the output destination. The value may be a +string which gives the path name of a file to open for output. Otherwise, +the destination must be a stream object. The keyword list consists of a mixture of Boolean keywords which do not have an argument, or keywords with arguments. @@ -43109,7 +43112,14 @@ as denoting standard input, and .code @(output) recognized it as standard output. These behaviors were also removed; versions after 142 recognize this convention only when it appears -as a command line argument. All these old behaviors are provided +as a command line argument. Lastly, until version 142, the +.code @(output) +directive evaluated the +.meta destination +argument as an expression of the \*(TX pattern language, requiring +.code @ +to be used to denote a Lisp expression. This is no longer required. +All these old behaviors are provided if compatibility with 142 or earlier is requested. .IP 139 After \*(TX 139, changes were implemented in the area of pseudo-random |