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version 1.50, 2005/07/06 08:15:00 |
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carriage returns from the terminal) terminates macro input mode. |
carriage returns from the terminal) terminates macro input mode. |
There is a limit of 16 macros and 4096 total characters in all |
There is a limit of 16 macros and 4096 total characters in all |
defined macros. |
defined macros. |
Macros remain defined until a |
Macro names can be a maximum of 8 characters. |
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Macros are only applicable to the current session they are |
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defined in (or if defined outside a session, to the session |
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invoked with the next |
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.Ic open |
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command), and remain defined until a |
.Ic close |
.Ic close |
command is executed. |
command is executed. |
The macro processor interprets |
The macro processor interprets |
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.Pa .netrc |
.Pa .netrc |
line and continue until a null line (consecutive new-line |
line and continue until a null line (consecutive new-line |
characters) is encountered. |
characters) is encountered. |
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Like the other tokens in the |
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.Pa .netrc |
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file, a |
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.Ic macdef |
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is applicable only to the |
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.Ic machine |
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definition preceding it. |
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A |
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.Ic macdef |
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entry cannot be utilized by multiple |
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.Ic machine |
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definitions; rather, it must be defined following each |
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.Ic machine |
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it is intended to be used with. |
If a macro named |
If a macro named |
.Ic init |
.Ic init |
is defined, it is automatically executed as the last step in the |
is defined, it is automatically executed as the last step in the |