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System Commands (A-Z)

Table 1: System Commands
Command Description
)CLASSES List classes
)CLEAR Clear the workspace
)CMD Y Execute a Windows Command
)CONTINUE Save a Continue workspace and terminate APL
)COPY {Y} Copy objects from another workspace
)CS {Y} Change current namespace
)DROP {Y} Drop named workspace
)ED Y Edit object(s)
)ERASE Y Erase object(s)
)EVENTS List events of GUI namespace or object
)FNS {Y} List user defined Functions
)HOLDS Display Held tokens
)LIB {Y} List workspaces in a directory
)LOAD {Y} Load a workspace
)METHODS List methods in GUI namespace or object
)NS {Y} Create a global Namespace
)OBJECTS {Y} List global namespaces
)OBS {Y} List global namespaces (alternative form)
)OFF Terminate the APL session
)OPS {Y} List user defined Operators
)PCOPY {Y} Perform Protected Copy of objects
)PROPS List properties of GUI namespace or object
)RESET Reset the state indicator
)SAVE {Y} Save the workspace
)SH {Y} Execute a (UNIX) Shell command
)SI State Indicator
)SIC Clear State Indicator
)SINL State Indicator with local Name Lists
)TID {Y} Switch current Thread Identity
)VARS {Y} List user defined global Variables
)WSID {Y} Workspace Identification
)XLOAD Y Load a workspace; do not execute ⎕LX
{ } indicates that the parameter(s) denoted by Y are optional.