| Index Entry | | Section |
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| A | | |
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| argument currying | | 6.7 Building macros with macros |
| arguments to macros | | 4.3 Macro arguments |
| arguments to macros | | 5.2 Arguments to macros |
| arguments to macros, special | | 5.3 Special arguments to macros |
| arguments, joining | | 6.3 Recursion in m4 |
| arguments, more than nine | | 5.2 Arguments to macros |
| arguments, more than nine | | 6.3 Recursion in m4 |
| arguments, more than nine | | 17.3 Solution for foreach |
| arguments, quoted macro | | 4.4 On Quoting Arguments to macros |
| arguments, reversing | | 6.3 Recursion in m4 |
| arithmetic | | 12 Macros for doing arithmetic |
| arrays | | 5.1 Defining a macro |
| avoiding quadratic behavior | | 17.3 Solution for foreach |
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| B | | |
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| basic regular expressions | | 11.3 Searching for regular expressions |
| basic regular expressions | | 11.6 Substituting text by regular expression |
| blind macro | | 4.2 Preventing macro invocation |
| blind macro | | 6.2 If-else construct, or multibranch |
| blind macro | | 6.7 Building macros with macros |
| bug reports | | 1.3 Problems and bugs |
| builtins, indirect call of | | 5.8 Indirect call of builtins |
| builtins, special tokens | | 5.5 Renaming macros |
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| C | | |
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| call of builtins, indirect | | 5.8 Indirect call of builtins |
| call of macros, indirect | | 5.7 Indirect call of macros |
| case statement | | 6.2 If-else construct, or multibranch |
| changing comment delimiters | | 8.3 Changing the comment delimiters |
| changing quote delimiters | | 8.2 Changing the quote characters |
| changing syntax | | 8.4 Changing the lexical structure of words |
| characters, translating | | 11.5 Translating characters |
| command line | | 2 Invoking m4 |
| command line, file names on the | | 2.6 Specifying input files on the command line |
| command line, macro definitions on the | | 2.2 Command line options for preprocessor features |
| command line, options | | 2 Invoking m4 |
| commands, exit status from shell | | 13.4 Exit status |
| commands, running shell | | 13 Macros for running shell commands |
| comment delimiters, changing | | 8.3 Changing the comment delimiters |
| comments | | 3.3 Comments in m4 input |
| comments, copied to output | | 8.3 Changing the comment delimiters |
| comparing strings | | 6.2 If-else construct, or multibranch |
| compatibility | | 16 Compatibility with other versions of m4 |
| composing macros | | 6.7 Building macros with macros |
| concatenating arguments | | 6.3 Recursion in m4 |
| conditional, short-circuiting | | 6.3 Recursion in m4 |
| conditionals | | 6.1 Testing if a macro is defined |
| controlling debugging output | | 7.3 Controlling debugging output |
| copying macros | | 6.7 Building macros with macros |
| counting loops | | 6.4 Iteration by counting |
| currying arguments | | 6.7 Building macros with macros |
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| D | | |
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| debugging macros | | 7 How to debug macros and input |
| debugging output, controlling | | 7.3 Controlling debugging output |
| debugging output, saving | | 7.4 Saving debugging output |
| decrement operator | | 12.1 Decrement and increment operators |
| deferring expansion | | 8.5 Saving text until end of input |
| deferring output | | 10 Diverting and undiverting output |
| defining new macros | | 5 How to define new macros |
| definition stack | | 5.6 Temporarily redefining macros |
| definition stack | | 6.6 Working with definition stacks |
| definitions, displaying macro | | 5.5 Renaming macros |
| definitions, displaying macro | | 7.1 Displaying macro definitions |
| deleting macros | | 5.4 Deleting a macro |
| deleting whitespace in input | | 8.1 Deleting whitespace in input |
| delimiters, changing | | 8.2 Changing the quote characters |
| delimiters, changing | | 8.3 Changing the comment delimiters |
| discarding diverted text | | 10.4 Discarding diverted text |
| discarding input | | 6.2 If-else construct, or multibranch |
| discarding input | | 8.1 Deleting whitespace in input |
| discarding input | | 10.1 Diverting output |
| displaying macro definitions | | 7.1 Displaying macro definitions |
| diversion numbers | | 10.3 Diversion numbers |
| diverted text, discarding | | 10.4 Discarding diverted text |
| diverting output to files | | 10.1 Diverting output |
| dumping into frozen file | | 15.1 Using frozen files |
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| E | | |
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| error messages, printing | | 14.1 Printing error messages |
| errors, fatal | | 2.1 Command line options for operation modes |
| evaluation, of integer expressions | | 12.2 Evaluating integer expressions |
| examples, understanding | | 1.4 Using this manual |
| executing shell commands | | 13 Macros for running shell commands |
| exit status from shell commands | | 13.4 Exit status |
| exiting from m4 | | 14.3 Exiting from m4 |
| expansion of macros | | 4.5 Macro expansion |
| expansion, deferring | | 8.5 Saving text until end of input |
| expansion, tracing macro | | 7.2 Tracing macro calls |
| expressions, evaluation of integer | | 12.2 Evaluating integer expressions |
| expressions, regular | | 11.3 Searching for regular expressions |
| expressions, regular | | 11.6 Substituting text by regular expression |
| extracting substrings | | 11.4 Extracting substrings |
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| F | | |
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| fast loading of frozen files | | 15.1 Using frozen files |
| fatal errors | | 2.1 Command line options for operation modes |
| FDL, GNU Free Documentation License | | B.1 License for copying this manual |
| file format, frozen file | | 15.2 Frozen file format |
| file inclusion | | 9 File inclusion |
| file inclusion | | 10.2 Undiverting output |
| file inclusion | | 10.2 Undiverting output |
| file names, on the command line | | 2.6 Specifying input files on the command line |
| files, diverting output to | | 10.1 Diverting output |
| files, names of temporary | | 13.5 Making temporary files |
| for each loops | | 6.5 Iteration by list contents |
| for loops | | 6.4 Iteration by counting |
| formatted output | | 11.7 Formatting strings (printf-like) |
| Free Documentation License (FDL), GNU | | B.1 License for copying this manual |
| frozen file format | | 15.2 Frozen file format |
| frozen files for fast loading | | 15.1 Using frozen files |
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