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`m4' is a macro processor, in the sense that it copies its input to the |
`m4' is a macro processor, in the sense that it copies its input to the |
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output, expanding macros as it goes. Macros are either builtin or |
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This programming language may be used to instruct a computer to perform a task.
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`m4' is a macro processor, in the sense that it copies its input to the output, expanding macros as it goes. Macros are either builtin or user-defined, and can take any number of arguments. Besides just doing macro expansion, `m4' has builtin functions for including named files, running shell commands, doing integer arithmetic, manipulating text in various ways, performing recursion, etc.... `m4' can be used either as a front-end to a compiler, or as a macro processor in its own right.
(Excerpt from the GNU info page of m4)
One implementation of this Unix macro processor m4 is the GNU m4
Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
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- M4 examples needing attention (empty)
- M4 Implementations (empty)
- M4 User (9 P)
Pages in category "M4"
The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total.