"Double Quote"Initiates or terminates a string (variables expanded)
Double quote is used to initiate and terminate strict strings where variables can be expanded.
Commands can also be quoted using double quotes (eg where a command might contain a space character in it’s name) however variables cannot be used as part of a command name.
» set: example="World!"
» out: "Hello $example"
Hello World!Quotes can also work over multiple lines
» out "foo
» bar"
foo
barset):
Define a variable (typically local) and set it’s valueout):
Print a string to the stdout with a trailing new line character%(Brace Quote):
Initiates or terminates a string (variables expanded)'Single Quote':
Initiates or terminates a string (variables not expanded)(brace quote):
Write a string to the stdout without new line (deprecated)@Array Sigil: Expand
values as an arraystring (stringing):
string (primitive){ Curly Brace }:
Initiates or terminates a code block~ Home Sigil: Home
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