'Single Quote'Initiates or terminates a string (variables not expanded)
Single quote is used to initiate and terminate strict strings where variables cannot be expanded.
Commands can also be quoted using single quotes (eg where a command might contain a space character in it’s name)
» set example='World!'
» out 'Hello $example'
Hello $exampleQuotes 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"Double Quote":
Initiates or terminates a string (variables expanded)%(Brace Quote):
Initiates or terminates a string (variables 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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