Chapter 2. GT.M Language Extensions

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In addition to providing all of the ANSI standard M features, GT.M offers a number of language extensions. In this chapter, the language extensions are grouped by intended function to demonstrate their relationships to each other and to the programming process. A summary table is provided in each section. For a full description of a particular extension, refer to its complete entry in the Commands, Functions, or Intrinsic Special Variables chapter.

The following sections describe the GT.M language extensions listed below:

  • UNIX interface facilities

  • Debugging tools

  • Exception-handling extensions

  • Journaling extensions

  • Extensions providing additional capability

  • Device Handling Extensions

  • Alias Variables Extensions

  • Extensions for Unicode Support

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