TRIX: an interactive, interpretive language for manipulating strings of characters. [For CDC 6600 and 7600 computers at LLL]
TRIX is a language for manipulating strings of characters. It consists of functions and a syntax for assembling these functions into named procedures called macros. A program written for the TRIX interpreter is called a dialect. The TRIX user writes a dialect (program) by writing a series of macros as a disk file, and then reads-in (interprets) the dialect and executes the macros to carry out operations on a text file. Dialects run under TRIX are used for text editing, where text can be source code (e.g., a Fortran disk file) or English-language test. This report describes in detail the basic TRIX functions, the TRIX syntax, and brief examples of macros, showing applications to text-editing procedures. TRIX is an executable conrollee (written in assembly language) available on the CDC 6600 and 7600 computers of the Livermore time-sharing system. 3 figures.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 7301791
- Report Number(s):
- UCID-30100(Rev.2)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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