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Add minor footnotes saying ' is an abbreviation for quote.

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Robert J. Chassell 2004-10-05 16:47:54 +00:00
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@c \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
@comment %**start of header
@setfilename ../info/eintr
@c setfilename emacs-lisp-intro.info
@c sethtmlfilename emacs-lisp-intro.html
@settitle Programming in Emacs Lisp
@syncodeindex vr cp
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@comment %**end of header
@set edition-number 2.12
@set update-date 2003 Nov 19
@set edition-number 2.13
@set update-date 2004 Oct 5
@ignore
## Summary of shell commands to create various output formats:
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## View Info output with standalone reader
info emacs-lisp-intro.info
## popd
@end ignore
@c ================ Included Figures ================
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Edition @value{edition-number}, @value{update-date}
@sp 1
Copyright @copyright{} 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001,
2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@sp 1
@iftex
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@chapter List Processing
To the untutored eye, Lisp is a strange programming language. In Lisp
code there are parentheses everywhere. Some people even claim that the
name stands for `Lots of Isolated Silly Parentheses'. But the claim is
unwarranted. Lisp stands for LISt Processing, and the programming
language handles @emph{lists} (and lists of lists) by putting them
between parentheses. The parentheses mark the boundaries of the list.
Sometimes a list is preceded by a single apostrophe or quotation mark,
@samp{'}. Lists are the basis of Lisp.
code there are parentheses everywhere. Some people even claim that
the name stands for `Lots of Isolated Silly Parentheses'. But the
claim is unwarranted. Lisp stands for LISt Processing, and the
programming language handles @emph{lists} (and lists of lists) by
putting them between parentheses. The parentheses mark the boundaries
of the list. Sometimes a list is preceded by a single apostrophe or
quotation mark, @samp{'}@footnote{The single apostrophe or quotation
mark is an abbreviation for the function @code{quote}; you need not
think about functions now; functions are defined in @ref{Making
Errors, , Generate an Error Message}.} Lists are the basis of Lisp.
@menu
* Lisp Lists:: What are lists?
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@need 1250
As usual, the error message tries to be helpful and makes sense after you
learn how to read it.
learn how to read it.@footnote{@code{(quote hello)} is an expansion of
the abbreviation @code{'hello}.}
The first part of the error message is straightforward; it says
@samp{wrong type argument}. Next comes the mysterious jargon word
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@end smallexample
@end ifnottex
@c qqq
@ignore
Graphing Definitions Re-listed
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(print-X-axis numbers-list horizontal-step)))
@end group
@end smallexample
@c qqq
@end ignore
@page