OpenBoot 2.x Quick Reference

Dictionary Searching Commands

Table 1-26 Dictionary Searching Commands

' name

( -- acf ) 

Find the named word in the dictionary. (Returns the code field address. Use outside definitions.) 

['] name

( -- acf ) 

Similar to ' but is used either inside or outside definitions. 

.calls

( acf -- ) 

Display a list of all words that call the word whose compilation address is acf.  

$find

( adr len -- adr len false | acf n ) 

Find a word. n = 0 if not found, n = 1 if immediate, n = -1 otherwise. 

see thisword

( -- ) 

Decompile the named command. 

(see)

( acf -- ) 

Decompile the word indicated by the code field address. 

sifting ccc

( -- ) 

Display names of all dictionary entries containing the sequence of characters. ccc contains no spaces.

words

( -- )  

Display all visible words in the dictionary.