OpenBoot 3.x Quick Reference

Dictionary Searching Commands

Table 1-27 Dictionary Searching Commands

' name

( -- xt )

Find the named word in the dictionary. (Returns the execution token. Use outside definitions.) 

['] name

( -- xt )

Similar to ' but is used inside definitions. 

.calls

( xt -- )

Display a list of all words that call the word whose execution token is xt.  

$find

( adr len -- adr len false | xt n )

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

see thisword

( -- )

Decompile the named command. 

(see)

( xt -- )

Decompile the word indicated by the execution token. 

sifting ccc

( -- )

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

words

( -- )

Display visible words in the dictionary.