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Without any further arguments, the <code>LIST</code> command simply returns the number of shell items of type <var>type</var>. | Without any further arguments, the <code>LIST</code> command simply returns the number of shell items of type <var>type</var>. | ||
Revision as of 05:17, 22 April 2011
The LIST may be used for retrieving the list of all shell items of a certain type; of for simply counting how many items of a certain type there are.
Retrieving a list of shell items
var := LIST type table [ field [ reset ] ]
The LIST command retrievs a list of all shell items of the type named by the type argument. It will store this list in the STx table item table. Here, table may be either a simple table or an extended table. In the latter case, by supplying field, you may choose the field where to store the names of the retrieved shell items.
Counting shell items
var := LIST type
Without any further arguments, the LIST command simply returns the number of shell items of type type.
