The FTH Reference Manual

• Introduction: Introduction
• Interpreter Fth: The Interpreter `fth'
• Writing Extensions: Writing Extensions
• Properties: Properties
• GC: Garbage Collection
• Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous Words
• General Object Words: General Object Words
• Array: Array Object Type
• Hash: Hash Object Type
• Hook: Interpreter Hooks
• IO: IO Object Type
• File: File extensions
• Numbers: Numbers
• Proc: Proc Object Type
• Regexp: Regexp Object Type
• String: String Object Type
• Symbol: Symbol Object Type
• Keyword: Stack Arguments, Keywords and Optional Arguments
• Exception: Exception Object Type
• Installing Fth: Installing Fth
• Snd and Fth: Snd, CLM, and Fth
• Autoconf: Autoconf Macro FTH_CHECK_LIB
• Optional Arguments: Forth Words and Optional Arguments
• Useful C Macros: Useful C Macros
• BSD License: BSD License
• GNU FDL: GNU Free Documentation License
• Word Index: Word Index
• Index: General Index

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Introduction

• Types of Words: Types of Words and Functions
• File extensions: File extensions
• Thanks: Thanks

The Interpreter fth

• Invoking fth: Invoking fth
• Readline: Readline Interface
• Scripting: Writing Scripts
• Stack Effects: Stack Effects
• Keywords and Optargs: Stack Arguments, Keywords and Optional Arguments
• Interepret--Compile State: Interepret and Compile State tick
• Debugging: Debugging Tools
• Global Variables: Global Variables
• Constants: Fth Constants
• Hooks: Interpreter Hooks
• Catch-Throw: Catch-Throw
• Loops: Extended Object Loops
• Forth Files: Forth Files

Writing Extensions

• Extension using Forth: An Extension using Forth
• Extension using C: An Extension using C

Properties

• General Properties: General Properties
• Word Properties: Word Properties
• Object Properties: Object Properties
• Special Properties: Special Properties

General Object Words

• Create Object Types: Create Object Types
• Set Words: Set Words for Object Types
• Object Words: Object Words

Array Object Type

• Create Arrays: Create, Copy and Inspect Arrays
• Search in Arrays: Search in Arrays
• Changing Arrays: Changing Array Contents
• Associative Arrays: Associative Arrays

Hash Object Type

• Create Hashs: Create, Copy and Inspect Hashs
• Search in Hashs: Search in Hashs
• Changing Hashs: Changing Hash Contents

Hook Object Type

• Create Hooks: Create, Copy and Inspect Hooks
• Search in Hooks: Search in Hooks
• Manipulate Hooks: Manipulate and Execute Hooks

IO Object Type

• Create IO Objects: Create, Close and Inspect IO Objects
• Reading and Writing: Reading from and Writing to IO Objects
• Soft Ports: Soft Ports
• Socket: Interprocess Communication
• Formatted Output: Formatted Output

Numbers

• Converting Numbers: Converting Numbers in C
• Integer: Integer
• Float Numbers: Float Numbers
• Complex Numbers: Complex Numbers
• Bignum Numbers: Bignum Numbers
• Bigfloat Numbers
• Ratio Numbers: Ratio Numbers
• Number Theoretic Functions

Float Numbers

• Output and Addresses: Output and Addresses
• Float Functions: Float Math Functions

Complex Numbers

• Create Complex: Create, Print and Convert Complex
• Complex Functions: Complex Math Functions

Proc Object Type

• Create Procs: Create and Inspect Procs
• Execute Procs: Manipulate and Execute Procs
• Online Help: Online Help
• Constants and Variables: Constants and Variables

String Object Type

• Create Strings: Create, Copy and Inspect Strings
• Search in Strings: Search in Strings
• Changing Contents: Changing Contents

Snd, CLM, and Fth

• Scheme to Fth: Scheme to Fth
• clm.fs: The Contents of clm.fs

The Contents of clm.fs

• Helper Words: Helper Words
• with-sound: with-sound and Friends

General Index

• Variable Index: Variable and Constant Index
• Exception Index: Exception Index
• Option Index: Option Index
• Concept Index: Function, Word, and Concept Index