- added get_representation_label()

[ginac.git] / cint / ginaccint.1

diff --git a/cint/ginaccint.1 b/cint/ginaccint.1
index 3ae66b8a4d3aedbd54c7712f4c6c092fa820644f..e9ebd08afdb2aec180f8e40c8e637d8daa683cd8 100644 (file)
--- a/cint/ginaccint.1
+++ b/cint/ginaccint.1
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ command, GiNaC-cint exits at this point.
 Otherwise it displays a prompt signifying that it is ready to
 accept your input. All C++ statements are valid as input, extended by
 GiNaC's numeric or symbolic expressions.  E.g.
-.BR fibonacci(24)/1104;
+.BR fibonacci(numeric(24))/1104;
 returns a GiNaC object of class
-.BR ex,
-, which in this case represents the numeric 42.  Symbols are declared by 
+.BR "ex" ,
+which in this case represents the numeric 42.  Symbols are declared by 
 statements as
 .nf 
 GiNaC> symbol x("x"), y("y"), z;
@@ -44,9 +44,34 @@ matches the first opening brace
 .RB ( { ) 
 or a semicolon
 .RB ( ; )
-is encountered.
+is encountered while there are no open braces. This implies that
+an input like 
+.nf
+GiNaC> class A {
+     > }
+     > ;
+.fi
+is misinterpreted to be complete after the closing brace.
+Instead you have to write
+.nf
+GiNaC> class A {
+     > };
+.fi
 
 .SS SPECIAL COMMANDS
+
+Lines starting with a dot mark special GiNaC-cint commands. Instead of
+.BR "\fB.cmd\fB"
+you can also write
+.BR "\fB//GiNaC-cint.cmd\fB"
+to be compatible with programs that will be compiled later.
+This is mostly useful for the
+.BR "\fB.function\fB" 
+declaration.
+
+Lines starting with #! (for #!/path/ginaccint) are ignored.
+
+
 .IP "\fB.cint\fR"
 Switch to cint's interactive mode.
 
@@ -100,8 +125,7 @@ output (variables are still accessible).
 .IP "\fB.> [filename]\fB"
 
 same as
-.BR "\fB.redirect [filename]\fB"
-.
+.BR "\fB.redirect [filename]\fB" .
 
 .IP "\fBOut\fP\fInum\fP"
 Returns the expression whose output was marked
@@ -123,7 +147,7 @@ Out1 = -2*(1+x)^(-3)*(-2-x+x^2)+(-1+2*x)*(1+x)^(-2)
 GiNaC> s.normal();
 Out2 = (-2+x)*(1+x)^(-1)
 GiNaC> for (int i=2; i<20; i+=2) {
-     >     cout << "B(" << i << ")==" << bernoulli(i) << endl;
+     >     cout << "B(" << i << ")==" << bernoulli(numeric(i)) << endl;
      > }
 B(2)==1/6
 B(4)==-1/30
@@ -176,9 +200,9 @@ are typed out and available through
 and 
 .BR LAST
 after declaring them.  This accounts for some funny behaviour, like
-.BR fibonacci(7)
+.BR fibonacci(numeric(7))
 doesn't print, but
-.BR fibonacci(7)*1
+.BR fibonacci(numeric(7))*1
 does, since this is not a naked number but an expression holding
 that number. A warning message is printed in this case only for
 the first occurence.
@@ -205,7 +229,7 @@ CLN \- A Class Library for Numbers, Bruno Haible
 \fBginsh\fP(1)
 .SH COPYRIGHT
 .SS GINAC COPYRIGHT
-Copyright \(co 1999-2000 Johannes Gutenberg Universit\(:at Mainz, Germany
+Copyright \(co 1999-2001 Johannes Gutenberg Universit\(:at Mainz, Germany
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -222,12 +246,16 @@ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 .SS CINT COPYRIGHT
 Copyright \(co of Cint and associated tools are owned by Agilent
-Technologies Japan Company and the author.  Acknowledgement to the
-author by e-mail is recommended at installation.  Source code, binary
-executable or library of Cint and associated tools can be used,
-modified and distributed free of charge for any purpose provided that
-the copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
-notice and this permission notice appear in documentation.
-Registration is requested, at this moment, for commercial use.  Send
-e-mail to the author <MXJ02154@niftyserve.or.jp>.  The registration is
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+Technologies Japan Company and the author (Masaharu Goto).  Source
+code, binary executable or library of Cint and associated tools can be
+used, modified and distributed with no royalty for any purpose
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