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help for -- is self referencing #1036

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gchiu opened this issue Jan 21, 2020 · 1 comment
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help for -- is self referencing #1036

gchiu opened this issue Jan 21, 2020 · 1 comment

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gchiu commented Jan 21, 2020

USAGE:
‌ -- :value :extra

‌DESCRIPTION:
‌ Show the name of a value or expressions with the value (See Also: --)
‌ -- is an ACTION!

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As mentioned in chat, this arises because the "See Also" is nothing particularly intelligent about the HELP system having a "See Also" feature. It is just in the description string for DUMP:

{Show the name of a value or expressions with the value (See Also: --)}

But -- is a function that is derived from DUMP, and hence inherits its help.

It can be worked around with REDESCRIBE. But the easiest thing to do is probably not to be trying to jury-rig a "See Also" feature into the system by manually putting it in the description.

Editing out the "See Also" is probably the best choice at this point in time. People will probably meet -- before they ever meet DUMP anyway.

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