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the ℕ𝕠𝕞 "replace" command ....

This command replaces one string with another in the workspace . The replace command is useful for indenting blocks of text during formatting operations, among other things. The replace command only replaces plain text strings, not regular expression patterns.

replace the letter 'a' with 'A' in the workspace buffer

 replace "a" "A";

The replace command is often used for indenting generated code.

indent a block of text

 clear; get; replace "\n" "\n  "; put; clear;

Replace can also be used to test if the workspace contains a particular character, in conjunction with the “(==)” tape test.

check if the workspace contains an 'x'



    # fragment 
    put; replace 'x' ''; 
    (==) {
      clear; add "no 'x'"; print; clear;
    }

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the ℕ𝕠𝕞 "replace" command ....

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