2.2.1 Standard top-level loop commands

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2.2.1 Standard top-level loop commands

:redo

Listener command


:redo &optional 
command-identifier

This option repeats a previous input. The command-identifier is either a number in the listener's history list or a symbol or subform in the input to repeat. If command-identifier is not supplied, the last input is repeated.

:get

Listener command


:get 
name
 
command-identifier

:get retrieves a previously-entered input from the listener's history and places it in the variable name . The command-identifier is the history list number of the input to be retrieved.

:use

Listener command


:use 
new
 
old
 &optional 
command-identifier

:use does a variant of a previous input. old matches a symbol or subform in the previous input, and is replaced with new to construct the new input. If supplied, command-identifier is the history list number of the input you want to modify.

:his

Listener command


:his &optional 
n
 
m

:his produces a list of the input history. If n is supplied it should be a positive integer: the last n inputs are shown. If m is also supplied it should be a positive integer greater than n , when inputs numbered n through m in the history are shown.

:bug-form

Listener command


:bug-form 
subject
 &key 
filename

:bug-form prints a template bug report suitable for sending to Lisp Support. Supply a string subject . If you also supply filename , the report is printed to the file.

:help

Listener command


:help

:help prints a brief listing of the available listener commands.

Listener command

:?

:? is a synonym for :help .

LispWorks User Guide and Reference Manual - 21 Dec 2011