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author | Takenobu Tani <takenobu.hs@gmail.com> | 2019-10-13 20:08:25 +0900 |
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committer | Marge Bot <ben+marge-bot@smart-cactus.org> | 2019-10-13 19:06:02 -0400 |
commit | 1eda9f283e1a715969d0cbe7ce65069c0a49b79d (patch) | |
tree | 41c9c360bd8a4314c72f7cae2ff0695fd16f6555 | |
parent | c1bd07cd37d9001a58a1c48f4675597350927878 (diff) | |
download | haskell-1eda9f283e1a715969d0cbe7ce65069c0a49b79d.tar.gz |
users-guide: Add GHCi's ::<builtin-command> form
This commit explicitly adds description about double colon command
of GHCi.
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diff --git a/docs/users_guide/ghci.rst b/docs/users_guide/ghci.rst index 857a03aecd..72e2d66e12 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/ghci.rst +++ b/docs/users_guide/ghci.rst @@ -2994,6 +2994,12 @@ commonly used commands. The :ghci-cmd:`:uses` command requires :ghci-cmd:`:set +c` to be set. +.. ghci-cmd:: :: ⟨builtin-command⟩ + + Executes the GHCi built-in command (e.g. ``::type 3``). That is, + look up on the list of builtin commands, excluding defined macros. + See also: :ghci-cmd:`:def`. + .. ghci-cmd:: :! ⟨command⟩ .. index:: @@ -3297,6 +3303,9 @@ Here are some examples: You get ``:type 3`` with your defined macro. +When giving priority to built-in commands, you can use +:ghci-cmd:`:: ⟨builtin-command⟩`, like ``::type 3``. + .. _dot-haskeline-file: The ``.haskeline`` file |