Chapter 2. GT.M Language Extensions

In addition to providing all of the ANSI standard M features, GT.M offers a number of language extensions. In this chapter, the language extensions are grouped by intended function to demonstrate their relationships to each other and to the programming process. A summary table is provided in each section. For a full description of a particular extension, refer to its complete entry in the “Commands”, “Functions”, or “Intrinsic Special Variables” chapter.

The following sections describe the GT.M language extensions listed below:

UNIX interface facilities
Debugging tools
Exception-handling extensions
Journaling extensions
Extensions providing additional capability
Device Handling Extensions
Alias Variables Extensions
Extensions for Unicode Support

Programming Environment Operating System Interface Facilities