OpenBSD Handbook

OpenBSD 7.9 release · amd64 · Generated 2026-09-09

icon-book-9.3

Icon programming language reference book

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Description

This is the reference book for the Icon programming language. It is a pdf document, so get a pdf viewer to use it. Foreword Introduction Acknowledgments Chapters 1 Getting Started 2 Expressions 3 String Scanning 4 Characters, Csets, and Strings 5 Numerical Computation and Bit Operations 6 Structures 7 Expression Evaluation 8 Procedures 9 Co-Expressions 10 Data Types 11 Input and Output 12 An Overview of Graphics 13 Other Features 14 Running an Icon Program 15 Libraries 16 Errors and Diagnostic Facilities 17 Programming with Generators 18 String Scanning and Pattern Matching 19 Using Structures 20 Mappings and Labeling Appendixes A Syntax B Characters C Preprocessing D Language Reference Manual E Command-Line Options F Environment Variables G Error Messages H Platform-Specific Differences I Sample Programs J Icon Resources Glossary References Index Flavor: two-sided: reduced version of the book (two pages per physical page)

Package information

Ports path
lang/icon/book
Package architecture
*
Maintainer
Marc Espie <espie@openbsd.org>
Categories
books, lang
Available flavors
two_sided

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