Parser Reference
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Parser Reference
This section is a glossary of Murex tokens and parser behavior.
Other Reference Material
Language Guides
Language Tour, which is an introduction into the Murex language.
Rosetta Stone, which is a reference table comparing Bash syntax to Murex's.
Builtins, for docs on the core builtins.
Murex's Source Code
The parser is located Murex's source under the lang/ path of the project files.
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- Array (
@) Token: Expand values as an array - Tilde (
~) Token: Home directory path variable !(not): Reads the STDIN and exit number from previous process and not's it's condition"Double Quote": Initiates or terminates a string (variables expanded)$Variable: Expand values as a scalar%(Brace Quote): Initiates or terminates a string (variables expanded)%[]Create Array: Quickly generate arrays%{}Create Map: Quickly generate objects and maps&&And Logical Operator: Continues next operation if previous operation passes'Single Quote': Initiates or terminates a string (variables not expanded)(brace quote): Write a string to the STDOUT without new line (deprecated)*=Multiply By Operator: Multiplies a variable by the right hand value (expression)*Multiplication Operator: Multiplies one numeric value with another (expression)+=Add With Operator: Adds the right hand value to a variable (expression)+Addition Operator: Adds two numeric values together (expression)-=Subtract By Operator: Subtracts a variable by the right hand value (expression)->Arrow Pipe: Pipes STDOUT from the left hand command to STDIN of the right hand command-Subtraction Operator: Subtracts one numeric value from another (expression)/=Divide By Operator: Divides a variable by the right hand value (expression)/Division Operator: Divides one numeric value from another (expression)<read-named-pipe>: Reads from a Murex named pipe=>Generic Pipe: Pipes a reformatted STDOUT stream from the left hand command to STDIN of the right hand command=(arithmetic evaluation): Evaluate a mathematical function (deprecated)>>Append File: Writes STDIN to disk - appending contents if file already exists>>Append Pipe: Redirects STDOUT to a file and append its contents?:Elvis Operator: Returns the right operand if the left operand is falsy (expression)??Null Coalescing Operator: Returns the right operand if the left operand is empty / undefined (expression)?STDERR Pipe: Pipes STDERR from the left hand command to STDIN of the right hand command (DEPRECATED)[ ..Range ]: Outputs a ranged subset of data from STDIN[ Index ]: Outputs an element from an array, map or table[[ Element ]]: Outputs an element from a nested structure[{ Lambda }]: Iterate through structured data{ Curly Brace }: Initiates or terminates a code block|>Truncate File: Writes STDIN to disk - overwriting contents if file already exists|POSIX Pipe: Pipes STDOUT from the left hand command to STDIN of the right hand command||Or Logical Operator: Continues next operation only if previous operation fails