Syntax:

Toggles debug output from various parts of the code. A full list of valid types is given in output types.

For example:

debug("parse");

Syntax:

Retrieves the contents of the named environment variable so that transfer of useful quantities can be made to Aten through a shell.

For example:

string s = getenv("HOSTNAME");

gets the name of the host Aten is running on (although what you would then usefully do with it I don't know).

Better examples can be found in the resources section of the website.

Syntax:

Retrieves the contents of the named environment variable, converting it to a floating-point (double) value in the process.

For example:

double d = getenvf("num");

gets the shell variable 'num' as a real number.

Syntax:

Retrieves the contents of the named environment variable, converting it to an integer value in the process.

For example:

int i = getenvi("count");

gets the shell variable 'count' as an integer number.

Syntax:

Starts the GUI (e.g. from a script), if it isn't already running.

For example:

gui();

Syntax:

help command

Provide short help on the supplied command.

For example:

help cellaxes;

Syntax:

Search all available commands for the (partial) command name specified.

Syntax:

Sets the random seed.

For example:

seed(3242638);

Syntax:

Quits out of the program.

For example:

quit();