The INTERCAL Programming Language
Revised Reference Manual

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   1. Origin and Purpose
   2. Acronym
   3. Acknowledgements
2. Fundamental Concepts
   1. Sample Program
   2. Uses for INTERCAL
3. Description
   1. Variables
   2. Constants
   3. Arrays
   4. Operators
      1. Binary Operators
         1. Return Type of Select
      2. Unary Operators
      3. Precedence
4. Statements
   1. General Format
   2. Labels
   3. Identifiers and Qualifiers
   4. Statements
      1. Calcuate
      2. NEXT
      3. FORGET
      4. RESUME
      5. STASH
      6. RETRIEVE
      7. IGNORE
      8. REMEMBER
      9. ABSTAIN
      10. REINSTATE
      11. GIVE UP
      12. Input
      13. Output
      14. COME FROM
   5. Comments
5. Outside Communication
   1. Motivation
   2. Turing Text Model
   3. Example Program
6. TriINTERCAL et al.
   1. Motivation
   2. Abandon All Hope ...
   3. Compiler Operation
   4. Data Types
   5. Operators
      1. Binary Operators I
      2. Unary Operators
         1. Unary Logical Operators
         2. Binary Operators II
         3. Unary Arithmetic Operators
      3. Examples
   6. Beyond Ternary
7. Subroutine Library
   1. Usage
   2. Available Functions
   3. Automagical Inclusion of the System Library
8. Programming Hints
   1. Description
   2. Analysis
   3. Program Listing
   4. Programming Suggestions
9. Error Messages
   1. Format
   2. Messages
10. The C-INTERCAL Compiler
    1. Character Set
    2. Usage and Compilation Options
    3. Runtime Options
    4. PLEASE Politesse Checking
11. The Atari Implementation
12. The Princeton Compiler

• Tonsil A: The INTERCAL Character Set *

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