Wordsmith HELPREXX files.

CALL.HELPREXX

@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ CALL instruction
 | CALL OFF condition                                                          |
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
-NOTE: This implementation of REXX does not currently support the CALL ON and
-CALL OFF instructions.
+NOTE: bREXX does not currently support the CALL ON and CALL OFF instructions.
 
 Call an internal routine, an external routine, or a built-in function.  The
 RESULT special variable is set to the value it returns, or is unset if there is

CONDITIO.HELPREXX

@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ CONDITION function
 | CONDITION([option])                                                         |
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
-NOTE: This implementation of REXX does not currently support the CONDITION
-function.
-
 Returns the condition information associated with the current trapped
 condition, as specifed by the option.  Only the first character of the option
 is examined, and is treated in uppper case.  If the option is 'CONDITION',

OPTIONS.HELPREXX

@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@ OPTIONS instruction
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 Specify handling options.  The expression is evaluated, and individual words
-in the result that are meaningful to the Rexx implementation will be obeyed
-(these might control optimizations, enforce standards, enable
-implementation-dependent features, etc.).  Words in the result that are not
-recognized will be ignored (they are assumed to be instructions to a different
-Rexx implementation).
+in the result that are meaningful to bREXX will be obeyed (these might control
+optimizations, enforce standards, enable implementation-dependent features,
+etc.).  Words in the result that are not recognized will be ignored (they are
+assumed to be instructions to a different Rexx implementation).
 
-This Rexx implementation supports the following options, which are processed
-case-independently:
+bREXX supports the following options, which are processed case-independently:
 
    [NO]STORAGE_DECIMAL - Specifies how to treat the address argument of the
    STORAGE() built-in function.  With STORAGE_DECIMAL, it is treated as a
    decimal value, as bREXX did before release 1.1.0.  The default, which can be
-   specified by NOSTORAGE_DECIMAL, is to treat the address as a hexadecimal value.
+   specified by NOSTORAGE_DECIMAL, is to treat the address as a hexadecimal
+   value.

PARSE.HELPREXX

@@ -20,19 +20,18 @@ a set of substrings, and stores the results in the specified variables.  If the
 ARG keyword is specified, the source is the argument list from the current
 invocation of an internal routine, or from the invocation of the program if no
 routine is active.  If the AUTHOR keyword is specifed, the source is the email
-address of the REXX implementation's original author.  If the LINEIN keyword is
-specifed, the source is the next value returned by the LINEIN() built-in
-function.  If the NUMERIC keyword is specifed, the source is the current
-settings of NUMERIC DIGITS, NUMERIC FUZZ, and NUMERIC FORM, in that order.  If
-the PULL keyword is specified, the source is the next value obtained from the
-console stack.  If the SOURCE keyword is specifed, the source is the REXX
-system name, the current invocation type, and the current filename, separated
-by blanks.  If the VALUE keyword is specifed, the source is the value of the
-expression, which defaults to a null string, and the w1TH keyword is required.
-If the VAR keyword is specifed, the source is the value of the named variable.
-If the VERSION keyword is specifed, the source is the REXX language name, the
-language level, and the release date of the REXX implementation, in DATE('N')
-format (i.e., 'dd Mon yyyy').
+address of bREXX's original author.  If the LINEIN keyword is specifed, the
+source is the next value returned by the LINEIN() built-in function.  If the
+NUMERIC keyword is specifed, the source is the current settings of NUMERIC
+DIGITS, NUMERIC FUZZ, and NUMERIC FORM, in that order.  If the PULL keyword is
+specified, the source is the next value obtained from the console stack.  If
+the SOURCE keyword is specifed, the source is the REXX system name, the current
+invocation type, and the current filename, separated by blanks.  If the VALUE
+keyword is specifed, the source is the value of the expression, which defaults
+to a null string, and the w1TH keyword is required.  If the VAR keyword is
+specifed, the source is the value of the named variable.  If the VERSION
+keyword is specifed, the source is the REXX language name, the language level,
+and the bREXX release date, in DATE('N') format (i.e., 'dd Mon yyyy').
 
 The template_list parameter specifes how to separate the source into
 substrings, and how to store the results.  If the source is ARG, the
@@ -75,11 +74,6 @@ The ARG and PULL instructions are exact synonyms for PARSE UPPER ARG and PARSE
 UPPER PULL, respectively.  The PARSE LINEIN instruction is an exact synonym for
 PARSE VALUE LINEIN().
 
-NOTE: Most is this HELP file is based on the ANSI standard documentation.
-      Because PARSE is notoriously difficult to understand, this information
-      needs to be carefully compared to the actual implementation.   This has
-      not yet been done.
-
 Examples:
 
     /* v1='This', v2='is', v3='a sentence.' */

SIGNAL.HELPREXX

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ SIGNAL instruction
 | SIGNAL OFF condition                                                        |
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
-NOTE: This REXX implementation does not currently support the NAME keyword.
-
 This instruction either diverts the path of execution to another instruction,
 or establishes a handler for a condition that will divert at a later time.  If
 the labelname parameter is specified, the program diverts execution to the

STORAGE.HELPREXX

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ STORAGE function
 
 Returns the virtual machine storage size if all arguments are omitted.
 
-NOTE: This implementation of REXX requires the "address" parameter to be a
-decimal number, not hexadecimal as the Rexx standard requires and as this
-HELP information suggests.
+NOTE: bREXX requires the "address" parameter to be a decimal number, not
+hexadecimal as the Rexx standard requires and as this HELP information
+suggests.
 
 Returns a string composed of length bytes, which defaults to 1, of the virtual
 machine's storage starting at address.  If the thirds argument is specified,

TRACE.HELPREXX

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ If the setting is 'ALL', then all clauses are traced.
 If the setting is 'COMMANDS', then all commands are traced before execution,
 and any non-zero return code is displayed.
 
-In this Rexx implementation, if the setting is 'DEBUG' and the DEBUG option
-was specified when it was compiled, the internal debugger status is toggled
-between enabled and disabled.
+In bREXX, if the setting is 'DEBUG' and the DEBUG option was specified when it
+was compiled, the internal debugger status is toggled between enabled and
+disabled.
 
 If the setting is 'ERROR', then any comamnd with a non-zero return code is
 traced with its return code.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ If the setting is 'RESULTS', then all clauses are traced before execution,
 along with all results of evaluation and any values assigned in ARG, PARSE,
 and PULL clauses.
 
-In this Rexx implementation, if the setting is 'SCAN', nothing happens.
+In bREXX, if the setting is 'SCAN', nothing happens.
 
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | TRACE([option])                                                             |
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ setting is specified, it must be a single letter, and will be treated as
 upper case.  The values are the first letter of the valid settings for the
 TRACE instruction.
 
-NOTE: In this Rexx implementation, TRACE() returns 'N' for both TRACE NORMAL
-      and TRACE FAILURE.
-
 Example:
 
     TRACE()    == 'N'  /* normally */