direct character definition
| Char | Meaning | Used by |
|---|---|---|
| λ (lambda) | LAMBDA | lambda-reader |
| Λ (Lambda) | LAMBDA | lambda-reader |
| @ | Timestring | local-time |
| [ | Markup | Scribble |
| ┌ | String | boxen |
| ╔ | Special | boxen |
# dispatch
(Note that the subchar dispatching is done case insensitively, so we list only uppercase letters, but the corresponding lower case letter may be used too (and might be used often for better readability, notably when a numerical argument is present before and after the subchar)).
| Char | Meaning | Used by |
|---|---|---|
| I | Infix syntax | Infix |
| ? | String interpolation | cl-interpol |
| ` (backquote) | Shell command output substitution | clawk |
| / | Regular expression symbol | clawk |
| U | URLs | CL-HTTP Puri uri-template cl-uri-templates |
| _ (underscore) | FFI Traps | CCL |
| _ (underscore) | A lookup for Qt functionality | CommonQt |
| $ | FFI Constants | CCL |
| > | FFI Structures | CCL |
| ! | Unix shell scripting (known as "shebang") | CLISP and others |
| @ | read-time splicing | cl-rttemplate |
| @ | package control | PKG |
| " (double quote) | a read-time quasiquote | cl-rttemplate |
| " (double quote) | pathnames (predates #P?) | CLISP |
| L | Lambda: #L(list* !1 '- !2) as shorthand for two-arg LAMBDA | iterate |
| M | Money: #978m123.43 = 123.43 EUR ; #840m123.43 = 123.43 USD | in com.informatimago.common-lisp.invoice (should be extracted as a stand-alone library, bug Pascal Bourguignon) | .
| N | Infix syntax | mexpr |
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