If the command parameter is not a recognized keyword, it is assumed to be a message to be displayed on the monitor screen. The message can be a character string or a text variable. The message will be displayed even if echoing is disabled. An example of text variable usage: T=`display this message' DISPLAY T An example of character string usage: DISPLAY `display this message'
If the command parameter is one of the following keywords, this command displays the corresponding table or list. FONT -- a font table SPECIAL -- the special character names HATCH -- the hatch fill patterns LINES -- the line types PCHAR -- the plotting symbols MENU -- displays various menus (PHYSICA and GPLOT)
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