Interactive Sessions
The Dallycot distribution includes an interactive command line shell that can also be used to run Dallycot scripts. This shell is an easy way to experiment with Dallycot.
Starting the Dallycot Shell
To start the Dallycot shell, you can type the following at your operating system prompt:
$ dallycot
Dallycot, version 0.151590.
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in[1] :=
A Dallycot Session
Dallycot uses a prompt of the form in[n] := to tell you that it is ready to receive and evaluate input. You can type your input, ending with Enter or Return. Each time you provide input, n increments by one. Dallycot records your input in the in vector.
You don’t enter the in[n] := prompt. Dallycot provides that for you. Only type the text that follows it.
When you have entered your input, Dallycot processes it and prints the result prefixed with out[n]. Just as with your input, Dallycot records your results in the out vector.
in[1] := sin(30)
out[1] := 1/2