4.1 Introduction

4.1 Introduction

By the time the parser starts, the scanner has completely

terminated. At this point, it is not possible for any more files to

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be included, and special characters are no longer present to

confuse things. All that remains is a list of 

text tokens

, 

special

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tokens

, and 

typesetter directive tokens

. Text tokens consist

entirely of sequences of printable characters and end of line

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markers. Special tokens represent the special sequences that the

scanner found in the input file. Typesetter directive tokens

1 Introduction

represent the freestanding typesetter directives that the scanner

2 Interface

encountered. The parser consumes the token list and builds a

3 Scanner

macro table that is later used to generate product files. It also

4 Parser

constructs a document list that is used to generate the

5 Analyser

documentation file.

6 Tangle

The syntax rules appearing in the following sections refer to the

7 Weave

token list.

8 Shell

9 Commands

10 Glossary

11 References

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