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$PRINCIPAL

1995 Version of ANSI (Equivalent to Current ISO Version) of Standard

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7.1.4.10 Intrinsic special variable names svn

Syntax Definition
$P[RINCIPAL]

$Principal identifies the principal I/O device.

The principal I/O device is the device that is the current device at the moment when a process is started, so that the value of $Principal will be equal to the initial value of $IO.

(See Close and Use commands).

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