☜	ASCII 32 M[UMPS] by Example					☞

Space (" ")

ASCII code 32.

This character separates commands from surrounding information.
At the beginning of a program line, there may be a label with a parameter list. There is always a space that indicates the start of the line, and then there may be commands. Each command is separated from its argument(s) by one space, and if there are multiple commands on a line, there is at least one space between the last argument of one command and the next command.
 Set X=1 Write "Hello."

Addition in the 1990 ANSI M[UMPS] language standard:

The number of spaces at the start of a line may be more than one.
The number of spaces between a command-argument and the next command may be larger than one.
   Set X=1   Write "Hello."

Approved for addition in a future M[UMPS] language standard:

Spaces may occur at the end of a line.

   Set X=1   Write "Hello."   

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