add mention of run-file to scripting cookbook

[factor.git] / basis / help / cookbook / cookbook.factor

diff --git a/basis/help/cookbook/cookbook.factor b/basis/help/cookbook/cookbook.factor
index 20c161647eff01faf4d2a14518e7d1e1af496926..e4b753a961e7203fe9051870e5eb1506cf505cc7 100644 (file)
--- a/basis/help/cookbook/cookbook.factor
+++ b/basis/help/cookbook/cookbook.factor
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ $nl
 { $table
     { { $strong "Action" } { $strong "Stack contents" } }
     { "10 is pushed on the stack." { $snippet "10" } }
-    { { "The " { $link sq } " word is executed. It pops one input from the stack - the integer 10 - and squares it, pushing the result." } { $snippet "100" } }
+    { { "The " { $link sq } " word is executed. It pops one input from the stack (the integer 10) and squares it, pushing the result." } { $snippet "100" } }
     { { "5 is pushed on the stack." } { $snippet "100 5" } }
-    { { "The " { $link - } " word is executed. It pops two inputs from the stack - the integers 100 and 5 - and subtracts 5 from 100, pushing the result." } { $snippet "95" } }
-    { { "The " { $link . } " word is executed. It pops one input from the stack - the integer 95 - and prints it in the listener's output area." } { } }
+    { { "The " { $link - } " word is executed. It pops two inputs from the stack (the integers 100 and 5) and subtracts 5 from 100, pushing the result." } { $snippet "95" } }
+    { { "The " { $link . } " word is executed. It pops one input from the stack (the integer 95) and prints it in the listener's output area." } { } }
 }
 "Factor supports many other data types:"
 { $code
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ ARTICLE: "cookbook-scripts" "Scripting cookbook"
 $nl
 "To run a script, simply pass it as an argument to the Factor executable:"
 { $code "./factor cleanup.factor" }
+"To test a script in the listener, you can use " { $link run-file } "." 
+$nl
 "The script may access command line arguments by inspecting the value of the " { $link command-line } " variable. It can also get its own path from the " { $link script } " variable."
 { $heading "Example: ls" }
 "Here is an example implementing a simplified version of the Unix " { $snippet "ls" } " command in Factor:"