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aaaappppppppeeeennnndddd((((nnnn)))) TTTTccccllll (((( )))) aaaappppppppeeeennnndddd((((nnnn))))
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NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
append - Append to variable
SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
aaaappppppppeeeennnndddd _v_a_r_N_a_m_e _v_a_l_u_e ?_v_a_l_u_e _v_a_l_u_e ...?
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DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
Append all of the _v_a_l_u_e arguments to the current value of
variable _v_a_r_N_a_m_e. If _v_a_r_N_a_m_e doesn't exist, it is given a
value equal to the concatenation of all the _v_a_l_u_e arguments.
This command provides an efficient way to build up long
variables incrementally. For example, ``aaaappppppppeeeennnndddd aaaa $$$$bbbb'' is
much more efficient than ``sssseeeetttt aaaa $$$$aaaa$$$$bbbb'' if $$$$aaaa is long.
KKKKEEEEYYYYWWWWOOOORRRRDDDDSSSS
append, variable
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