[Oberon] Why are `*` and `^` interpreted by individual Oberon commands?

[Chris Burrows]

On Mon, Aug 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM նորայր <norayr at arnet.am> wrote:

>
> I have been thinking about the design of command arguments in the Oberon
> System, and I would be interested to hear the reasoning behind one
> particular choice.
> ...


I recommend that you read the book The Oberon System
<https://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/eth/ceres/Reiser_The_Oberon_System_1991.pdf>
-  User
Guide and Programmer's Manual by Martin Reiser, ACM Press 1991, ISBN
0-201-54422-9. Chapters 1 and 2 in particular discuss the features of the
user interface design.
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