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

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I did, and it's near me.
Would you like to point out which particular page to re-read?

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:22:11 +0930
Chris Burrows <cfbsoftware at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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There are two ways of constructing a software design.  One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies.

-- C.A.R. Hoare

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