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+ NetBeans - Part 1 (Setup)   
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+ NetBeans - Part 3 (Profiler)   
+ Eclipse - Part 1 (Setup)   
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  • Using MENU <command>:
    • Lists all commands matching a given name. For example: 
      nM> menu mess*
 MESSAGE-I           MESSAGELOG-P        MESSAGELOGS;UCL-P
    • Lists all user macros in the test area of SYS. For example: 
      nM> home test sys
nM> menu sup=%
<a long list of % macros>
  • What it shows:
    • The names of all matching commands
    • The option tree the command is in (unless it is in SYS)
    • The command type (M=Macro, P=Primitive, I=Intrinsic)
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