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The author defines a _sigil_ as follows: * a non-alphabetic character * that is at the start of a word * that communicates meta-information about the word.
by luuuzeta 3y ago
The author defines a _sigil_ as follows:
* a non-alphabetic character
* that is at the start of a word
* that communicates meta-information about the word.
He gives the example of `echo $USER`, where `$` is a single that communicates that `USER` is a variable, presumably with some contents. Thus, I'd wager `$` is a sigil in `$foo`.
- __MatrixMan__ 3y agoI suppose "word" is the constraining factor there, I was thinking of > and # as sigils too, which--if you're willing to be a bit loose with what a "word" is--contradicts that they're unpopular.