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- Synopsis:
- stub alias|assign <alias/var>[,<alias/var>] <filename> [<filename> ...]
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- Description:
- The STUB command allows for a sort of dynamic script loading. Any
- alias or variable name may be associated with a file; that alias or
- variable effectively becomes a stub for that file, a placeholder.
- When that alias/variable is accessed, the file is loaded.
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- Stubs are always cleared when the alias or variable associated with
- them is accessed. That is, calling the variable again will not
- reload the same file. Stubs are also cleared any time a stubbed
- file is loaded. The file that is loaded does not necessarily need
- to contain to redefine the alias or variable associated with it.
- Finally, Stubs may load more than one file at a time.
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- Examples:
- To load the file foobar.irc when the /foo command is issued:
- stub alias foo foobar.irc
-
- To load footoo.irc when $foo and $bar are accessed:
- stub assign foo,bar footoo.irc
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- See Also:
- alias(5); assign(5); load(5)
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- Other Notes:
- STUB is not a memory management tool. Its purpose is to minimize the
- client's overhead at it initially starts up. Files that are loaded
- with STUB are not automatically unloaded later.
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