debug(String) -- open the local dictionary of a loaded file

Function: debug
Usage:

debug filename
Inputs:
- filename, a string,
Consequences:
- symbols from the local dictionary fileDictionaries#filename are added to the private dictionary of User, and are therefore made visible to the user

Description

This function allows access to the local symbols of a any loaded file.

i1 : load "Macaulay2Doc/demos/demo1.m2"

i2 : listUserSymbols

o2 = symbol  class            value  location of symbol
     ------  -----            -----  ------------------                                                    
     g       FunctionClosure  g      /usr/share/Macaulay2/
                                     Macaulay2Doc/demos/demo1.m2:11:0-11:1

i3 : debug "Macaulay2Doc/demos/demo1.m2"
stdio:3:5:(3): error: key not found in hash table:
        "Macaulay2Doc/demos/demo1.m2" (of class String)

i4 : listUserSymbols

o4 = symbol  class            value  location of symbol
     ------  -----            -----  ------------------                                                    
     g       FunctionClosure  g      /usr/share/Macaulay2/
                                     Macaulay2Doc/demos/demo1.m2:11:0-11:1

i5 : code f
stdio:5:4:(3): error: line number 1 not found in file stdio

Ways to use this method:

debug(String) -- open the local dictionary of a loaded file

The source of this document is in Macaulay2Doc/functions/debug-doc.m2:62:0.

debug(String) -- open the local dictionary of a loaded file

Description

See also

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