--- gforth/stuff.fs	1999/01/03 21:48:37	1.8
+++ gforth/stuff.fs	2000/09/23 15:46:59	1.16
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \ miscelleneous words
 
-\ Copyright (C) 1996,1997,1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+\ Copyright (C) 1996,1997,1998,2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 \ This file is part of Gforth.
 
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 
 \ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 \ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-\ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+\ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
 
 
 ' require alias needs ( ... "name" -- ... ) \ gforth
-\G an alias for @code{require}; exists on other systems (e.g., Win32Forth).
+\G An alias for @code{require}; exists on other systems (e.g., Win32Forth).
 \ needs is an F-PC name. we will probably switch to 'needs' in the future
 
 \ a little more compiler security
@@ -36,25 +36,33 @@ AUser CSP
 
 \ DMIN and DMAX
 
-: dmin ( d1 d2 -- d ) \ double
+: dmin ( d1 d2 -- d ) \ double d-min
     2over 2over d> IF  2swap  THEN 2drop ;
 
-: dmax ( d1 d2 -- d ) \ double
+
+: dmax ( d1 d2 -- d ) \ double d-max
     2over 2over d< IF  2swap  THEN 2drop ;
 
 \ shell commands
 
-0 Value $?
-
-: system ( addr u -- ) \ gforth
+0 Value $? ( -- n ) \ gforth dollar-question
+\G @code{Value} -- the exit status returned by the most recently executed
+\G @code{system} command.
+
+: system ( c-addr u -- ) \ gforth
+\G Pass the string specified by @var{c-addr u} to the host operating system
+\G for execution in a sub-shell.
     (system) throw TO $? ;
+
 : sh ( "..." -- ) \ gforth
+\G Parse a string and use @code{system} to pass it to the host
+\G operating system for execution in a sub-shell.
     '# parse cr system ;
 
 \ stuff
 
-: ]L ( compilation: n -- ; run-time: -- n )
-    \G equivalent to "] literal"
+: ]L ( compilation: n -- ; run-time: -- n ) \ gforth
+    \G equivalent to @code{] literal}
     ] postpone literal ;
 
 : in-dictionary? ( x -- f )