1 09/28/90  nothing, nt
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 3 Syntax as a command:  nt {optional_args}
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 6 Function:  performs a return to its caller, and does nothing.
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 9 Arguments:
10 optional_args
11    are optional arguments, which may have any value, and are ignored.
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14 Notes:  This command makes use of a special feature in the Multics
15 Linking Mechanism which allows it to be executed by any reference name;
16 thus, it can be used as a "stub" procedure for development of programs.
17 To do this, initiate it with the reference name of the program it is
18 supposed to replace.  It cannot be used in this fashion if the
19 entrypoint name is different from the reference name.
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21 When the functionality of the command 'nothing' is needed in a program,
22 use the entrypoint 'null_entry_' (See AG93, Subroutines and I/O
23 Modules).