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while: repeating while a condition is true

/wiki/syntax::while

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

when — cooperative event scripts

/wiki/syntax::when

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

use — import a project module

/wiki/syntax::use

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Unsupported and reserved syntax

/wiki/syntax::unsupported

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Unary + — numeric identity

/wiki/syntax::unary-plus

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Unary - — numeric negation

/wiki/syntax::unary-minus

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Different kinds of values

/wiki/syntax::types

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

true — the Boolean true literal

/wiki/syntax::true

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Text and string literals

/wiki/syntax::text

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

- — subtraction

/wiki/syntax::subtract

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Square brackets: lists and indexing

/wiki/syntax::square-brackets

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Source files and projects

/wiki/syntax::source-files

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

set: changing an existing value

/wiki/syntax::set

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Where can I use my variable?

/wiki/syntax::scope

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

return: sending an answer back

/wiki/syntax::return

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

% — remainder

/wiki/syntax::remainder

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

A function that calls itself

/wiki/syntax::recursion

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Parentheses: grouping and calls

/wiki/syntax::parentheses

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

or: when at least one condition must be true

/wiki/syntax::or

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Number and number literals

/wiki/syntax::number

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

not: reversing a true-or-false answer

/wiki/syntax::not

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

!= — inequality

/wiki/syntax::not-equal

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

none: when there is no value

/wiki/syntax::none

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

* — multiplication

/wiki/syntax::multiply

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Using a dot to find a named value

/wiki/syntax::member-access

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Map: looking up values by a key

/wiki/syntax::map

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Source-language directive

/wiki/syntax::locale

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

List: keeping items in order

/wiki/syntax::list

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

let: giving a value a name

/wiki/syntax::let

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

< — less than

/wiki/syntax::less

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

<= — less than or equal to

/wiki/syntax::less-equal

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Finding an item by its position

/wiki/syntax::indexing

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Whitespace and indentation

/wiki/syntax::indentation

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

in — separate loop name and iterable

/wiki/syntax::in

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

if: making a choice

/wiki/syntax::if

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Choosing names and recognizing keywords

/wiki/syntax::identifiers

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

> — greater than

/wiki/syntax::greater

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>= — greater than or equal to

/wiki/syntax::greater-equal

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

The complete grammar: how Pliro fits together

/wiki/syntax::grammar

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

function: naming a reusable job

/wiki/syntax::function

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

for: visiting each item

/wiki/syntax::for

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false — the Boolean false literal

/wiki/syntax::false

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Working out a value: expressions

/wiki/syntax::expressions

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

== — equality

/wiki/syntax::equal

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

How Pliro stores text files

/wiki/syntax::encoding

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

else: what happens otherwise

/wiki/syntax::else

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

/ — division

/wiki/syntax::divide

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Comments: #

/wiki/syntax::comments

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Comma: separators and trailing commas

/wiki/syntax::comma

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Colon: block headers and map entries

/wiki/syntax::colon

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Sharing and copying lists and maps

/wiki/syntax::collection-sharing

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Functions inside functions

/wiki/syntax::closures

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Changing a value inside nested collections

/wiki/syntax::chained-assignment

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Using a function: calls and arguments

/wiki/syntax::calls

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Braces: map literals

/wiki/syntax::braces

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Boolean: true or false

/wiki/syntax::boolean

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Grouping instructions in blocks

/wiki/syntax::blocks

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

= — initialization and assignment

/wiki/syntax::assignment-sign

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

and: when both conditions must be true

/wiki/syntax::and

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

+ — addition and concatenation

/wiki/syntax::add

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

Syntax and values

/wiki/syntax::readme

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UpdatedSep 10, 2026

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