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| <h3 class="section">5.4 The Special Dot Symbol</h3> |
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| <p><a name="index-dot-_0028symbol_0029-223"></a><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007b_002e_007d-_0028symbol_0029-224"></a><a name="index-current-address-225"></a><a name="index-location-counter-226"></a>The special symbol ‘<samp><span class="samp">.</span></samp>’ refers to the current address that |
| <samp><span class="command">as</span></samp> is assembling into. Thus, the expression ‘<samp><span class="samp">melvin: |
| .long .</span></samp>’ defines <code>melvin</code> to contain its own address. |
| Assigning a value to <code>.</code> is treated the same as a <code>.org</code> |
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| Thus, the expression ‘<samp><span class="samp">.=.+4</span></samp>’ is the same as saying |
| ‘<samp><span class="samp">.space 4</span></samp>’. |
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