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Introduction
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This is a beginners tutorial to the M Programming Language.

No previous knowledge of M is required to start with this tutorial.

You are expected to have familiarity with basic Linux commands.

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When you see text with a coloured background like this ::

    $ gtm
    
    GTM>W "Hello world!"
    
    GTM>H
    $ exit

it is signifying a code sample. Typing the code samples into a terminal window may help solidify the ideas behind each topic.