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authorP. J. McDermott <pj@pehjota.net>2017-02-10 00:10:21 (EST)
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+Registers
+=========
+
+MR: Malloc Register
+-------------------
+
+Name: `__mr`
+
+AR: Array Register
+------------------
+
+Names: `__ar0`, `__ar1`, ..., `__arN`
+
+Allocated at compile time when translating array operators.
+
+RR: Return Register
+-------------------
+
+Names: `__rr0`, `__rr1`, ..., `__rrN`
+
+Allocated at run time when translating subshell-less string returns.