m4

Summary

m4 is a standard UNIX utility or command^[1]. m4 draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #22 of 124).^[2]

Key Facts

• m4's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command^[3].
• m4's instance of is recorded as general-purpose macro processor^[4].
• m4's instance of is recorded as programming language^[5].
• m4's designed by is recorded as Brian Kernighan^[6].
• +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of m4^[7].
• m4's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02y1lf^[8].
• m4's described at URL is recorded as http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/m4.html^[9].
• m4's different from is recorded as M4^[10].
• m4's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as M4^[11].
• m4's reads environment variable is recorded as LANG^[12].
• m4's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_ALL^[13].
• m4's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_CTYPE^[14].
• m4's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_MESSAGES^[15].
• m4's reads environment variable is recorded as NLSPATH^[16].
• m4's has command line option is recorded as s^[17].
• m4's has command line option is recorded as D^[18].
• m4's has command line option is recorded as U^[19].

Why It Matters

m4 draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #22 of 124).^[2] m4 has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]