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xcom flag analysis

The idea is to run xcom on some interesting input program first with no flags, and then for each possible flag, run xcom again and describe the difference(s).

  >> help xcom  ` to get list of flags
  >> TimeOfExperiment = datestr(now)

Make up an experimental sheet, record the conditions of the experiment, record your observations.

Example

      timeOfExperiment =
      03-Dec-2008 11:49:46
      >> xcom x/sqrt.x
      >> xcom -srcDump x/sqrt.x
      
      The first run requests a value for x then prints the square root.
      The second run prints the entire source file sqrt.x before execution.
    

Are there flags that should be tried in combination?