Command: cvn

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Name:
 cvn - Convert literal/string to name

Synopsis:
 
   string  cvn -> name
   literal cvn -> name

Description:
 
   cvn converts a given literal/string to a name.

Examples:
   (joe) cvn -> joe
   /joe  cvn -> joe

Diagnostics:
   no errors are issued.

Remarks:
   The name follows the convention of PostScript and stands for
   ConVert to Name.
   This is a typesafe wrapper to cvn_l/cvn_s.

Author:
   Marc-oliver Gewaltig, docu by HEP

SeeAlso:cst cva cv1d cv2d cvd cvi cvlit cvs cvt_a
Source:
 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/typeinit.sli

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