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====== ugBASIC User Manual ======

===== FREE  =====

===== SYNTAX =====
     ... = FREE

==== PURPOSE ====

Retrieves the free space still available for strings, in terms of bytes. 
This is how many characters are still available to be stored. The maximum 
value when calling this function is that indicated by the 
''DEFINE STRING SPACE'' statement. The default value for string 
storage is 1024 bytes. The command implicitly invokes garbage collection.



==== EXAMPLE ====
    PRINT FREE


==== ABBREVIATION ====
   Fre


==== AVAILABLE ON ====


==== ANY PROBLEM? ====
If you have encountered a problem using this command, if you think there is a bug or the explanation is unclear, please [[https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/ugbasic/issues/new?title=ISSUE ON FREE|open an issue]] for this keyword on GitHub. Thank you!===== POWERED BY =====

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