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 +# $EPIC: common.txt,v 1.2 2006/07/17 19:41:50 sthalik Exp $
 +======Synopsis:======
 +$__common__(<word list 1> / <word list 2>)
 +
 +======Technical:======
 +   * There must be a literal slash character ('/') that separates the two word lists.  If it is omitted the empty string is returned.
 +   * It is not required to have spaces on either side of the slash, but it also does not hurt to have them.
 +   * The return value is a word list comprised of the set-intersection of <word list 1> and <word list 2>, that is to say:
 +   * The return value is a word list of all words that are in BOTH of the word lists.
 +   * All extra whitespace around words will be lost.
 +   * Double quoted words are honored, but the double quotes will be lost in the return value.
 +
 +======Practical:======
 +Use this function if you need to find the intersection of two different
 +word lists.  A useful example might if you wanted to find out all of the
 +people who are on two different channels.  If you have the nick lists to
 +those two channels, you can use $common() to find all the people on both
 +channels.
 +
 +======Returns:======
 +All words that are in both <word list 1> and <word list 2>.
 +
 +======Examples:======
 +<file>
 +$common(one two three / two three four)     returns "two three"
 +$common(one two / three four)               returns ""  (empty string)
 +</file>
  
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