Index: generic/predefined.h
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diff -u -r8c8969ab850d118f76305689bd95e980b8f4543f -r74b7a4066526ff5f5a8080ed907f71c9ed5c7700
--- generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision 8c8969ab850d118f76305689bd95e980b8f4543f)
+++ generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision 74b7a4066526ff5f5a8080ed907f71c9ed5c7700)
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 "uplevel [list ::nsf::relation $object $rel \"\"]}}\n"
 "::nsf::method::provide autoname {::nsf::method::alias autoname ::nsf::methods::object::autoname}\n"
 "::nsf::method::provide exists   {::nsf::method::alias exists   ::nsf::methods::object::exists}\n"
+"::nsf::method::provide volatile {::nsf::method::alias volatile   ::nsf::methods::object::volatile}\n"
 "proc ::nsf::object::unknown {name} {\n"
 "foreach {key handler} [array get ::nsf::object::unknown] {\n"
 "set result [uplevel [list {*}$handler $name]]\n"
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
 "set {::proc ::nsf::__exithandler {} $value}\n"
 "get {::info body ::nsf::__exithandler}\n"
 "unset {proc ::nsf::__exithandler args {;}}\n"
-"default {error \"syntax: ::nsf::exithandler $::nsf::parametersyntax(::nsf::exithandler)\"}}}\n"
+"default {error \"syntax: ::nsf::exithandler $::nsf::parameter::syntax(::nsf::exithandler)\"}}}\n"
 "::nsf::exithandler unset\n"
 "if {[info command ::ns_log] ne \"\"} {\n"
 "proc ::nsf::log {level msg} {\n"
@@ -78,8 +79,15 @@
 "return /tmp}\n"
 "namespace export tmpdir\n"
 "if {![info exists ::env(HOME)]} {set ::env(HOME) /root}\n"
-"set ::nsf::parametersyntax(::nsf::xotclnext) \"?--noArgs? ?arg ...?\"\n"
-"set ::nsf::parametersyntax(::nsf::__unset_unknown_args) \"\"\n"
-"set ::nsf::parametersyntax(::nsf::exithandler) \"?get?|?set cmds?|?unset?\"}\n"
+"namespace eval ::nsf::parameter {}\n"
+"proc ::nsf::parameter::filter {defs pattern} {\n"
+"set result {}\n"
+"foreach def $defs {\n"
+"if {[string match $pattern [::nsf::parameter::get name $def]]} {\n"
+"lappend result $def}}\n"
+"return $result}\n"
+"set ::nsf::parameter::syntax(::nsf::xotclnext) \"?--noArgs? ?/arg .../?\"\n"
+"set ::nsf::parameter::syntax(::nsf::__unset_unknown_args) \"\"\n"
+"set ::nsf::parameter::syntax(::nsf::exithandler) \"?get?|?set /cmds/?|?unset?\"}\n"
 "";