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<refentry id="m">
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>m Statement (Mark Statement)</refentrytitle>
  </refmeta>
 
  <refnamediv>
    <refname>m</refname>
    <refpurpose>
      Sets a named mark in the score.
      <indexterm id="IndexMStatement"><primary>m statement</primary></indexterm>
      <indexterm id="IndexMarkStatement"><primary>mark statement</primary></indexterm>
    </refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <para>
      Sets a named mark in the score, which can be used by an <link linkend="n"><citetitle>n statement</citetitle></link>.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1>
    <title>Syntax</title>
    <synopsis><command>m</command> p1</synopsis>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1>
    <title>Initialization</title>
    <para>
      <emphasis>p1</emphasis> -- Name of mark.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1>
    <title>Performance</title>
    <para>
      This can be helpful in setting a up verse and chorus structure in the score. Names may contain letters and numerals.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1>
    <title>Credits</title>
    <para>
      <simplelist>
        <member>Author: &namejohn;</member>
        <member>University of Bath/Codemist Ltd.</member>
        <member>Bath, UK</member>
        <member>April, 1998</member>
      </simplelist>
    </para>

    <para>New in Csound version 3.48</para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>
