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 <PRE>  <I>delete</I> = no args
   <I>index</I> args = one or more strings
-  <I>loop</I> args = N = integer size of loop, loop from 1 to N
-  <I>loop</I> args = N1 N2 = loop from N1 to N2
+  <I>loop</I> args = N = integer size of loop, loop from 1 to N inclusive
+  <I>loop</I> args = N1 N2 = loop from N1 to N2 inclusive
   <I>world</I> args = one string for each partition of processors
   <I>universe</I> args = one or more strings
   <I>uloop</I> args = N = integer size of loop