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$DECR: Decrement a macro

$DECR(N) redefines the numeric macro N to be one less than its previous value. (If N does not simplify to a number, an error results.) In other words, in the language of C the effect is to say N--.

The two-argument form $DECR(N,m) executes the equivalent of N -= m.