io.1

This source file defines all the input / output words within the Forth kernel.

bs
( --- n1 )

This constant returns the ASCII code for the backspace character.

bl
( --- n1 )

This constant returns the ASCII code for the space character.

>in
( --- n1 )

This variable (pronounced "to in") returns the current position within the input stream (how far into it we have parsed).