---@meta

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---This function causes program execution to be terminated **after** the current `TIC` function ends. The entire function is executed, including any code that follows `exit()`. When the program ends you are returned to the [console](console).
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---See the example below for a demonstration of this behavior.
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function exit() end

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---Resets the TIC virtual "hardware" and immediately restarts the cartridge.
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---To simply return to the console, please use `exit`.
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---See also:
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---- `exit`
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function reset() end

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---This function returns the number of _milliseconds_ elapsed since the cartridge began execution. Useful for keeping track of time, animating items and triggering events.
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---@return number ticks # the number of _milliseconds_ elapsed since the game was started
function time() end

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---This function returns the number of _seconds_ elapsed since January 1st, 1970.  This can be quite useful for creating persistent games which evolve over time between plays.
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---@return number timestamp # the current Unix timestamp in _seconds_
function tstamp() end

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---This is a service function, useful for debugging your code. It prints the supplied string or variable to the console in the (optional) color specified.
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---_Tips:_
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---1. The Lua concatenation operator is `..` (two periods)
---2. Use the console `cls` command to clear the output from trace
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---@param message string # the message to print in the `console`.
---@param color? number # the index of a color in the current `palette` (0..15) (default: 15)
function trace(message, color) end