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ConTeXt doesn't implement some Knuth TeX primitives?

I try to use new TeX format ConTeXt, but I find that some TeX primitives don't act any more. How sad I am when I find that. An simple example is that in plain TeX, we can set the spaces between ...
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A command to replace \middle| when it's missing?

I'm using this LaTeX plugin for a Wiki (Confluence, blech), and it doesn't support the \middle| command. I'm guessing it doesn't have eTex primitives or some such backwardness. Anyway, I guess I can ...
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Is there a printable version of a reference manual for all TeX primitives?

Everywhere in the TeX community, I see suggestions like \parskip, \obeylines, \parindent, etc. I'd be surprised not to find them even in the most basic LaTeX packages. So I figured they must be deeper ...