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authorandreas_kupries <akupries@shaw.ca>2006-03-16 21:12:16 (GMT)
committerandreas_kupries <akupries@shaw.ca>2006-03-16 21:12:16 (GMT)
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* doc/open.n: Documented the changed behaviour of 'a'ppend mode.
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
2006-03-16 Andreas Kupries <andreask@activestate.com>
+ * doc/open.n: Documented the changed behaviour of 'a'ppend mode.
+
* tests/io.test (io-43.1 io-44.[1234]): Rewritten to be
self-contained with regard to setup and cleanup. [Bug 681793].
-2006-03-16 Andreas Kupries <andreask@activestate.com>
-
* generic/tclIOUtil.c (TclGetOpenMode): Added the flag O_APPEND to
the list of POSIX modes used when opening a file for
'a'ppend. This enables the proper automatic seek-to-end-on-write
diff --git a/doc/open.n b/doc/open.n
index 87f0dd6..24ef589 100644
--- a/doc/open.n
+++ b/doc/open.n
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: open.n,v 1.25 2005/05/10 18:34:02 kennykb Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: open.n,v 1.26 2006/03/16 21:12:16 andreas_kupries Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH open n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ If it doesn't exist, create a new file.
\fBa\fR
Open the file for writing only. If the file doesn't exist,
create a new empty file.
-Set the initial access position to the end of the file.
+Set the file pointer to the end of the file prior to each write.
.TP 15
\fBa+\fR
Open the file for reading and writing. If the file doesn't exist,