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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2016-10-30 16:16:29 (GMT)
committerdkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2016-10-30 16:16:29 (GMT)
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[253ba6e818] Improved description of [variable] behaviour.
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diff --git a/doc/variable.n b/doc/variable.n
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--- a/doc/variable.n
+++ b/doc/variable.n
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ linked to the corresponding namespace variables (and therefore these
variables are listed by \fBinfo vars\fR.)
In this way the \fBvariable\fR command resembles the \fBglobal\fR command,
although the \fBglobal\fR command
-only links to variables in the global namespace.
+resolves variable names with respect to the global namespace instead
+of the current namespace of the procedure.
If any \fIvalue\fRs are given,
they are used to modify the values of the associated namespace variables.
If a namespace variable does not exist,
@@ -98,3 +99,7 @@ namespace eval foo {
global(n), namespace(n), upvar(n)
.SH KEYWORDS
global, namespace, procedure, variable
+.\" Local variables:
+.\" mode: nroff
+.\" fill-column: 78
+.\" End: