merged tcl 8.1 branch back into the main trunk

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diff --git a/doc/Backslash.3 b/doc/Backslash.3
index 382e8f2..95fc7e8 100644
--- a/doc/Backslash.3
+++ b/doc/Backslash.3
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 '\" 
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Backslash.3,v 1.2 1998/09/14 18:39:46 stanton Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Backslash.3,v 1.3 1999/04/16 00:46:30 stanton Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
-.TH Tcl_Backslash 3 "" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
+.TH Tcl_Backslash 3 "8.1" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .BS
 .SH NAME
 Tcl_Backslash \- parse a backslash sequence
@@ -30,16 +30,24 @@ the backslash character.
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
-This is a utility procedure used by several of the Tcl
-commands.  It parses a backslash sequence and returns
-the single character corresponding to the sequence.
-\fBTcl_Backslash\fR modifies \fI*countPtr\fR to contain the number
-of characters in the backslash sequence.
+.VS 8.1
+The use of \fBTcl_Backslash\fR is deprecated in favor of
+\fBTcl_UtfBackslash\fR.
 .PP
-See the Tcl manual entry for information on the valid
-backslash sequences.
-All of the sequences described in the Tcl
-manual entry are supported by \fBTcl_Backslash\fR.
+This is a utility procedure provided for backwards compatibilty with
+non-internationalized Tcl extensions.  It parses a backslash sequence and
+returns the low byte of the Unicode character corresponding to the sequence. 
+.VE
+\fBTcl_Backslash\fR modifies \fI*countPtr\fR to contain the number of
+characters in the backslash sequence.
+.PP
+See the Tcl manual entry for information on the valid backslash sequences.
+All of the sequences described in the Tcl manual entry are supported by
+\fBTcl_Backslash\fR.
+.VS 8.1 br
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+Tcl(n), Tcl_UtfBackslash(3)
+.VE
 
 .SH KEYWORDS
 backslash, parse