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author | ericm <ericm> | 2000-07-22 00:51:20 (GMT) |
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committer | ericm <ericm> | 2000-07-22 00:51:20 (GMT) |
commit | e84c30ea9c268e7c900598cb5ddf81148fcb27da (patch) | |
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* doc/binary.n: Noted that the example in the introduction assumes a
32-bit system [Bug: 6035].
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diff --git a/doc/binary.n b/doc/binary.n index 6609775..65cffd0 100644 --- a/doc/binary.n +++ b/doc/binary.n @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: binary.n,v 1.4 2000/04/08 02:35:17 hobbs Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: binary.n,v 1.5 2000/07/22 00:51:21 ericm Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH binary n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ binary \- Insert and extract fields from binary strings .PP This command provides facilities for manipulating binary data. The first form, \fBbinary format\fR, creates a binary string from normal -Tcl values. For example, given the values 16 and 22, it might produce -an 8-byte binary string consisting of two 4-byte integers, one for -each of the numbers. The second form of the command, -\fBbinary scan\fR, does the opposite: it extracts data from a binary -string and returns it as ordinary Tcl string values. +Tcl values. For example, given the values 16 and 22, on a 32 bit +architecture, it might produce an 8-byte binary string consisting of +two 4-byte integers, one for each of the numbers. The second form of +the command, \fBbinary scan\fR, does the opposite: it extracts data +from a binary string and returns it as ordinary Tcl string values. .SH "BINARY FORMAT" .PP |