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authorjan.nijtmans <nijtmans@users.sourceforge.net>2017-04-12 12:00:11 (GMT)
committerjan.nijtmans <nijtmans@users.sourceforge.net>2017-04-12 12:00:11 (GMT)
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@@ -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.
-'\"
+'\"
.TH exec n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
.so man.macros
.BS
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ discarded.
The Tk console text widget does not provide real standard IO capabilities.
Under Tk, when redirecting from standard input, all applications will see an
immediate end-of-file; information redirected to standard output or standard
-error will be discarded.
+error will be discarded.
.PP
Either forward or backward slashes are accepted as path separators for
arguments to Tcl commands. When executing an application, the path name
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ backslashes only in paths. Any arguments to an application that specify a
path name with forward slashes will not automatically be converted to use
the backslash character. If an argument contains forward slashes as the
path separator, it may or may not be recognized as a path name, depending on
-the program.
+the program.
.PP
Additionally, when calling a 16-bit DOS or Windows 3.X application, all path
names must use the short, cryptic, path format (e.g., using
@@ -271,8 +271,9 @@ limitation as \fBexec\fR wants to communicate over pipes. The Expect
extension addresses this issue when communicating with a TUI application.
.PP
When attempting to execute an application, \fBexec\fR first searches for
-the name as it was specified. Then, in order, \fB.com\fR, \fB.exe\fR, and
-\fB.bat\fR are appended to the end of the specified name and it searches
+the name as it was specified. Then, in order,
+\fB.com\fR, \fB.exe\fR, \fB.bat\fR and \fB.cmd\fR
+are appended to the end of the specified name and it searches
for the longer name. If a directory name was not specified as part of the
application name, the following directories are automatically searched in
order when attempting to locate the application: