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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2008-10-17 10:22:24 (GMT)
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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: flush.n,v 1.8 2005/05/10 18:34:00 kennykb Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: flush.n,v 1.9 2008/10/17 10:22:25 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH flush n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ flush \- Flush buffered output for a channel
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBflush \fIchannelId\fR
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Flushes any output that has been buffered for \fIchannelId\fR.
@@ -33,16 +32,16 @@ nonblocking mode, the command may return before all buffered output has been
flushed; the remainder will be flushed in the background as fast as the
underlying file or device is able to absorb it.
.SH EXAMPLE
+.PP
Prompt for the user to type some information in on the console:
+.PP
.CS
puts -nonewline "Please type your name: "
\fBflush\fR stdout
gets stdin name
puts "Hello there, $name!"
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
file(n), open(n), socket(n), Tcl_StandardChannels(3)
-
.SH KEYWORDS
blocking, buffer, channel, flush, nonblocking, output