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authordgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2007-10-26 20:11:50 (GMT)
committerdgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2007-10-26 20:11:50 (GMT)
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* changes: Updated for 8.5b2 release.core_8_5_b2
* doc/*.1: Revert doc changes that broke * doc/*.3: `make html` so we can get the release * doc/*.n: out the door.
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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.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: format.n,v 1.16 2007/10/25 14:07:32 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: format.n,v 1.17 2007/10/26 20:11:52 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH format n 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ The fields that are present must appear in the order given above.
The paragraphs below discuss each of these fields in turn.
.PP
If the \fB%\fR is followed by a decimal number and a \fB$\fR, as in
-.QW \fB%2$d\fR ,
-then the value to convert is not taken from the next sequential argument.
+``\fB%2$d\fR'', then the value to convert is not taken from the
+next sequential argument.
Instead, it is taken from the argument indicated by the number,
where 1 corresponds to the first \fIarg\fR.
If the conversion specifier requires multiple arguments because
@@ -156,10 +156,7 @@ Convert integer to unsigned octal string.
.TP 10
\fBx\fR or \fBX\fR
Convert integer to unsigned hexadecimal string, using digits
-.QW 0123456789abcdef
-for \fBx\fR and
-.QW 0123456789ABCDEF
-for \fBX\fR).
+``0123456789abcdef'' for \fBx\fR and ``0123456789ABCDEF'' for \fBX\fR).
.TP 10
\fBc\fR
Convert integer to the Unicode character it represents.
@@ -175,9 +172,8 @@ If the precision is 0 then no decimal point is output.
.TP 10
\fBe\fR or \fBE\fR
Convert number to scientific notation in the
-form
-.QW "\fIx.yyy\fBe\(+-\fIzz\fR" ,
-where the number of \fIy\fR's is determined by the precision (default: 6).
+form \fIx.yyy\fBe\(+-\fIzz\fR, where the number of \fIy\fR's is determined
+by the precision (default: 6).
If the precision is 0 then no decimal point is output.
If the \fBE\fR form is used then \fBE\fR is
printed instead of \fBe\fR.