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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2007-10-24 14:29:35 (GMT)
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'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: format.n,v 1.14 2006/06/14 14:59:03 dkf Exp $
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.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$\fR, as in
-``\fB%2$d\fR'', then the value to convert is not taken from the
-next sequential argument.
+.QW \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
@@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ Convert integer to unsigned octal string.
.TP 10
\fBx\fR or \fBX\fR
Convert integer to unsigned hexadecimal string, using digits
-``0123456789abcdef'' for \fBx\fR and ``0123456789ABCDEF'' for \fBX\fR).
+.QW 0123456789abcdef
+for \fBx\fR and
+.QW 0123456789ABCDEF
+for \fBX\fR).
.TP 10
\fBc\fR
Convert integer to the Unicode character it represents.