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| author | stanton <stanton> | 1999-04-16 00:46:29 (GMT) |
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| committer | stanton <stanton> | 1999-04-16 00:46:29 (GMT) |
| commit | 97464e6cba8eb0008cf2727c15718671992b913f (patch) | |
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diff --git a/doc/library.n b/doc/library.n index a760c04..eb20351 100644 --- a/doc/library.n +++ b/doc/library.n @@ -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: library.n,v 1.5 1998/10/30 23:02:02 welch Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: library.n,v 1.6 1999/04/16 00:46:35 stanton Exp $ .so man.macros .TH library n "8.0" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" .BS @@ -60,16 +60,18 @@ the auto-load mechanism defined below. The following procedures are provided in the Tcl library: .TP \fBauto_execok \fIcmd\fR -Determines whether there is an executable file by the name \fIcmd\fR. -This command examines the directories in the current search path -(given by the PATH environment variable) to see if there is an -executable file named \fIcmd\fR in any of those directories. -If so, it returns 1; if not it returns 0. \fBAuto_exec\fR -remembers information about previous searches in an array -named \fBauto_execs\fR; this avoids the path search in -future calls for the same \fIcmd\fR. The command \fBauto_reset\fR -may be used to force \fBauto_execok\fR to forget its cached -information. +Determines whether there is an executable file or shell builtin +by the name \fIcmd\fR. If so, it returns a list of arguments to be +passed to \fBexec\fR to execute the executable file or shell builtin +named by \fIcmd\fR. If not, it returns an empty string. This command +examines the directories in the current search path (given by the PATH +environment variable) in its search for an executable file named +\fIcmd\fR. On Windows platforms, the search is expanded with the same +directories and file extensions as used by \fBexec\fR. \fBAuto_exec\fR +remembers information about previous searches in an array named +\fBauto_execs\fR; this avoids the path search in future calls for the +same \fIcmd\fR. The command \fBauto_reset\fR may be used to force +\fBauto_execok\fR to forget its cached information. .TP \fBauto_load \fIcmd\fR This command attempts to load the definition for a Tcl command named |