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| author | dkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk> | 2004-09-02 13:58:57 (GMT) |
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| committer | dkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk> | 2004-09-02 13:58:57 (GMT) |
| commit | 8ead0890839dac71e9e564671c34021d61a3bf6e (patch) | |
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Clarify meaning of [lsearch -dictionary]
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diff --git a/doc/lsearch.n b/doc/lsearch.n index 8fd3c51..98cd8d3 100644 --- a/doc/lsearch.n +++ b/doc/lsearch.n @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lsearch.n,v 1.13.2.1 2003/03/17 14:25:20 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lsearch.n,v 1.13.2.2 2004/09/02 13:58:58 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH lsearch n 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ meaningful when used with \fB\-sorted\fR. .TP \fB\-dictionary\fR The list elements are to be compared using dictionary-style -comparisons. This option is only meaningful when used with -\fB\-exact\fR or \fB\-sorted\fR. +comparisons (see \fBlsort\fR for a fuller description). This option +is only meaningful when used with \fB\-exact\fR or \fB\-sorted\fR, and +it is only distinguishable from the \fB\-ascii\fR option when +the \fB\-sorted\fR option is given, because values are only +dictionary-equal when exactly equal. .TP \fB\-exact\fR The list element must contain exactly the same string as \fIpattern\fR. |