Yet more doc update backporting

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/puts.n b/doc/puts.n
index 9a4cbdd..d9e64a0 100644
--- a/doc/puts.n
+++ b/doc/puts.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: puts.n,v 1.5 2001/09/14 19:20:40 andreas_kupries Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: puts.n,v 1.5.8.1 2004/10/27 14:23:57 dkf Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH puts n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -68,6 +68,31 @@ To avoid wasting memory, nonblocking I/O should normally
 be used in an event-driven fashion with the \fBfileevent\fR command
 (don't invoke \fBputs\fR unless you have recently been notified
 via a file event that the channel is ready for more output data).
+.SH EXAMPLES
+Write a short message to the console (or wherever \fBstdout\fR is
+directed):
+.CS
+\fBputs\fR "Hello, World!"
+.CE
+.PP
+Print a message in several parts:
+.CS
+\fBputs\fR -nonewline "Hello, "
+\fBputs\fR "World!"
+.CE
+.PP
+Print a message to the standard error channel:
+.CS
+\fBputs\fR stderr "Hello, World!"
+.CE
+.PP
+Append a log message to a file:
+.CS
+set chan [open my.log a]
+set timestamp [clock format [clock seconds]]
+\fBputs\fR $chan "$timestamp - Hello, World!"
+close $chan
+.CE
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 file(n), fileevent(n), Tcl_StandardChannels(3)