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| author | rjohnson <rjohnson> | 1998-03-26 14:45:59 (GMT) |
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| committer | rjohnson <rjohnson> | 1998-03-26 14:45:59 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/doc/rename.n b/doc/rename.n new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8962bd0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rename.n @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +'\" +'\" Copyright (c) 1993 The Regents of the University of California. +'\" Copyright (c) 1994-1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. +'\" +'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution +'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. +'\" +'\" SCCS: @(#) rename.n 1.6 97/07/30 17:37:26 +'\" +.so man.macros +.TH rename n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" +.BS +'\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! +.SH NAME +rename \- Rename or delete a command +.SH SYNOPSIS +\fBrename \fIoldName newName\fR +.BE + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.PP +Rename the command that used to be called \fIoldName\fR so that it +is now called \fInewName\fR. +If \fInewName\fR is an empty string then \fIoldName\fR is deleted. +\fIoldName\fR and \fInewName\fR may include namespace qualifiers +(names of containing namespaces). +If a command is renamed into a different namespace, +future invocations of it will execute in the new namespace. +The \fBrename\fR command returns an empty string as result. + +.SH KEYWORDS +command, delete, namespace, rename |