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| author | dkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk> | 2007-10-25 09:25:27 (GMT) |
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| committer | dkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk> | 2007-10-25 09:25:27 (GMT) |
| commit | 859f56b5099b2bfd3ad42becd2aaddca16196ce2 (patch) | |
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GOOBE for command results in examples
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diff --git a/doc/split.n b/doc/split.n index 1333716..c41aada 100644 --- a/doc/split.n +++ b/doc/split.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: split.n,v 1.5 2004/10/27 14:24:37 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: split.n,v 1.6 2007/10/25 09:25:27 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH split n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ split \- Split a string into a proper Tcl list .SH SYNOPSIS \fBsplit \fIstring \fR?\fIsplitChars\fR? .BE - .SH DESCRIPTION .PP Returns a list created by splitting \fIstring\fR at each character @@ -33,28 +32,32 @@ If \fIsplitChars\fR is an empty string then each character of .SH EXAMPLES Divide up a USENET group name into its hierarchical components: .CS +.ta 2i \fBsplit\fR "comp.lang.tcl.announce" . - \fI=> comp lang tcl announce\fR + \fB\(->\fI comp lang tcl announce\fR .CE .PP See how the \fBsplit\fR command splits on \fIevery\fR character in \fIsplitChars\fR, which can result in information loss if you are not careful: .CS +.ta 2i \fBsplit\fR "alpha beta gamma" "temp" - \fI=> al {ha b} {} {a ga} {} a\fR + \fB\(->\fI al {ha b} {} {a ga} {} a\fR .CE .PP Extract the list words from a string that is not a well-formed list: .CS +.ta 2i \fBsplit\fR "Example with {unbalanced brace character" - \fI=> Example with \\{unbalanced brace character\fR + \fB\(->\fI Example with \\{unbalanced brace character\fR .CE .PP Split a string into its constituent characters .CS +.ta 2i \fBsplit\fR "Hello world" {} - \fI=> H e l l o { } w o r l d\fR + \fB\(->\fI H e l l o { } w o r l d\fR .CE .SS "PARSING RECORD-ORIENTED FILES" Parse a Unix /etc/passwd file, which consists of one entry per line, @@ -80,9 +83,7 @@ foreach rec $records { puts "$longName uses [file tail $shell] for a login shell" } .CE - .SH "SEE ALSO" join(n), list(n), string(n) - .SH KEYWORDS list, split, string |