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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2005-04-06 20:55:16 (GMT)
committerdkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2005-04-06 20:55:16 (GMT)
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Purge old and inaccurate .VS/.VE macros.
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@@ -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: subst.n,v 1.6 2004/10/27 14:24:37 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: subst.n,v 1.7 2005/04/06 20:55:24 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH subst n 7.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ For example, if \fB\-nocommands\fR is specified, command substitution
is not performed: open and close brackets are treated as ordinary characters
with no special interpretation.
.PP
-.VS 8.4
Note that the substitution of one kind can include substitution of
other kinds. For example, even when the \fB-novariables\fR option
is specified, command substitution is performed without restriction.
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ substitution, then the returned value is substituted for that
substitution. See the EXAMPLES below. In this way, all exceptional
return codes are ``caught'' by \fBsubst\fR. The \fBsubst\fR command
itself will either return an error, or will complete successfully.
-.VE
.SH EXAMPLES
.PP
When it performs its substitutions, \fIsubst\fR does not give any
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ set a 44
\fBsubst\fR {xyz {$a}}
.CE
returns ``\fBxyz {44}\fR'', not ``\fBxyz {$a}\fR''
-.VS 8.4
and the script
.CS
set a "p\\} q \\{r"
@@ -116,7 +113,6 @@ returns ``\fBabc,foo,def\fR'', not ``\fBabc,3,def\fR'' and
\fBsubst\fR {abc,[return -code 10 foo;expr 1+2],def}
.CE
also returns ``\fBabc,foo,def\fR'', not ``\fBabc,3,def\fR''.
-.VE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
Tcl(n), eval(n), break(n), continue(n)