summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/doc/switch.n
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2008-03-21 19:22:30 (GMT)
committerdkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2008-03-21 19:22:30 (GMT)
commita2c0799d3a7e5afbaf5b1e8cc06324c123b57299 (patch)
tree5f10c96b67d9f25345d980f5e5f7dc10c91ea73a /doc/switch.n
parent1091442a83aa05518551c2974271264cb71edf90 (diff)
downloadtcl-a2c0799d3a7e5afbaf5b1e8cc06324c123b57299.zip
tcl-a2c0799d3a7e5afbaf5b1e8cc06324c123b57299.tar.gz
tcl-a2c0799d3a7e5afbaf5b1e8cc06324c123b57299.tar.bz2
Clarified docs. [Bug 1899962]
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/switch.n')
-rw-r--r--doc/switch.n11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/switch.n b/doc/switch.n
index 0116f62..13edde8 100644
--- a/doc/switch.n
+++ b/doc/switch.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: switch.n,v 1.17 2007/12/13 15:22:33 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: switch.n,v 1.18 2008/03/21 19:22:31 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH switch n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ matches \fIstring\fR and no default is given, then the \fBswitch\fR
command returns an empty string.
.PP
If the initial arguments to \fBswitch\fR start with \fB\-\fR then
-they are treated as options. The following options are
-currently supported:
+they are treated as options
+.VS 8.5
+unless there are exactly two arguments to \fBswitch\fR (in which case the
+first must the \fIstring\fR and the second must be the
+\fIpattern\fR/\fIbody\fR list).
+.VE 8.5
+The following options are currently supported:
.TP 10
\fB\-exact\fR
Use exact matching when comparing \fIstring\fR to a pattern. This