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authorericm <ericm>2000-01-26 21:36:35 (GMT)
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* generic/tclNamesp.c: Undid fix for #956, which broke backwards
compatibility. * doc/variable.n: * doc/trace.n: * doc/namespace.n: * doc/info.n: Added further information about differences between "namespace which" and "info exists". * doc/SetErrno.3: Added descriptions of ErrnoId() and ErrnoMsg() functions.
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@@ -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: variable.n,v 1.2 1998/09/14 18:39:56 stanton Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: variable.n,v 1.3 2000/01/26 21:36:35 ericm Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH variable n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ Normally, \fIname\fR is unqualified
(does not include the names of any containing namespaces),
and the variable is created in the current namespace.
If \fIname\fR includes any namespace qualifiers,
-the variable is created in the specified namespace.
+the variable is created in the specified namespace. If the variable
+is not defined, it will be visible to the \fBnamespace which\fR
+command, but not to the \fBinfo exists\fR command.
.PP
If the \fBvariable\fR command is executed inside a Tcl procedure,
it creates local variables