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| author | dkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk> | 2008-10-17 10:22:24 (GMT) |
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| committer | dkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk> | 2008-10-17 10:22:24 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/doc/vwait.n b/doc/vwait.n index 1982c9a..89796c6 100644 --- a/doc/vwait.n +++ b/doc/vwait.n @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: vwait.n,v 1.7 2008/01/09 08:09:56 georgeps Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: vwait.n,v 1.8 2008/10/17 10:22:25 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH vwait n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ vwait \- Process events until a variable is written .SH SYNOPSIS \fBvwait\fR \fIvarName\fR .BE - .SH DESCRIPTION .PP This command enters the Tcl event loop to process events, blocking @@ -36,15 +35,18 @@ for a long time. During this time the top-level \fBvwait\fR is blocked waiting for the event handler to complete, so it cannot return either. .SH EXAMPLES +.PP Run the event-loop continually until some event calls \fBexit\fR. (You can use any variable not mentioned elsewhere, but the name \fIforever\fR reminds you at a glance of the intent.) +.PP .CS \fBvwait\fR forever .CE .PP Wait five seconds for a connection to a server socket, otherwise close the socket and continue running the script: +.PP .CS # Initialise the state after 5000 set state timeout @@ -73,9 +75,7 @@ switch $state { } } .CE - .SH "SEE ALSO" global(n), update(n) - .SH KEYWORDS event, variable, wait |