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authordgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2007-12-04 16:55:52 (GMT)
committerdgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2007-12-04 16:55:52 (GMT)
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diff --git a/doc/switch.n b/doc/switch.n
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+++ 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 1.10.6.1 2007/11/01 16:25:55 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: switch.n,v 1.10.6.2 2007/12/04 16:55:53 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH switch n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ time as the \fB\-matchvar\fR option.
\fB\-\|\-\fR
Marks the end of options. The argument following this one will
be treated as \fIstring\fR even if it starts with a \fB\-\fR.
+.VS 8.5
+This is not required when the matching patterns and bodies are grouped
+together in a single argument.
+.VE 8.5
.PP
Two syntaxes are provided for the \fIpattern\fR and \fIbody\fR arguments.
The first uses a separate argument for each of the patterns and commands;
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ Whenever nothing matches, the \fBdefault\fR clause (which must be
last) is taken. This example has a result of \fI3\fR:
.CS
\fBswitch\fR xyz {
- a \-
+ a \-
b {
# Correct Comment Placement
expr {1}
@@ -171,3 +175,6 @@ exactly matched is easily obtained using the \fB\-matchvar\fR option:
for(n), if(n), regexp(n)
.SH KEYWORDS
switch, match, regular expression
+.\" Local Variables:
+.\" mode: nroff
+.\" End: