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authorandreas_kupries <akupries@shaw.ca>2002-02-04 18:30:11 (GMT)
committerandreas_kupries <akupries@shaw.ca>2002-02-04 18:30:11 (GMT)
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* doc/open.n: Fixed [Bug 511540], added cross-reference to 'pid'
as the command to use to retrieve the pid of a command pipeline created via 'open'.
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/open.n b/doc/open.n
index e680358..eecaf6e 100644
--- a/doc/open.n
+++ b/doc/open.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: open.n,v 1.13 2001/10/15 17:35:05 hobbs Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: open.n,v 1.14 2002/02/04 18:30:12 andreas_kupries Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH open n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ output unless overridden by the command.
If read-only access is used (e.g. \fIaccess\fR is \fBr\fR),
standard input for the pipeline is taken from the current standard
input unless overridden by the command.
+The id of the spawned process is accessible through the \fBpid\fR
+command, using the channel id returned by \fBopen\fR as argument.
.VS 8.4
.SH "SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS"
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ applications on the various platforms
.SH "SEE ALSO"
file(n), close(n), filename(n), fconfigure(n), gets(n), read(n),
-puts(n), exec(n), fopen(1)
+puts(n), exec(n), pid(n), fopen(1)
.SH KEYWORDS
access mode, append, create, file, non-blocking, open, permissions,