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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2007-11-01 23:36:46 (GMT)
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Minor documentation improvements
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r--doc/apply.n4
-rw-r--r--doc/join.n6
-rw-r--r--doc/lindex.n32
-rw-r--r--doc/lrepeat.n14
-rw-r--r--doc/lreverse.n8
-rw-r--r--doc/lsearch.n32
-rwxr-xr-xdoc/lset.n41
-rw-r--r--doc/mathop.n4
-rw-r--r--doc/regexp.n10
-rw-r--r--doc/split.n10
10 files changed, 91 insertions, 70 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apply.n b/doc/apply.n
index bcdf6bd..8a38aac 100644
--- a/doc/apply.n
+++ b/doc/apply.n
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ proc map {lambda list} {
return $result
}
map {x {return [string length $x]:$x}} {a bb ccc dddd}
- \fI=> 1:a 2:bb 3:ccc 4:dddd\fR
+ \fI\(-> 1:a 2:bb 3:ccc 4:dddd\fR
map {x {expr {$x**2 + 3*$x - 2}}} {-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4}
- \fI=> 2 -2 -4 -4 -2 2 8 16 26\fR
+ \fI\(-> 2 -2 -4 -4 -2 2 8 16 26\fR
.CE
.PP
The \fBapply\fR command is also useful for defining callbacks for use in the
diff --git a/doc/join.n b/doc/join.n
index cdc8df8..fd03fc7 100644
--- a/doc/join.n
+++ b/doc/join.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: join.n,v 1.7 2007/10/26 20:11:53 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: join.n,v 1.8 2007/11/01 23:36:46 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH join n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ Making a comma-separated list:
.CS
set data {1 2 3 4 5}
\fBjoin\fR $data ", "
- \fB=> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\fR
+ \fB\(-> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\fR
.CE
.PP
Using \fBjoin\fR to flatten a list by a single level:
.CS
set data {1 {2 3} 4 {5 {6 7} 8}}
\fBjoin\fR $data
- \fB=> 1 2 3 4 5 {6 7} 8\fR
+ \fB\(-> 1 2 3 4 5 {6 7} 8\fR
.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
diff --git a/doc/lindex.n b/doc/lindex.n
index e459a2b..90cb3c2 100644
--- a/doc/lindex.n
+++ b/doc/lindex.n
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lindex.n,v 1.14 2007/10/26 20:11:53 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lindex.n,v 1.15 2007/11/01 23:36:46 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH lindex n 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -68,16 +68,26 @@ lindex [lindex [lindex $a 1] 2] 3
.CE
.SH EXAMPLES
.CS
-\fBlindex\fR {a b c} \fI=> a b c\fR
-\fBlindex\fR {a b c} {} \fI=> a b c\fR
-\fBlindex\fR {a b c} 0 \fI=> a\fR
-\fBlindex\fR {a b c} 2 \fI=> c\fR
-\fBlindex\fR {a b c} end \fI=> c\fR
-\fBlindex\fR {a b c} end-1 \fI=> b\fR
-\fBlindex\fR {{a b c} {d e f} {g h i}} 2 1 \fI=> h\fR
-\fBlindex\fR {{a b c} {d e f} {g h i}} {2 1} \fI=> h\fR
-\fBlindex\fR {{{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {g h}}} 1 1 0 \fI=> g\fR
-\fBlindex\fR {{{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {g h}}} {1 1 0} \fI=> g\fR
+\fBlindex\fR {a b c}
+ \fI\(-> a b c\fR
+\fBlindex\fR {a b c} {}
+ \fI\(-> a b c\fR
+\fBlindex\fR {a b c} 0
+ \fI\(-> a\fR
+\fBlindex\fR {a b c} 2
+ \fI\(-> c\fR
+\fBlindex\fR {a b c} end
+ \fI\(-> c\fR
+\fBlindex\fR {a b c} end-1
+ \fI\(-> b\fR
+\fBlindex\fR {{a b c} {d e f} {g h i}} 2 1
+ \fI\(-> h\fR
+\fBlindex\fR {{a b c} {d e f} {g h i}} {2 1}
+ \fI\(-> h\fR
+\fBlindex\fR {{{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {g h}}} 1 1 0
+ \fI\(-> g\fR
+\fBlindex\fR {{{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {g h}}} {1 1 0}
+ \fI\(-> g\fR
.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
list(n), lappend(n), linsert(n), llength(n), lsearch(n),
diff --git a/doc/lrepeat.n b/doc/lrepeat.n
index fdd1388..f47c7a3 100644
--- a/doc/lrepeat.n
+++ b/doc/lrepeat.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: lrepeat.n,v 1.4 2007/10/26 20:11:53 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lrepeat.n,v 1.5 2007/11/01 23:36:46 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH lrepeat n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -25,10 +25,14 @@ is identical to \fBlist arg ...\fR, though the \fIarg\fR is required
with \fBlrepeat\fR.
.SH EXAMPLES
.CS
-lrepeat 3 a => a a a
-lrepeat 3 [lrepeat 3 0] => {0 0 0} {0 0 0} {0 0 0}
-lrepeat 3 a b c => a b c a b c a b c
-lrepeat 3 [lrepeat 2 a] b c => {a a} b c {a a} b c {a a} b c
+\fBlrepeat\fR 3 a
+ \fI\(-> a a a\fR
+\fBlrepeat\fR 3 [\fBlrepeat\fR 3 0]
+ \fI\(-> {0 0 0} {0 0 0} {0 0 0}\fR
+\fBlrepeat\fR 3 a b c
+ \fI\(-> a b c a b c a b c\fR
+\fBlrepeat\fR 3 [\fBlrepeat\fR 2 a] b c
+ \fI\(-> {a a} b c {a a} b c {a a} b c\fR
.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
list(n), lappend(n), linsert(n), llength(n), lset(n)
diff --git a/doc/lreverse.n b/doc/lreverse.n
index b1cd594..2f56fd2 100644
--- a/doc/lreverse.n
+++ b/doc/lreverse.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: lreverse.n,v 1.4 2007/10/26 20:11:53 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lreverse.n,v 1.5 2007/11/01 23:36:46 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH lreverse n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ The \fBlreverse\fR command returns a list that has the same elements as its
input list, \fIlist\fR, except with the elements in the reverse order.
.SH EXAMPLES
.CS
-\fBlreverse\fR {a a b c} => c b a a
-\fBlreverse\fR {a b {c d} e f} => f e {c d} b a
+\fBlreverse\fR {a a b c}
+ \fI\(-> c b a a\fR
+\fBlreverse\fR {a b {c d} e f}
+ \fI\(-> f e {c d} b a\fR
.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
list(n), lsearch(n), lsort(n)
diff --git a/doc/lsearch.n b/doc/lsearch.n
index 897a207..2972a32 100644
--- a/doc/lsearch.n
+++ b/doc/lsearch.n
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lsearch.n,v 1.31 2007/10/29 11:28:50 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lsearch.n,v 1.32 2007/11/01 23:36:46 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH lsearch n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ lsearch \- See if a list contains a particular element
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBlsearch \fR?\fIoptions\fR? \fIlist pattern\fR
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This command searches the elements of \fIlist\fR to see if one
@@ -143,53 +142,50 @@ overall list to the term found. This option has no effect unless the
Basic searching:
.CS
\fBlsearch\fR {a b c d e} c
- => 2
+ \fI\(-> 2\fR
\fBlsearch\fR -all {a b c a b c} c
- => 2 5
+ \fI\(-> 2 5\fR
.CE
-
+.PP
Using \fBlsearch\fR to filter lists:
.CS
\fBlsearch\fR -inline {a20 b35 c47} b*
- => b35
+ \fI\(-> b35\fR
\fBlsearch\fR -inline -not {a20 b35 c47} b*
- => a20
+ \fI\(-> a20\fR
\fBlsearch\fR -all -inline -not {a20 b35 c47} b*
- => a20 c47
+ \fI\(-> a20 c47\fR
\fBlsearch\fR -all -not {a20 b35 c47} b*
- => 0 2
+ \fI\(-> 0 2\fR
.CE
+.PP
This can even do a
.QW set-like
removal operation:
.CS
\fBlsearch\fR -all -inline -not -exact {a b c a d e a f g a} a
- => b c d e f g
+ \fI\(-> b c d e f g\fR
.CE
-
+.PP
Searching may start part-way through the list:
.CS
\fBlsearch\fR -start 3 {a b c a b c} c
- => 5
+ \fI\(-> 5\fR
.CE
-
+.PP
It is also possible to search inside elements:
.CS
\fBlsearch\fR -index 1 -all -inline {{a abc} {b bcd} {c cde}} *bc*
- => {a abc} {b bcd}
+ \fI\(-> {a abc} {b bcd}\fR
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
foreach(n), list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n),
lset(n), lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n),
.VS 8.5
string(n)
.VE
-
-
.SH KEYWORDS
list, match, pattern, regular expression, search, string
-
'\" Local Variables:
'\" mode: nroff
'\" End:
diff --git a/doc/lset.n b/doc/lset.n
index 30822fb..200a907 100755
--- a/doc/lset.n
+++ b/doc/lset.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: lset.n,v 1.12 2007/10/26 20:11:53 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lset.n,v 1.13 2007/11/01 23:36:46 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH lset n 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -80,32 +80,43 @@ of a list. If an index is outside the permitted range, an error is reported.
In each of these examples, the initial value of \fIx\fR is:
.CS
set x [list [list a b c] [list d e f] [list g h i]]
- => {a b c} {d e f} {g h i}
+ \fI\(-> {a b c} {d e f} {g h i}\fR
.CE
The indicated return value also becomes the new value of \fIx\fR
(except in the last case, which is an error which leaves the value of
\fIx\fR unchanged.)
.CS
-lset x {j k l} => j k l
-lset x {} {j k l} => j k l
-lset x 0 j => j {d e f} {g h i}
-lset x 2 j => {a b c} {d e f} j
-lset x end j => {a b c} {d e f} j
-lset x end-1 j => {a b c} j {g h i}
-lset x 2 1 j => {a b c} {d e f} {g j i}
-lset x {2 1} j => {a b c} {d e f} {g j i}
-lset x {2 3} j => \fIlist index out of range\fR
+\fBlset\fR x {j k l}
+ \fI\(-> j k l\fR
+\fBlset\fR x {} {j k l}
+ \fI\(-> j k l\fR
+\fBlset\fR x 0 j
+ \fI\(-> j {d e f} {g h i}\fR
+\fBlset\fR x 2 j
+ \fI\(-> {a b c} {d e f} j\fR
+\fBlset\fR x end j
+ \fI\(-> {a b c} {d e f} j\fR
+\fBlset\fR x end-1 j
+ \fI\(-> {a b c} j {g h i}\fR
+\fBlset\fR x 2 1 j
+ \fI\(-> {a b c} {d e f} {g j i}\fR
+\fBlset\fR x {2 1} j
+ \fI\(-> {a b c} {d e f} {g j i}\fR
+\fBlset\fR x {2 3} j
+ \fI\(-> list index out of range\fR
.CE
In the following examples, the initial value of \fIx\fR is:
.CS
set x [list [list [list a b] [list c d]] \e
[list [list e f] [list g h]]]
- => {{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {g h}}
+ \fI\(-> {{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {g h}}\fR
.CE
The indicated return value also becomes the new value of \fIx\fR.
.CS
-lset x 1 1 0 j => {{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {j h}}
-lset x {1 1 0} j => {{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {j h}}
+\fBlset\fR x 1 1 0 j
+ \fI\(-> {{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {j h}}\fR
+\fBlset\fR x {1 1 0} j
+ \fI\(-> {{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {j h}}\fR
.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n), lsearch(n),
@@ -113,7 +124,5 @@ lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n),
.VS 8.5
string(n)
.VE
-
-
.SH KEYWORDS
element, index, list, replace, set
diff --git a/doc/mathop.n b/doc/mathop.n
index 6d55e02..f6d50f8 100644
--- a/doc/mathop.n
+++ b/doc/mathop.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: mathop.n,v 1.6 2007/10/26 20:11:53 dgp Exp $
+.\" RCS: @(#) $Id: mathop.n,v 1.7 2007/11/01 23:36:46 dkf Exp $
.\"
.so man.macros
.TH mathop n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Mathematical Operator Commands"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ package require \fBTcl 8.5\fR
.br
\fB::tcl::mathop::<=\fR ?\fIarg\fR ...?
.br
-\fB::tcl::mathop::=>\fR ?\fIarg\fR ...?
+\fB::tcl::mathop::>=\fR ?\fIarg\fR ...?
.br
\fB::tcl::mathop::>\fR ?\fIarg\fR ...?
.br
diff --git a/doc/regexp.n b/doc/regexp.n
index 5523ce6..d5994d5 100644
--- a/doc/regexp.n
+++ b/doc/regexp.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: regexp.n,v 1.26 2007/10/29 11:28:50 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: regexp.n,v 1.27 2007/11/01 23:36:46 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH regexp n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ always returned. For each match iteration, the command will append the
overall match data, plus one element for each subexpression in the
regular expression. Examples are:
.CS
- regexp -inline -- {\ew(\ew)} " inlined "
- => {in n}
- regexp -all -inline -- {\ew(\ew)} " inlined "
- => {in n li i ne e}
+\fBregexp\fR -inline -- {\ew(\ew)} " inlined "
+ \fI\(-> in n\fR
+\fBregexp\fR -all -inline -- {\ew(\ew)} " inlined "
+ \fI\(-> in n li i ne e\fR
.CE
.TP 15
\fB\-start\fR \fIindex\fR
diff --git a/doc/split.n b/doc/split.n
index d3970d1..c13a94e 100644
--- a/doc/split.n
+++ b/doc/split.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: split.n,v 1.8 2007/10/28 14:17:40 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: split.n,v 1.9 2007/11/01 23:36:46 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH split n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ If \fIsplitChars\fR is an empty string then each character of
Divide up a USENET group name into its hierarchical components:
.CS
\fBsplit\fR "comp.lang.tcl.announce" .
- \fI=> comp lang tcl announce\fR
+ \fI\(-> comp lang tcl announce\fR
.CE
.PP
See how the \fBsplit\fR command splits on \fIevery\fR character in
@@ -42,19 +42,19 @@ See how the \fBsplit\fR command splits on \fIevery\fR character in
careful:
.CS
\fBsplit\fR "alpha beta gamma" "temp"
- \fI=> al {ha b} {} {a ga} {} a\fR
+ \fI\(-> al {ha b} {} {a ga} {} a\fR
.CE
.PP
Extract the list words from a string that is not a well-formed list:
.CS
\fBsplit\fR "Example with {unbalanced brace character"
- \fI=> Example with \e{unbalanced brace character\fR
+ \fI\(-> Example with \e{unbalanced brace character\fR
.CE
.PP
Split a string into its constituent characters
.CS
\fBsplit\fR "Hello world" {}
- \fI=> H e l l o { } w o r l d\fR
+ \fI\(-> H e l l o { } w o r l d\fR
.CE
.SS "PARSING RECORD-ORIENTED FILES"
Parse a Unix /etc/passwd file, which consists of one entry per line,