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2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7f10626..cd4f1ef 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-07-12 Donal K. Fellows <dkf@users.sf.net>
+
+ * doc/lsearch.n: Clarify documentation of -exact option; wording was
+ open to misinterpretation by non-English speakers.
+
2005-07-11 Donal K. Fellows <dkf@users.sf.net>
* generic/tclExecute.c: General style cleanup.
diff --git a/doc/lsearch.n b/doc/lsearch.n
index afe601f..726f060 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 1.25 2005/06/01 11:00:33 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lsearch.n,v 1.26 2005/07/12 09:39:53 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH lsearch n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ is \fB\-glob\fR. If more than one matching style is specified, the
last matching style given takes precedence.
.TP
\fB\-exact\fR
-The list element must contain exactly the same string as \fIpattern\fR.
+\fIPattern\fR is a literal string that is compared for exact equality
+against each list element.
.TP
\fB\-glob\fR
\fIPattern\fR is a glob-style pattern which is matched against each list