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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: CrtChannel.3,v 1.43 2008/10/17 10:22:25 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: CrtChannel.3,v 1.44 2009/11/18 22:41:41 nijtmans Exp $
.so man.macros
.TH Tcl_CreateChannel 3 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
.BS
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ can be called to perform I/O and other functions on the channel.
.AP "const char" *channelName in
The name of this channel, such as \fBfile3\fR; must not be in use
by any other channel. Can be NULL, in which case the channel is
-created without a name.
+created without a name. If the create channel is assigned to one
+of the standard channels (stdin, stdout or stderr), the assigned
+channel name will be the name of the standard channel.
.AP ClientData instanceData in
Arbitrary one-word value to be associated with this channel. This
value is passed to procedures in \fItypePtr\fR when they are invoked.