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@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: CrtFileHdlr.3,v 1.8 2007/12/13 15:22:30 dgp Exp $
-'\"
-.so man.macros
.TH Tcl_CreateFileHandler 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
+.so man.macros
.BS
.SH NAME
Tcl_CreateFileHandler, Tcl_DeleteFileHandler \- associate procedure callbacks with files or devices (Unix only)
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ by \fIfile\fR meets the conditions specified by \fImask\fR.
.AP ClientData clientData in
Arbitrary one-word value to pass to \fIproc\fR.
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBTcl_CreateFileHandler\fR arranges for \fIproc\fR to be
@@ -51,11 +48,13 @@ as \fBvwait\fR.
.PP
\fIProc\fR should have arguments and result that match the
type \fBTcl_FileProc\fR:
+.PP
.CS
-typedef void Tcl_FileProc(
+typedef void \fBTcl_FileProc\fR(
ClientData \fIclientData\fR,
int \fImask\fR);
.CE
+.PP
The \fIclientData\fR parameter to \fIproc\fR is a copy
of the \fIclientData\fR
argument given to \fBTcl_CreateFileHandler\fR when the callback
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ of the requested conditions actually exists for the file; it
will contain a subset of the bits in the \fImask\fR argument
to \fBTcl_CreateFileHandler\fR.
.PP
-.PP
There may exist only one handler for a given file at a given time.
If \fBTcl_CreateFileHandler\fR is called when a handler already
exists for \fIfd\fR, then the new callback replaces the information
@@ -86,7 +84,8 @@ complete the application will not be able to service other events. Use
blocking or nonblocking mode as required.
.PP
Note that these interfaces are only supported by the Unix
-implementation of the Tcl notifier.
-
+implementation of the Tcl notifier.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+fileevent(n), Tcl_CreateTimerHandler(3), Tcl_DoWhenIdle(3)
.SH KEYWORDS
callback, file, handler