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diff --git a/doc/FindExec.3 b/doc/FindExec.3 index f9d6d14..af9d9ad 100644 --- a/doc/FindExec.3 +++ b/doc/FindExec.3 @@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: FindExec.3,v 1.4 2000/03/03 02:57:37 hobbs Exp $ -'\" -.so man.macros .TH Tcl_FindExecutable 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" +.so man.macros .BS .SH NAME Tcl_FindExecutable, Tcl_GetNameOfExecutable \- identify or return the name of the binary file containing the application @@ -18,10 +16,10 @@ Tcl_FindExecutable, Tcl_GetNameOfExecutable \- identify or return the name of th void \fBTcl_FindExecutable\fR(\fIargv0\fR) .sp -CONST char * +const char * \fBTcl_GetNameOfExecutable\fR() .SH ARGUMENTS -.AS char *argv0 in +.AS char *argv0 .AP char *argv0 in The first command-line argument to the program, which gives the application's name. @@ -39,7 +37,9 @@ It is also returned by the \fBinfo nameofexecutable\fR command. .PP On UNIX platforms this procedure is typically invoked as the very first thing in the application's main program; it must be passed -\fIargv[0]\fR as its argument. \fBTcl_FindExecutable\fR uses \fIargv0\fR +\fIargv[0]\fR as its argument. It is important not to change the +working directory before the invocation. +\fBTcl_FindExecutable\fR uses \fIargv0\fR along with the \fBPATH\fR environment variable to find the application's executable, if possible. If it fails to find the binary, then future calls to \fBinfo nameofexecutable\fR |