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diff --git a/doc/SplitList.3 b/doc/SplitList.3 index 5726f86..a8de7cc 100644 --- a/doc/SplitList.3 +++ b/doc/SplitList.3 @@ -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: SplitList.3,v 1.9 2004/10/07 15:15:48 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: SplitList.3,v 1.10 2007/10/24 14:29:38 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH Tcl_SplitList 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" @@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ the command not to be parsed correctly. .VS 8.5 By default, \fBTcl_ConvertElement\fR will use quoting in its output to be sure the first character of an element is not the hash -character (``#''). This is to be sure the first element of any list +character (i.e. +.QW # ). +This is to be sure the first element of any list passed to \fBeval\fR is not mis-parsed as the beginning of a comment. When a list element is not the first element of a list, this quoting is not necessary. When the caller can be sure that the element is |