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@@ -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: Tcl.n,v 1.18 2007/12/13 15:22:32 dgp Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Tcl.n,v 1.19 2008/06/29 22:28:24 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH Tcl n "8.5" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ as ordinary characters and included in the word. Command substitution, variable substitution, and backslash substitution are performed on the characters between the quotes as described below. The double-quotes are not retained as part of the word. -.VS 8.5 br .IP "[5] \fBArgument expansion.\fR" If a word starts with the string .QW {*} @@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ substituted. For instance, .QW "cmd a {*}{b c} d {*}{e f}" is equivalent to .QW "cmd a b c d e f" . -.VE 8.5 .IP "[6] \fBBraces.\fR" If the first character of a word is an open brace .PQ { @@ -107,11 +105,13 @@ Variable substitution may take any of the following forms: .RS .TP 15 \fB$\fIname\fR +. \fIName\fR is the name of a scalar variable; the name is a sequence of one or more characters that are a letter, digit, underscore, or namespace separators (two or more colons). .TP 15 \fB$\fIname\fB(\fIindex\fB)\fR +. \fIName\fR gives the name of an array variable and \fIindex\fR gives the name of an element within that array. \fIName\fR must contain only letters, digits, underscores, and @@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ Command substitutions, variable substitutions, and backslash substitutions are performed on the characters of \fIindex\fR. .TP 15 \fB${\fIname\fB}\fR +. \fIName\fR is the name of a scalar variable. It may contain any characters whatsoever except for close braces. .LP |