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diff --git a/doc/Tcl_Main.3 b/doc/Tcl_Main.3 index d9f0e98..cc8ffe3 100644 --- a/doc/Tcl_Main.3 +++ b/doc/Tcl_Main.3 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Tcl_Main.3,v 1.13 2007/10/26 20:11:52 dgp Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Tcl_Main.3,v 1.14 2007/10/28 14:17:39 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH Tcl_Main 3 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" @@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ Address of an application-specific event loop procedure. .SH DESCRIPTION .PP \fBTcl_Main\fR can serve as the main program for Tcl-based shell -applications. A ``shell application'' is a program +applications. A +.QW "shell application" +is a program like tclsh or wish that supports both interactive interpretation of Tcl and evaluation of a script contained in a file given as a command line argument. \fBTcl_Main\fR is offered as a convenience @@ -91,8 +93,9 @@ the Tcl variables \fIargc\fR, \fIargv\fR, \fIargv0\fR, and .PP When it has finished its own initialization, but before it processes commands, \fBTcl_Main\fR calls the procedure given by the -\fIappInitProc\fR argument. This procedure provides a ``hook'' for -the application to perform its own initialization of the interpreter +\fIappInitProc\fR argument. This procedure provides a +.QW hook +for the application to perform its own initialization of the interpreter created by \fBTcl_Main\fR, such as defining application-specific commands. The procedure must have an interface that matches the type \fBTcl_AppInitProc\fR: |