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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: append.n,v 1.6 2004/10/27 09:36:58 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: append.n,v 1.7 2007/10/24 14:29:38 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH append n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ The result of this command is the new value stored in variable
\fIvarName\fR.
This command provides an efficient way to build up long
variables incrementally.
-For example, ``\fBappend a $b\fR'' is much more efficient than
-``\fBset a $a$b\fR'' if \fB$a\fR is long.
+For example,
+.QW "\fBappend a $b\fR"
+is much more efficient than
+.QW "\fBset a $a$b\fR" ,
+especially when \fB$a\fR is long.
.SH EXAMPLE
Building a string of comma-separated numbers piecemeal using a loop.
.CS
@@ -39,9 +42,7 @@ for {set i 1} {$i<=10} {incr i} {
puts $var
# Prints 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
concat(n), lappend(n)
-
.SH KEYWORDS
append, variable