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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: binary.n,v 1.4 2000/04/08 02:35:17 hobbs Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: binary.n,v 1.5 2000/07/22 00:51:21 ericm Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH binary n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ binary \- Insert and extract fields from binary strings
.PP
This command provides facilities for manipulating binary data. The
first form, \fBbinary format\fR, creates a binary string from normal
-Tcl values. For example, given the values 16 and 22, it might produce
-an 8-byte binary string consisting of two 4-byte integers, one for
-each of the numbers. The second form of the command,
-\fBbinary scan\fR, does the opposite: it extracts data from a binary
-string and returns it as ordinary Tcl string values.
+Tcl values. For example, given the values 16 and 22, on a 32 bit
+architecture, it might produce an 8-byte binary string consisting of
+two 4-byte integers, one for each of the numbers. The second form of
+the command, \fBbinary scan\fR, does the opposite: it extracts data
+from a binary string and returns it as ordinary Tcl string values.
.SH "BINARY FORMAT"
.PP