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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: concat.n,v 1.7 2007/10/24 14:29:38 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: concat.n,v 1.8 2007/10/25 14:07:32 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH concat n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -30,20 +30,30 @@ Although \fBconcat\fR will concatenate lists (so the command:
.CS
\fBconcat\fR a b {c d e} {f {g h}}
.CE
-will return "\fBa b c d e f {g h}\fR" as its result), it will also
+will return
+.QW "\fBa b c d e f {g h}\fR"
+as its result), it will also
concatenate things that are not lists, and hence the command:
.CS
\fBconcat\fR " a b {c " d " e} f"
.CE
-will return "\fBa b {c d e} f\fR" as its result.
+will return
+.QW "\fBa b {c d e} f\fR"
+as its result.
.PP
Note that the concatenation does not remove spaces from the middle of
its arguments, so the command:
.CS
\fBconcat\fR "a b c" { d e f }
.CE
-will return "\fBa b c d e f\fR" (i.e. with three spaces between
-the \fBa\fR, the \fBb\fR and the \fBc\fR).
+will return
+.QW "\fBa b c d e f\fR"
+(i.e. with three spaces between the
+.QW \fBa\fR ,
+the
+.QW \fBb\fR
+and the
+.QW \fBc\fR ).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
append(n), eval(n)
.SH KEYWORDS