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+++ b/doc/fconfigure.n
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: fconfigure.n,v 1.13 2005/05/10 18:33:59 kennykb Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: fconfigure.n,v 1.14 2005/12/07 09:30:09 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH fconfigure n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ channel can cause the process to block indefinitely.
The value of the option must be a proper boolean value.
Channels are normally in blocking mode; if a channel is placed into
nonblocking mode it will affect the operation of the \fBgets\fR,
-\fBread\fR, \fBputs\fR, \fBflush\fR, and \fBclose\fR commands;
+\fBread\fR, \fBputs\fR, \fBflush\fR, and \fBclose\fR commands by
+allowing them to operate asynchronously;
see the documentation for those commands for details.
For nonblocking mode to work correctly, the application must be
using the Tcl event loop (e.g. by calling \fBTcl_DoOneEvent\fR or