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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: flush.n,v 1.4 2001/09/14 19:20:40 andreas_kupries Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: flush.n,v 1.4.8.1 2004/10/27 12:52:40 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH flush n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ buffered output has been flushed to the channel. If the channel is in
nonblocking mode, the command may return before all buffered output has been
flushed; the remainder will be flushed in the background as fast as the
underlying file or device is able to absorb it.
+.SH EXAMPLE
+Prompt for the user to type some information in on the console:
+.CS
+puts -nonewline "Please type your name: "
+\fBflush\fR stdout
+gets stdin name
+puts "Hello there, $name!"
+.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
file(n), open(n), socket(n), Tcl_StandardChannels(3)