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@@ -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.
-'\"
+'\"
.TH for n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
.so man.macros
.BS
@@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ expression is evaluated (before
each loop iteration), so changes in the variables will be visible.
See below for an example:
.SH EXAMPLES
+.PP
Print a line for each of the integers from 0 to 9:
+.PP
.CS
-for {set x 0} {$x<10} {incr x} {
- puts "x is $x"
+\fBfor\fR {set x 0} {$x<10} {incr x} {
+ puts "x is $x"
}
.CE
.PP
@@ -62,21 +64,24 @@ before the \fBfor\fR command is run and whether its value is a value
that is less than or greater than/equal to ten, and this is because
the expression will be substituted before the \fBfor\fR command is
executed.
+.PP
.CS
-for {set x 0} $x<10 {incr x} {
- puts "x is $x"
+\fBfor\fR {set x 0} $x<10 {incr x} {
+ puts "x is $x"
}
.CE
.PP
Print out the powers of two from 1 to 1024:
+.PP
.CS
-for {set x 1} {$x<=1024} {set x [expr {$x * 2}]} {
- puts "x is $x"
+\fBfor\fR {set x 1} {$x<=1024} {set x [expr {$x * 2}]} {
+ puts "x is $x"
}
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-break, continue, foreach, while
-
+break(n), continue(n), foreach(n), while(n)
.SH KEYWORDS
-for, iteration, looping
+boolean, for, iteration, loop
+'\" Local Variables:
+'\" mode: nroff
+'\" End: