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diff --git a/doc/format.n b/doc/format.n index 0a25957..4bdb5c6 100644 --- a/doc/format.n +++ b/doc/format.n @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: format.n,v 1.10 2004/10/27 12:53:22 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: format.n,v 1.11 2005/04/06 20:55:22 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH format n 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -130,12 +130,10 @@ which must be \fBh\fR or \fBl\fR. If it is \fBh\fR it specifies that the numeric value should be truncated to a 16-bit value before converting. This option is rarely useful. -.VS 8.4 If it is \fBl\fR it specifies that the numeric value should be (at least) a 64-bit value. If neither \fBh\fR nor \fBl\fR are present, numeric values are interpreted as being values of the width of the native machine word, as described by \fBtcl_platform(wordSize)\fR. -.VE .PP The last thing in a conversion specifier is an alphabetic character that determines what kind of conversion to perform. @@ -158,11 +156,9 @@ Convert integer to unsigned octal string. \fBx\fR or \fBX\fR Convert integer to unsigned hexadecimal string, using digits ``0123456789abcdef'' for \fBx\fR and ``0123456789ABCDEF'' for \fBX\fR). -.VS .TP 10 \fBc\fR Convert integer to the Unicode character it represents. -.VE .TP 10 \fBs\fR No conversion; just insert string. @@ -207,12 +203,10 @@ For \fB%c\fR conversions the argument must be a decimal string, which will then be converted to the corresponding character value. .IP [3] The \fBl\fR modifier -.VS 8.4 is ignored for real values and on 64-bit platforms, which are always converted as if the \fBl\fR modifier were present (i.e. the types \fBdouble\fR and \fBlong\fR are used for the internal representation of real and integer values, respectively). -.VE 8.4 If the \fBh\fR modifier is specified then integer values are truncated to \fBshort\fR before conversion. Both \fBh\fR and \fBl\fR modifiers are ignored on all other conversions. |