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@@ -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: glob.n,v 1.17 2004/10/27 12:53:22 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: glob.n,v 1.18 2005/06/09 16:24:47 vincentdarley Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH glob n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ glob \- Return names of files that match patterns .PP This command performs file name ``globbing'' in a fashion similar to the csh shell. It returns a list of the files whose names match any -of the \fIpattern\fR arguments. +of the \fIpattern\fR arguments. No particular order is guaranteed +in the list, so if a sorted list is required the caller should use +\fBlsort\fR. .LP If the initial arguments to \fBglob\fR start with \fB\-\fR then they are treated as switches. The following switches are @@ -157,11 +159,6 @@ be used with \fBfile join\fR, to avoid them being interpreted as absolute paths pointing to a given user's home directory. .SH "PORTABILITY ISSUES" .PP -Unlike other Tcl commands that will accept both network and native -style names (see the \fBfilename\fR manual entry for details on how -native and network names are specified), the \fBglob\fR command only -accepts native names. -.TP \fBWindows\fR . For Windows UNC names, the servername and sharename components of the path |