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@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
.SH NAME
global \- Access global variables
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBglobal \fIvarname \fR?\fIvarname ...\fR?
+\fBglobal \fR?\fIvarname ...\fR?
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This command has no effect unless executed in the context of a proc body.
@@ -31,7 +30,9 @@ the unqualified name of the global variable, as determined by the
array element. An error is returned if the name looks like an array element,
such as \fBa(b)\fR.
.SH EXAMPLES
+.PP
This procedure sets the namespace variable \fI::a::x\fR
+.PP
.CS
proc reset {} {
\fBglobal\fR a::x
@@ -44,15 +45,14 @@ buffer, separated by newlines. It is useful for situations when you
want to build a message piece-by-piece (as if with \fBputs\fR) but
send that full message in a single piece (e.g. over a connection
opened with \fBsocket\fR or as part of a counted HTTP response).
+.PP
.CS
proc accum {string} {
\fBglobal\fR accumulator
append accumulator $string \en
}
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
namespace(n), upvar(n), variable(n)
-
.SH KEYWORDS
global, namespace, procedure, variable