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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: global.n,v 1.13 2008/09/25 19:26:36 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: global.n,v 1.14 2008/10/17 10:22:25 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH global n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ global \- Access global variables
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBglobal \fR?\fIvarname ...\fR?
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This command has no effect unless executed in the context of a proc body.
@@ -33,7 +32,9 @@ 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
@@ -46,15 +47,14 @@ 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