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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/global.n b/doc/global.n index 6b08234..aa8f2e4 100644 --- a/doc/global.n +++ b/doc/global.n @@ -5,18 +5,15 @@ '\" 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 1.12.2.1 2008/09/25 19:20:55 dgp Exp $ -'\" -.so man.macros .TH global n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" +.so man.macros .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .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. @@ -33,7 +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 @@ -46,15 +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 |