diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/history.n')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/history.n | 10 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/history.n b/doc/history.n index e796575..b27c485 100644 --- a/doc/history.n +++ b/doc/history.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: history.n,v 1.5 2007/10/24 14:29:38 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: history.n,v 1.6 2007/10/26 20:11:52 dgp Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH history n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ history \- Manipulate the history list .PP The \fBhistory\fR command performs one of several operations related to recently-executed commands recorded in a history list. Each of -these recorded commands is referred to as an -.QW event . -When specifying an event to the \fBhistory\fR command, the following +these recorded commands is referred to as an ``event''. When +specifying an event to the \fBhistory\fR command, the following forms may be used: .IP [1] A number: if positive, it refers to the event with @@ -93,8 +92,7 @@ The current mechanism is more limited, and the old history operations \fBsubstitute\fR and \fBwords\fR have been removed. (As a consolation, the \fBclear\fR operation was added.) .PP -The history option \fBredo\fR results in much simpler -.QW "history revision" . +The history option \fBredo\fR results in much simpler ``history revision''. When this option is invoked then the most recent event is modified to eliminate the history command and replace it with the result of the history command. |