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diff --git a/doc/lappend.n b/doc/lappend.n index cb5d7fa..dbed3bb 100644 --- a/doc/lappend.n +++ b/doc/lappend.n @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ '\" '\" Copyright (c) 1993 The Regents of the University of California. '\" Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -'\" Copyright (c) 2001 Kevin B. Kenny. All rights reserved. +'\" Copyright (c) 2001 Kevin B. Kenny <kennykb@acm.org>. All rights reserved. '\" '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. @@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ lappend \- Append list elements onto a variable This command treats the variable given by \fIvarName\fR as a list and appends each of the \fIvalue\fR arguments to that list as a separate element, with spaces between elements. -If \fIvarName\fR doesn't exist, it is created as a list with elements +If \fIvarName\fR does not exist, it is created as a list with elements given by the \fIvalue\fR arguments. \fBLappend\fR is similar to \fBappend\fR except that the \fIvalue\fRs are appended as list elements rather than raw text. This command provides a relatively efficient way to build up -large lists. For example, ``\fBlappend a $b\fR'' is much -more efficient than ``\fBset a [concat $a [list $b]]\fR'' when -\fB$a\fR is long. +large lists. For example, +.QW "\fBlappend a $b\fR" +is much more efficient than +.QW "\fBset a [concat $a [list $b]]\fR" +when \fB$a\fR is long. .SH EXAMPLE Using \fBlappend\fR to build up a list of numbers. .CS @@ -41,10 +43,7 @@ Using \fBlappend\fR to build up a list of numbers. .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" -list(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n), -.VS 8.4 -lset(n) -.VE +list(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n), lset(n), lsort(n), lrange(n) .SH KEYWORDS |