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diff --git a/doc/lappend.n b/doc/lappend.n index 7a20649..f195cbd 100644 --- a/doc/lappend.n +++ b/doc/lappend.n @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lappend.n,v 1.13 2007/10/26 20:11:53 dgp Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lappend.n,v 1.14 2007/10/29 01:42:18 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH lappend n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -23,14 +23,16 @@ 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 |