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'\"
'\" 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.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lappend.n,v 1.6.4.1 2004/10/27 12:52:40 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lappend.n,v 1.16 2008/03/26 09:59:22 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
@@ -43,10 +45,7 @@ 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