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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: linsert.n,v 1.11 2005/04/06 20:55:23 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: linsert.n,v 1.12 2005/04/29 20:49:43 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH linsert n 8.2 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ This command produces a new list from \fIlist\fR by inserting all of the
\fIelement\fR arguments just before the \fIindex\fR'th element of
\fIlist\fR. Each \fIelement\fR argument will become a separate element of
the new list. If \fIindex\fR is less than or equal to zero, then the new
-elements are inserted at the beginning of the list. If \fIindex\fR has the
-value \fBend\fR, or if it is greater than or equal to the number of
-elements in the list, then the new elements are appended to the list.
-\fBend\-\fIinteger\fR refers to the last element in the list minus the
-specified integer offset.
+elements are inserted at the beginning of the list.
+.VS 8.5
+The interpretation of the \fIindex\fR value is the same as
+for the command \fBstring index\fR, supporting simple index
+arithmetic and indices relative to the end of the list.
+.VE
.SH EXAMPLE
Putting some values into a list, first indexing from the start and
then indexing from the end, and then chaining them together:
@@ -42,7 +43,10 @@ set newerList [\fBlinsert\fR [\fBlinsert\fR $oldList end-1 quick] 1 lazy]
.SH "SEE ALSO"
list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), llength(n), lsearch(n),
-lset(n), lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n)
+lset(n), lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n),
+.VS 8.5
+string(n)
+.VE
.SH KEYWORDS
element, insert, list