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@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ llength \- Count the number of elements in a list
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBllength \fIlist\fR
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Treats \fIlist\fR as a list and returns a decimal string giving
the number of elements in it.
-
.SH EXAMPLES
+.PP
The result is the number of elements:
+.PP
.CS
% \fBllength\fR {a b c d e}
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@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ The result is the number of elements:
.PP
Elements are not guaranteed to be exactly words in a dictionary sense
of course, especially when quoting is used:
+.PP
.CS
% \fBllength\fR {a b {c d} e}
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@@ -42,14 +43,13 @@ of course, especially when quoting is used:
.CE
.PP
An empty list is not necessarily an empty string:
+.PP
.CS
% set var { }; puts "[string length $var],[\fBllength\fR $var]"
1,0
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), lsearch(n),
lset(n), lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n)
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.SH KEYWORDS
element, list, length