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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: lsearch.n,v 1.22 2005/01/05 16:38:54 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lsearch.n,v 1.23 2005/04/29 20:49:43 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH lsearch n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -70,10 +70,12 @@ This negates the sense of the match, returning the index of the first
non-matching value in the list.
.TP
\fB\-start\fR\0\fIindex\fR
-The list is searched starting at position \fIindex\fR. If \fIindex\fR
-has the value \fBend\fR, it refers to the last element in the list,
-and \fBend\-\fIinteger\fR refers to the last element in the list minus
-the specified integer offset.
+The list is searched starting at position \fIindex\fR.
+.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 8.5
.SS "CONTENTS DESCRIPTION OPTIONS"
These options describe how to interpret the items in the list being
searched. They are only meaningful when used with the \fB\-exact\fR
@@ -166,7 +168,11 @@ It is also possible to search inside elements:
.SH "SEE ALSO"
foreach(n), list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(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
list, match, pattern, regular expression, search, string