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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lset.n,v 1.7 2003/12/01 21:27:14 msofer Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lset.n,v 1.8 2005/04/29 20:49:43 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH lset n 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ command.
If \fIindex\fR is negative or greater than or equal to the number
of elements in \fI$varName\fR, then an error occurs.
.PP
-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.
+.VS 8.5
+The interpretation of each simple \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
.PP
If additional \fIindex\fR arguments are supplied, then each argument is
used in turn to address an element within a sublist designated
@@ -107,7 +109,11 @@ lset x {1 1 0} j => {{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {j h}}
.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n), lsearch(n),
-lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n)
+lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n),
+.VS 8.5
+string(n)
+.VE
+
.SH KEYWORDS
element, index, list, replace, set