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diff --git a/doc/lsort.n b/doc/lsort.n index bc0b658..8d326fc 100644 --- a/doc/lsort.n +++ b/doc/lsort.n @@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lsort.n,v 1.4 1999/02/05 01:49:03 stanton Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lsort.n,v 1.5 1999/12/21 23:57:33 hobbs Exp $ '\" .so man.macros -.TH lsort n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" +.TH lsort n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME @@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ specified before \fIlist\fR to control the sorting process (unique abbreviations are accepted): .TP 20 \fB\-ascii\fR -Use string comparison with ASCII collation order. This is -the default. -.VS 8.0 br +Use string comparison with ASCII collation order. This is the default. .TP 20 \fB\-dictionary\fR Use dictionary-style comparison. This is the same as \fB\-ascii\fR @@ -42,14 +40,12 @@ strings contain embedded numbers, the numbers compare as integers, not characters. For example, in \fB\-dictionary\fR mode, \fBbigBoy\fR sorts between \fBbigbang\fR and \fBbigboy\fR, and \fBx10y\fR sorts between \fBx9y\fR and \fBx11y\fR. -.VE .TP 20 \fB\-integer\fR Convert list elements to integers and use integer comparison. .TP 20 \fB\-real\fR -Convert list elements to floating-point values and use floating -comparison. +Convert list elements to floating-point values and use floating comparison. .TP 20 \fB\-command\0\fIcommand\fR Use \fIcommand\fR as a comparison command. @@ -66,7 +62,6 @@ This is the default. .TP 20 \fB\-decreasing\fR Sort the list in decreasing order (``largest'' items first). -.VS 8.0 br .TP 20 \fB\-index\0\fIindex\fR If this option is specified, each of the elements of \fIlist\fR must @@ -82,8 +77,16 @@ returns \fB{Second 18} {First 24} {Third 30}\fR. This option is much more efficient than using \fB\-command\fR to achieve the same effect. .RE +.VS 8.3 +.TP 20 +\fB\-unique\fR +If this option is specified, then only the last set of duplicate +elements found in the list will be retained. Note that duplicates are +determined relative to the comparison used in the sort. Thus if +\fI-index 0\fR is used, \fB{1 a}\fR and \fB{1 b}\fR would be +considered duplicates and only the second element, \fB{1 b}\fR, would +be retained. .VE - .SH KEYWORDS element, list, order, sort |