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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: read.n,v 1.11 2005/05/10 18:34:02 kennykb Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: read.n,v 1.12 2007/10/24 14:29:39 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH read n 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -53,10 +53,8 @@ newline characters according to the \fB\-translation\fR option for the channel. See the \fBfconfigure\fR manual entry for a discussion on ways in which \fBfconfigure\fR will alter input. - .SH "USE WITH SERIAL PORTS" -'\" Note: this advice actually applies to many versions of Tcl - +.\" Note: this advice actually applies to many versions of Tcl For most applications a channel connected to a serial port should be configured to be nonblocking: \fBfconfigure \fIchannelId \fB\-blocking \fI0\fR. Then \fBread\fR behaves much like described above. Care @@ -80,9 +78,7 @@ set data [\fBread\fR $fl] close $fl set lines [split $data \\n] .CE - .SH "SEE ALSO" file(n), eof(n), fblocked(n), fconfigure(n), Tcl_StandardChannels(3) - .SH KEYWORDS blocking, channel, end of line, end of file, nonblocking, read, translation, encoding |