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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 1.12 2007/10/24 14:29:39 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: read.n,v 1.13 2007/10/26 20:11:53 dgp Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH read n 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ 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 @@ -78,7 +80,9 @@ 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 |