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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: return.n,v 1.11 2004/10/27 14:24:37 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: return.n,v 1.12 2004/11/20 00:17:32 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH return n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ recognized and treated specially by Tcl. They are:
.TP
\fB-errorcode \fIlist\fR
The \fB-errorcode\fR option receives special treatment only when the value
-of the \fB-code\fR option is \fBTCL_ERROR\fR. Then the \fIlist\fR value, which
-must be a valid Tcl list, is stored in the global variable \fBerrorCode\fR.
-The \fIlist\fR value is meant to be additional information about the error,
+of the \fB-code\fR option is \fBTCL_ERROR\fR. Then the \fIlist\fR value
+is meant to be additional information about the error,
presented as a Tcl list for further processing by programs.
If no \fB-errorcode\fR option is provided to \fBreturn\fR when
the \fB-code error\fR option is provided, Tcl will set the value
-of both the \fB-errorcode\fR entry in the return options dictionary and
-the global variable \fBerrorCode\fR to the default value of \fBNONE\fR.
+of the \fB-errorcode\fR entry in the return options dictionary
+to the default value of \fBNONE\fR. The \fB-errorcode\fR return
+option will also be stored in the global variable \fBerrorCode\fR.
.TP
\fB-errorinfo \fIinfo\fR
The \fB-errorinfo\fR option receives special treatment only when the value