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diff --git a/doc/tclvars.n b/doc/tclvars.n index 9d7a4ce..a8fba47 100644 --- a/doc/tclvars.n +++ b/doc/tclvars.n @@ -308,18 +308,13 @@ is the value returned by \fBuname -m\fR. \fBos\fR . The name of the operating system running on this machine, -such as \fBWindows 95\fR, \fBWindows NT\fR, or \fBSunOS\fR. +such as \fBWindows NT\fR or \fBSunOS\fR. On UNIX machines, this is the value returned by \fBuname -s\fR. -On Windows 95 and Windows 98, the value returned will be \fBWindows -95\fR to provide better backwards compatibility to Windows 95; to -distinguish between the two, check the \fBosVersion\fR. .TP \fBosVersion\fR . The version number for the operating system running on this machine. -On UNIX machines, this is the value returned by \fBuname -r\fR. On -Windows 95, the version will be 4.0; on Windows 98, the version will -be 4.10. +On UNIX machines, this is the value returned by \fBuname -r\fR. .TP \fBpathSeparator\fR .VS 8.6 @@ -347,8 +342,8 @@ was compiled with threads enabled. . This identifies the current user based on the login information available on the platform. -This comes from the USER or LOGNAME environment variable on Unix, -and the value from GetUserName on Windows. +This value comes from the getuid() and getpwuid() system calls on Unix, +and the value from the GetUserName() system call on Windows. .TP \fBwordSize\fR . |