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diff --git a/doc/tclvars.n b/doc/tclvars.n index 8536327..2e68519 100644 --- a/doc/tclvars.n +++ b/doc/tclvars.n @@ -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: tclvars.n,v 1.2 1998/09/14 18:39:55 stanton Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tclvars.n,v 1.3 1999/04/16 00:46:36 stanton Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH tclvars n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -259,16 +259,27 @@ is the value returned by \fBuname -m\fR. .TP \fBos\fR The name of the operating system running on this machine, -such as \fBWin32s\fR, \fBWindows NT\fR, \fBMacOS\fR, or \fBSunOS\fR. +such as \fBWindows 95\fR, \fBWindows NT\fR, \fBMacOS\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 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. .TP \fBplatform\fR Either \fBwindows\fR, \fBmacintosh\fR, or \fBunix\fR. This identifies the general operating environment of the machine. +.TP +\fBuser\fR +Either \fBwindows\fR, \fBmacintosh\fR, or \fBunix\fR. 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 and Macintosh. .RE .TP \fBtcl_precision\fR |