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@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ unset \- Delete variables
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBunset \fR?\fI\-nocomplain\fR? ?\fI\-\-\fR? ?\fIname name name ...\fR?
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This command removes one or more variables.
@@ -26,16 +25,14 @@ element is removed without affecting the rest of the array.
If a \fIname\fR consists of an array name with no parenthesized
index, then the entire array is deleted.
The \fBunset\fR command returns an empty string as result.
-.VS 8.4
If \fI\-nocomplain\fR is specified as the first argument, any possible
errors are suppressed. The option may not be abbreviated, in order to
disambiguate it from possible variable names. The option \fI\-\-\fR
indicates the end of the options, and should be used if you wish to
remove a variable with the same name as any of the options.
-.VE 8.4
If an error occurs, any variables after the named one causing the error
are not
-deleted. An error can occur when the named variable doesn't exist, or the
+deleted. An error can occur when the named variable does not exist, or the
name refers to an array element but the variable is a scalar, or the name
refers to a variable in a non-existent namespace.
.SH EXAMPLE
@@ -59,9 +56,7 @@ parray squares
puts "The prime squares are:"
parray squares
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
set(n), trace(n), upvar(n)
-
.SH KEYWORDS
remove, variable