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diff --git a/doc/update.n b/doc/update.n
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@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: update.n,v 1.10 2007/12/13 15:22:33 dgp Exp $
-'\"
-.so man.macros
.TH update n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
+.so man.macros
.BS
'\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
.SH NAME
@@ -16,7 +14,6 @@ update \- Process pending events and idle callbacks
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBupdate\fR ?\fBidletasks\fR?
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This command is used to bring the application
@@ -45,7 +42,9 @@ the application to respond to events such as user interactions; if
you occasionally call \fBupdate\fR then user input will be processed
during the next call to \fBupdate\fR.
.SH EXAMPLE
+.PP
Run computations for about a second and then finish:
+.PP
.CS
set x 1000
set done 0
@@ -60,9 +59,7 @@ while {!$done} {
\fBupdate\fR
}
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
after(n), interp(n)
-
.SH KEYWORDS
-event, flush, handler, idle, update
+asynchronous I/O, event, flush, handler, idle, update