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diff --git a/doc/array.n b/doc/array.n index 0f31196..ff610cd 100644 --- a/doc/array.n +++ b/doc/array.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: array.n,v 1.6 2000/05/23 02:45:21 hobbs Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: array.n,v 1.7 2000/05/31 15:03:34 ericm Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH array n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -63,15 +63,19 @@ match \fIpattern\fR (using the matching rules of If \fIarrayName\fR isn't the name of an array variable, or if the array contains no elements, then an empty list is returned. .TP -\fBarray names \fIarrayName\fR ?\fIpattern\fR? +\fBarray names \fIarrayName\fR ?\fImode\fR? ?\fIpattern\fR? Returns a list containing the names of all of the elements in -the array that match \fIpattern\fR (using the matching -rules of \fBstring match\fR). +the array that match \fIpattern\fR. \fIMode\fR may be one of +\fB-exact\fR, \fB-glob\fR, or \fB-regexp\fR. If specified, \fImode\fR +designates which matching rules to use to match \fIpattern\fR against +the names of the elements in the array. If not specified, \fImode\fR +defaults to \fB-glob\fR. See the documentation for \fBstring match\fR +for information on glob style matching, and the documentation for +\fBregexp\fR for information on regexp matching. If \fIpattern\fR is omitted then the command returns all of -the element names in the array. -If there are no (matching) elements in the array, or if \fIarrayName\fR -isn't the name of an array variable, then an empty string is -returned. +the element names in the array. If there are no (matching) elements +in the array, or if \fIarrayName\fR isn't the name of an array +variable, then an empty string is returned. .TP \fBarray nextelement \fIarrayName searchId\fR Returns the name of the next element in \fIarrayName\fR, or |