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diff --git a/doc/package.n b/doc/package.n
index 6231a1f..5db0f2f 100644
--- a/doc/package.n
+++ b/doc/package.n
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: package.n,v 1.16 2007/09/10 14:59:55 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: package.n,v 1.17 2007/09/11 17:46:07 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH package n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ package \- Facilities for package loading and version control
\fBpackage forget ?\fIpackage package ...\fR?
\fBpackage ifneeded \fIpackage version\fR ?\fIscript\fR?
\fBpackage names\fR
-\fBpackage present \fR?\fB\-exact\fR? \fIpackage \fR?\fIrequirement...\fR?
+\fBpackage present \fIpackage \fR?\fIrequirement...\fR?
+\fBpackage present \-exact \fIpackage version\fR
\fBpackage provide \fIpackage \fR?\fIversion\fR?
-\fBpackage require \fR?\fB\-exact\fR? \fIpackage \fR?\fIrequirement...\fR?
+\fBpackage require \fIpackage \fR?\fIrequirement...\fR?
+\fBpackage require \-exact \fIpackage version\fR
\fBpackage unknown \fR?\fIcommand\fR?
\fBpackage vcompare \fIversion1 version2\fR
\fBpackage versions \fIpackage\fR
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ interpreter for which a version has been provided (via
script is available.
The order of elements in the list is arbitrary.
.TP
-\fBpackage present \fR?\fB\-exact\fR? \fIpackage \fR?\fIversion\fR?
+\fBpackage present\fR
This command is equivalent to \fBpackage require\fR except that it
does not try and load the package if it is not already loaded.
.TP
@@ -93,20 +95,6 @@ returns the version number that is currently provided, or an
empty string if no \fBpackage provide\fR command has been
invoked for \fIpackage\fR in this interpreter.
.TP
-\fBpackage require \fR\fB\-exact\fR \fIpackage \fR\fIversion\fR
-This form of the command is translated to the form below using the
-bounded requirement "version-(version+1)", making only the given
-\fIversion\fR acceptable, within the specified level of detail. Deeper
-levels are allowed to vary. Examples:
-.CS
- -exact 8 => 8-9
- -exact 8.4 => 8.4-8.5
- -exact 8.4.14 => 8.4.14-8.4.15
-.CE
-.RS
-For more explanations see below.
-.RE
-.TP
\fBpackage require \fR\fIpackage \fR?\fIrequirement...\fR?
This command is typically invoked by Tcl code that wishes to use
a particular version of a particular package. The arguments
@@ -149,6 +137,11 @@ If all of these steps fail to provide an acceptable version of the
package, then the command returns an error.
.RE
.TP
+\fBpackage require \-exact \fIpackage version\fR
+This form of the command is used when only the given \fIversion\fR
+of \fIpackage\fR is acceptable to the caller. This command is
+equivalent to \fBpackage require \fIpackage version\fR-\fIversion\fR.
+.TP
\fBpackage unknown \fR?\fIcommand\fR?
This command supplies a ``last resort'' command to invoke during
\fBpackage require\fR if no suitable version of a package can be found