From b2d1f7871ac602e36507ea0beab5868e1af45733 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dkf Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:05:24 +0000 Subject: Clarify doc of variable substitution --- ChangeLog | 5 +++++ doc/Tcl.n | 5 +++-- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index d1052e9..f645c5d 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2005-12-19 Donal K. Fellows + + * doc/Tcl.n: Clarify what is going on in variable substitution + following thread on comp.lang.tcl. + 2005-12-18 Donal K. Fellows * generic/tclCompCmds.c (TclCompileDictCmd): Ensure that we only do an diff --git a/doc/Tcl.n b/doc/Tcl.n index 919a24e..f886288 100644 --- a/doc/Tcl.n +++ b/doc/Tcl.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: Tcl.n,v 1.12 2004/03/09 12:59:04 vincentdarley Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Tcl.n,v 1.13 2005/12/19 10:05:29 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH Tcl n "8.5" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ characters between them. There may be any number of command substitutions in a single word. Command substitution is not performed on words enclosed in braces. .IP "[8] \fBVariable substitution.\fR" -If a word contains a dollar-sign (``$'') then Tcl performs \fIvariable +If a word contains a dollar-sign (``$'') followed by one of the forms +described below, then Tcl performs \fIvariable substitution\fR: the dollar-sign and the following characters are replaced in the word by the value of a variable. Variable substitution may take any of the following forms: -- cgit v0.12