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.so man.macros
.TH llength n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
.BS
'\" Note:  do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
.SH NAME
llength \- Count the number of elements in a list
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBllength \fIlist\fR
.BE

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Treats \fIlist\fR as a list and returns a decimal string giving
the number of elements in it.

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.VS 8.4
list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), lsearch(n), 
lset(n), lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n)
.VE

.SH KEYWORDS
element, list, length