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| author | Daniele Parisi <danieleparisi@mailfence.com> | 2023-08-25 16:34:14 +0200 |
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| committer | Steve Bennett <steveb@workware.net.au> | 2023-08-27 10:08:13 +1000 |
| commit | 0be8ac02e4c4a9be674b0c85621b14fe1f4ef99c (patch) | |
| tree | c3131a4552e2cdcd34e5dd5461e76358a13a978a | |
| parent | 9784dcf88e8f0204550b4218f1c77bfa510a497b (diff) | |
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fix issues in the manual
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diff --git a/jim_tcl.txt b/jim_tcl.txt index 83dd9c8..df94e9a 100644 --- a/jim_tcl.txt +++ b/jim_tcl.txt @@ -649,11 +649,11 @@ normal processing with the next character. For example, in the command ---- - set \*a \\\{foo + set \*a \\{foo ---- -The first argument to `set` will be +{backslash}*a+ and the second -argument will be +{backslash}{foo+. +The first argument to `set` will be +*a+ and the second +argument will be +{foo+. If an argument is enclosed in braces, then backslash sequences inside the argument are parsed but no substitution occurs (except for @@ -666,10 +666,10 @@ For example, in the command ---- - set a {\{abc} + set a {\\{abc} ---- -the second argument to `set` will be +{backslash}{abc+. +the second argument to `set` will be `\\{abc`. This backslash mechanism is not sufficient to generate absolutely any argument structure; it only covers the @@ -799,25 +799,25 @@ String constants representing boolean constants (+'0'+, +'1'+, +'false'+, +'off'+, +'no'+, +'true'+, +'on'+, +'yes'+) are also recognized and can be used in logical operations. -1. Operands may be specified in any of the following ways: +Operands may be specified in any of the following ways: -2. As a numeric value, either integer or floating-point. +1. As a numeric value, either integer or floating-point. -3. As one of valid boolean constants +2. As one of valid boolean constants -4. As a Tcl variable, using standard '$' notation. +3. As a Tcl variable, using standard '$' notation. The variable's value will be used as the operand. -5. As a string enclosed in double-quotes. +4. As a string enclosed in double-quotes. The expression parser will perform backslash, variable, and command substitutions on the information between the quotes, and use the resulting value as the operand -6. As a string enclosed in braces. +5. As a string enclosed in braces. The characters between the open brace and matching close brace will be used as the operand without any substitutions. -7. As a Tcl command enclosed in brackets. +6. As a Tcl command enclosed in brackets. The command will be executed and its result will be used as the operand. |