starting y location '\" # ^b = 1 .de BS .br .mk ^y .nr ^b 1u .if n .nf .if n .ti 0 .if n \l'\\n(.lu\(ul' .if n .fi .. '\" # BE - end boxed text (draw box now) .de BE .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t .ie n \l'\\n(^lu\(ul' .el \{\ .\" Draw four-sided box normally, but don't draw top of .\" box if the box started on an earlier page. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \{\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .el \}\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .\} .fi .br .nr ^b 0 .. '\" # VS - start vertical sidebar '\" # ^Y = starting y location '\" # ^v = 1 (for troff; for nroff this doesn't matter) .de VS .if !"\\$2"" .br .mk ^Y .ie n 'mc \s12\(br\s0 .el .nr ^v 1u .. '\" # VE - end of vertical sidebar .de VE .ie n 'mc .el \{\ .ev 2 .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t \h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\L'|\\n(^Yu-1v\(bv'\v'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu'\h'-|\\n(^lu+3n' .sp -1 .fi .ev .\} .nr ^v 0 .. '\" # Special macro to handle page bottom: finish off current '\" # box/sidebar if in box/sidebar mode, then invoked standard '\" # page bottom macro. .de ^B .ev 2 'ti 0 'nf .mk ^t .if \\n(^b \{\ .\" Draw three-sided box if this is the box's first page, .\" draw two sides but no top otherwise. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .el \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .nr ^x \\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu \kx\h'-\\nxu'\h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\ky\L'-\\n(^xu'\v'\\n(^xu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .bp 'fi .ev .if \\n(^b \{\ .mk ^y .nr ^b 2 .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .mk ^Y .\} .. '\" # DS - begin display .de DS .RS .nf .sp .. '\" # DE - end display .de DE .fi .RE .sp .. '\" # SO - start of list of standard options .de SO .SH "STANDARD OPTIONS" .LP .nf .ta 5.5c 11c .ft B .. '\" # SE - end of list of standard options .de SE .fi .ft R .LP See the \\fBoptions\\fR manual entry for details on the standard options. .. '\" # OP - start of full description for a single option .de OP .LP .nf .ta 4c Command-Line Name: \\fB\\$1\\fR Database Name: \\fB\\$2\\fR Database Class: \\fB\\$3\\fR .fi .IP .. '\" # CS - begin code excerpt .de CS .RS .nf .ta .25i .5i .75i 1i .. '\" # CE - end code excerpt .de CE .fi .RE .. .de UL \\$1\l'|0\(ul'\\$2 .. .TH string n 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME string \- Manipulate strings .SH SYNOPSIS \fBstring \fIoption arg \fR?\fIarg ...?\fR .BE .SH DESCRIPTION .PP Performs one of several string operations, depending on \fIoption\fR. The legal \fIoption\fRs (which may be abbreviated) are: .TP \fBstring bytelength \fIstring\fR Returns a decimal string giving the number of bytes used to represent \fIstring\fR in memory. Because UTF\-8 uses one to three bytes to represent Unicode characters, the byte length will not be the same as the character length in general. The cases where a script cares about the byte length are rare. In almost all cases, you should use the \fBstring length\fR operation (including determining the length of a Tcl ByteArray object). Refer to the \fBTcl_NumUtfChars\fR manual entry for more details on the UTF\-8 representation. .TP \fBstring compare\fR ?\fB\-nocase\fR? ?\fB\-length int\fR? \fIstring1 string2\fR Perform a character-by-character comparison of strings \fIstring1\fR and \fIstring2\fR. Returns \-1, 0, or 1, depending on whether \fIstring1\fR is lexicographically less than, equal to, or greater than \fIstring2\fR. If \fB\-length\fR is specified, then only the first \fIlength\fR characters are used in the comparison. If \fB\-length\fR is negative, it is ignored. If \fB\-nocase\fR is specified, then the strings are compared in a case-insensitive manner. .TP \fBstring equal\fR ?\fB\-nocase\fR? ?\fB-length int\fR? \fIstring1 string2\fR Perform a character-by-character comparison of strings \fIstring1\fR and \fIstring2\fR. Returns 1 if \fIstring1\fR and \fIstring2\fR are identical, or 0 when not. If \fB\-length\fR is specified, then only the first \fIlength\fR characters are used in the comparison. If \fB\-length\fR is negative, it is ignored. If \fB\-nocase\fR is specified, then the strings are compared in a case-insensitive manner. .TP \fBstring first \fIstring1 string2\fR ?\fIstartIndex\fR? Search \fIstring2\fR for a sequence of characters that exactly match the characters in \fIstring1\fR. If found, return the index of the first character in the first such match within \fIstring2\fR. If not found, return \-1. If \fIstartIndex\fR is specified (in any of the forms accepted by the \fBindex\fR method), then the search is constrained to start with the character in \fIstring2\fR specified by the index. For example, .RS .CS \fBstring first a 0a23456789abcdef 5\fR .CE will return \fB10\fR, but .CS \fBstring first a 0123456789abcdef 11\fR .CE will return \fB\-1\fR. .RE .TP \fBstring index \fIstring charIndex\fR Returns the \fIcharIndex\fR'th character of the \fIstring\fR argument. A \fIcharIndex\fR of 0 corresponds to the first character of the string. \fIcharIndex\fR may be specified as follows: .RS .IP \fIinteger\fR 10 The char specified at this integral index. .IP \fBend\fR 10 The last char of the string. .IP \fBend\-\fIinteger\fR 10 The last char of the string minus the specified integer offset (e.g. \fBend\-1\fR would refer to the "c" in "abcd"). .PP If \fIcharIndex\fR is less than 0 or greater than or equal to the length of the string then an empty string is returned. .RE .TP \fBstring is \fIclass\fR ?\fB\-strict\fR? ?\fB\-failindex \fIvarname\fR? \fIstring\fR Returns 1 if \fIstring\fR is a valid member of the specified character class, otherwise returns 0. If \fB\-strict\fR is specified, then an empty string returns 0, otherwise and empty string will return 1 on any class. If \fB\-failindex\fR is specified, then if the function returns 0, the index in the string where the class was no longer valid will be stored in the variable named \fIvarname\fR. The \fIvarname\fR will not be set if the function returns 1. The following character classes are recognized (the class name can be abbreviated): .RS .IP \fBalnum\fR 12 Any Unicode alphabet or digit character. .IP \fBalpha\fR 12 Any Unicode alphabet character. .IP \fBascii\fR 12 Any character with a value less than \\u0080 (those that are in the 7\-bit ascii range). .IP \fBboolean\fR 12 Any of the forms allowed to \fBTcl_GetBoolean\fR. .IP \fBcontrol\fR 12 Any Unicode control character. .IP \fBdigit\fR 12 Any Unicode digit character. Note that this includes characters outside of the [0\-9] range. .IP \fBdouble\fR 12 Any of the valid forms for a double in Tcl, with optional surrounding whitespace. In case of under/overflow in the value, 0 is returned and the \fIvarname\fR will contain \-1. .IP \fBfalse\fR 12 Any of the forms allowed to \fBTcl_GetBoolean\fR where the value is false. .IP \fBgraph\fR 12 Any Unicode printing character, except space. .IP \fBinteger\fR 12 Any of the valid forms for an ordinary integer in Tcl, with optional surrounding whitespace. In case of under/overflow in the value, 0 is returned and the \fIvarname\fR will contain \-1. .IP \fBlower\fR 12 Any Unicode lower case alphabet character. .IP \fBprint\fR 12 Any Unicode printing character, including space. .IP \fBpunct\fR 12 Any Unicode punctuation character. .IP \fBspace\fR 12 Any Unicode space character. .IP \fBtrue\fR 12 Any of the forms allowed to \fBTcl_GetBoolean\fR where the value is true. .IP \fBupper\fR 12 Any upper case alphabet character in the Unicode character set. .IP \fBwordchar\fR 12 Any Unicode word character. That is any alphanumeric character, and any Unicode connector punctuation characters (e.g. underscore). .IP \fBxdigit\fR 12 Any hexadecimal digit character ([0\-9A\-Fa\-f]). .PP In the case of \fBboolean\fR, \fBtrue\fR and \fBfalse\fR, if the function will return 0, then the \fIvarname\fR will always be set to 0, due to the varied nature of a valid boolean value. .RE .TP \fBstring last \fIstring1 string2\fR ?\fIlastIndex\fR? Search \fIstring2\fR for a sequence of characters that exactly match the characters in \fIstring1\fR. If found, return the index of the first character in the last such match within \fIstring2\fR. If there is no match, then return \-1. If \fIlastIndex\fR is specified (in any of the forms accepted by the \fBindex\fR method), then only the characters in \fIstring2\fR at or before the specified \fIlastIndex\fR will be considered by the search. For example, .RS .CS \fBstring last a 0a23456789abcdef 15\fR .CE will return \fB10\fR, but .CS \fBstring last a 0a23456789abcdef 9\fR .CE will return \fB1\fR. .RE .TP \fBstring length \fIstring\fR Returns a decimal string giving the number of characters in \fIstring\fR. Note that this is not necessarily the same as the number of bytes used to store the string. If the object is a ByteArray object (such as those returned from reading a binary encoded channel), then this will return the actual byte length of the object. .TP \fBstring map\fR ?\fB\-nocase\fR? \fImapping string\fR Replaces substrings in \fIstring\fR based on the key-value pairs in \fImapping\fR. \fImapping\fR is a list of \fIkey value key value ...\fR as in the form returned by \fBarray get\ [ [ [ [[[[[fR. Each instance of a key in the string will be replaced with its corresponding value. If \fB\-nocase\fR is specified, then matching is done without regard to case differences. Both \fIkey\fR and \fIvalue\fR may be multiple characters. Replacement is done in an ordered manner, so the key appearing first in the list will be checked first, and so on. \fIstring\fR is only iterated over once, so earlier key replacements will have no affect for later key matches. For example, .RS .CS \fBstring map {abc 1 ab 2 a 3 1 0} 1abcaababcabababc\fR .CE will return the string \fB01321221\fR. .PP Note that if an earlier \fIkey\fR is a prefix of a later one, it will completely mask the later one. So if the previous example is reordered like this, .CS \fBstring map {1 0 ab 2 a 3 abc 1} 1abcaababcabababc\fR .CE it will return the string \fB02c322c222c\fR. .RE .TP \fBstring match\fR ?\fB\-nocase\fR? \fIpattern\fR \fIstring\fR See if \fIpattern\fR matches \fIstring\fR; return 1 if it does, 0 if it doesn't. If \fB\-nocase\fR is specified, then the pattern attempts to match against the string in a case insensitive manner. For the two strings to match, their contents must be identical except that the following special sequences may appear in \fIpattern\fR: .RS .IP \fB*\fR 10 Matches any sequence of characters in \fIstring\fR, including a null string. .IP \fB?\fR 10 Matches any single character in \fIstring\fR. .IP \fB[\fIchars\fB]\fR 10 Matches any character in the set given by \fIchars\fR. If a sequence of the form \fIx\fB\-\fIy\fR appears in \fIchars\fR, then any character between \fIx\fR and \fIy\fR, inclusive, will match. When used with \fB\-nocase\fR, the end points of the range are converted to lower case first. Whereas {[A\-z]} matches '_' when matching case-sensitively ('_' falls between the 'Z' and 'a'), with \fB\-nocase\fR this is considered like {[A\-Za\-z]} (and probably what was meant in the first place). .IP \fB\e\fIx\fR 10 Matches the single character \fIx\fR. This provides a way of avoiding the special interpretation of the characters \fB*?[]\e\fR in \fIpattern\fR. .RE .TP \fBstring range \fIstring first last\fR Returns a range of consecutive characters from \fIstring\fR, starting with the character whose index is \fIfirst\fR and ending with the character whose index is \fIlast\fR. An index of 0 refers to the first character of the string. \fIfirst\fR and \fIlast\fR may be specified as for the \fBindex\fR method. If \fIfirst\fR is less than zero then it is treated as if it were zero, and if \fIlast\fR is greater than or equal to the length of the string then it is treated as if it were \fBend\fR. If \fIfirst\fR is greater than \fIlast\fR then an empty string is returned. .TP \fBstring repeat \fIstring count\fR Returns \fIstring\fR repeated \fIcount\fR number of times. .TP \fBstring replace \fIstring first last\fR ?\fInewstring\fR? Removes a range of consecutive characters from \fIstring\fR, starting with the character whose index is \fIfirst\fR and ending with the character whose index is \fIlast\fR. An index of 0 refers to the first character of the string. \fIFirst\fR and \fIlast\fR may be specified as for the \fBindex\fR method. If \fInewstring\fR is specified, then it is placed in the removed character range. If \fIfirst\fR is less than zero then it is treated as if it were zero, and if \fIlast\fR is greater than or equal to the length of the string then it is treated as if it were \fBend\fR. If \fIfirst\fR is greater than \fIlast\fR or the length of the initial string, or \fIlast\fR is less than 0, then the initial string is returned untouched. .TP \fBstring tolower \fIstring\fR ?\fIfirst\fR? ?\fIlast\fR? Returns a value equal to \fIstring\fR except that all upper (or title) case letters have been converted to lower case. If \fIfirst\fR is specified, it refers to the first char index in the string to start modifying. If \fIlast\fR is specified, it refers to the char index in the string to stop at (inclusive). \fIfirst\fR and \fIlast\fR may be specified as for the \fBindex\fR method. .TP \fBstring totitle \fIstring\fR ?\fIfirst\fR? ?\fIlast\fR? Returns a value equal to \fIstring\fR except that the first character in \fIstring\fR is converted to its Unicode title case variant (or upper case if there is no title case variant) and the rest of the string is converted to lower case. If \fIfirst\fR is specified, it refers to the first char index in the string to start modifying. If \fIlast\fR is specified, it refers to the char index in the string to stop at (inclusive). \fIfirst\fR and \fIlast\fR may be specified as for the \fBindex\fR method. .TP \fBstring toupper \fIstring\fR ?\fIfirst\fR? ?\fIlast\fR? Returns a value equal to \fIstring\fR except that all lower (or title) case letters have been converted to upper case. If \fIfirst\fR is specified, it refers to the first char index in the string to start modifying. If \fIlast\fR is specified, it refers to the char index in the string to stop at (inclusive). \fIfirst\fR and \fIlast\fR may be specified as for the \fBindex\fR method. .TP \fBstring trim \fIstring\fR ?\fIchars\fR? Returns a value equal to \fIstring\fR except that any leading or trailing characters from the set given by \fIchars\fR are removed. If \fIchars\fR is not specified then white space is removed (spaces, tabs, newlines, and carriage returns). .TP \fBstring trimleft \fIstring\fR ?\fIchars\fR? Returns a value equal to \fIstring\fR except that any leading characters from the set given by \fIchars\fR are removed. If \fIchars\fR is not specified then white space is removed (spaces, tabs, newlines, and carriage returns). .TP \fBstring trimright \fIstring\fR ?\fIchars\fR? Returns a value equal to \fIstring\fR except that any trailing characters from the set given by \fIchars\fR are removed. If \fIchars\fR is not specified then white space is removed (spaces, tabs, newlines, and carriage returns). .TP \fBstring wordend \fIstring charIndex\fR Returns the index of the character just after the last one in the word containing character \fIcharIndex\fR of \fIstring\fR. \fIcharIndex\fR may be specified as for the \fBindex\fR method. A word is considered to be any contiguous range of alphanumeric (Unicode letters or decimal digits) or underscore (Unicode connector punctuation) characters, or any single character other than these. .TP \fBstring wordstart \fIstring charIndex\fR Returns the index of the first character in the word containing character \fIcharIndex\fR of \fIstring\fR. \fIcharIndex\fR may be specified as for the \fBindex\fR method. A word is considered to be any contiguous range of alphanumeric (Unicode letters or decimal digits) or underscore (Unicode connector punctuation) characters, or any single character other than these. .SH EXAMPLE Test if the string in the variable \fIstring\fR is a proper non-empty prefix of the string \fBfoobar\fR. .CS set length [\fBstring length\fR $string] if {$length == 0} { set isPrefix 0 } else { set isPrefix [\fBstring equal\fR -length $length $string "foobar"] } .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" expr(n), list(n) .SH KEYWORDS case conversion, compare, index, match, pattern, string, word, equal, ctype '\" '\" Copyright (c) 1993-1994 The Regents of the University of California. '\" Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. '\" '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" '\" RCS: @(#) $Id: break.n,v 1.3.18.1 2004/10/27 09:35:38 dkf Exp $ '\" '\" The definitions below are for supplemental macros used in Tcl/Tk '\" manual entries. '\" '\" .AP type name in/out ?indent? '\" Start paragraph describing an argument to a library procedure. '\" type is type of argument (int, etc.), in/out is either "in", "out", '\" or "in/out" to describe whether procedure reads or modifies arg, '\" and indent is equivalent to second arg of .IP (shouldn't ever be '\" needed; use .AS below instead) '\" '\" .AS ?type? ?name? '\" Give maximum sizes of arguments for setting tab stops. Type and '\" name are examples of largest possible arguments that will be passed '\" to .AP later. If args are omitted, default tab stops are used. '\" '\" .BS '\" Start box enclosure. From here until next .BE, everything will be '\" enclosed in one large box. '\" '\" .BE '\" End of box enclosure. '\" '\" .CS '\" Begin code excerpt. '\" '\" .CE '\" End code excerpt. '\" '\" .VS ?version? ?br? '\" Begin vertical sidebar, for use in marking newly-changed parts '\" of man pages. The first argument is ignored and used for recording '\" the version when the .VS was added, so that the sidebars can be '\" found and removed when they reach a certain age. If another argument '\" is present, then a line break is forced before starting the sidebar. '\" '\" .VE '\" End of vertical sidebar. '\" '\" .DS '\" Begin an indented unfilled display. '\" '\" .DE '\" End of indented unfilled display. '\" '\" .SO '\" Start of list of standard options for a Tk widget. The '\" options follow on successive lines, in four columns separated '\" by tabs. '\" '\" .SE '\" End of list of standard options for a Tk widget. '\" '\" .OP cmdName dbName dbClass '\" Start of description of a specific option. cmdName gives the '\" option's name as specified in the class command, dbName gives '\" the option's name in the option database, and dbClass gives '\" the option's class in the option database. '\" '\" .UL arg1 arg2 '\" Print arg1 underlined, then print arg2 normally. '\" '\" RCS: @(#) $Id: man.macros,v 1.4 2000/08/25 06:18:32 ericm Exp $ '\" '\" # Set up traps and other miscellaneous stuff for Tcl/Tk man pages. .if t .wh -1.3i ^B .nr ^l \n(.l .ad b '\" # Start an argument description .de AP .ie !"\\$4"" .TP \\$4 .el \{\ . ie !"\\$2"" .TP \\n()Cu . el .TP 15 .\} .ta \\n()Au \\n()Bu .ie !"\\$3"" \{\ \&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP (\\$3) .\".b .\} .el \{\ .br .ie !"\\$2"" \{\ \&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP .\} .el \{\ \&\\fI\\$1\\fP .\} .\} .. '\" # define tabbing values for .AP .de AS .nr )A 10n .if !"\\$1"" .nr )A \\w'\\$1'u+3n .nr )B \\n()Au+15n .\" .if !"\\$2"" .nr )B \\w'\\$2'u+\\n()Au+3n .nr )C \\n()Bu+\\w'(in/out)'u+2n .. .AS Tcl_Interp Tcl_CreateInterp in/out '\" # BS - start boxed text '\" # ^y = starting y location '\" # ^b = 1 .de BS .br .mk ^y .nr ^b 1u .if n .nf .if n .ti 0 .if n \l'\\n(.lu\(ul' .if n .fi .. '\" # BE - end boxed text (draw box now) .de BE .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t .ie n \l'\\n(^lu\(ul' .el \{\ .\" Draw four-sided box normally, but don't draw top of .\" box if the box started on an earlier page. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \{\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .el \}\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .\} .fi .br .nr ^b 0 .. '\" # VS - start vertical sidebar '\" # ^Y = starting y location '\" # ^v = 1 (for troff; for nroff this doesn't matter) .de VS .if !"\\$2"" .br .mk ^Y .ie n 'mc \s12\(br\s0 .el .nr ^v 1u .. '\" # VE - end of vertical sidebar .de VE .ie n 'mc .el \{\ .ev 2 .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t \h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\L'|\\n(^Yu-1v\(bv'\v'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu'\h'-|\\n(^lu+3n' .sp -1 .fi .ev .\} .nr ^v 0 .. '\" # Special macro to handle page bottom: finish off current '\" # box/sidebar if in box/sidebar mode, then invoked standard '\" # page bottom macro. .de ^B .ev 2 'ti 0 'nf .mk ^t .if \\n(^b \{\ .\" Draw three-sided box if this is the box's first page, .\" draw two sides but no top otherwise. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .el \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .nr ^x \\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu \kx\h'-\\nxu'\h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\ky\L'-\\n(^xu'\v'\\n(^xu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .bp 'fi .ev .if \\n(^b \{\ .mk ^y .nr ^b 2 .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .mk ^Y .\} .. '\" # DS - begin display .de DS .RS .nf .sp .. '\" # DE - end display .de DE .fi .RE .sp .. '\" # SO - start of list of standard options .de SO .SH "STANDARD OPTIONS" .LP .nf .ta 5.5c 11c .ft B .. '\" # SE - end of list of standard options .de SE .fi .ft R .LP See the \\fBoptions\\fR manual entry for details on the standard options. .. '\" # OP - start of full description for a single option .de OP .LP .nf .ta 4c Command-Line Name: \\fB\\$1\\fR Database Name: \\fB\\$2\\fR Database Class: \\fB\\$3\\fR .fi .IP .. '\" # CS - begin code excerpt .de CS .RS .nf .ta .25i .5i .75i 1i .. '\" # CE - end code excerpt .de CE .fi .RE .. .de UL \\$1\l'|0\(ul'\\$2 .. .TH break n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME break \- Abort looping command .SH SYNOPSIS \fBbreak\fR .BE .SH DESCRIPTION .PP This command is typically invoked inside the body of a looping command such as \fBfor\fR or \fBforeach\fR or \fBwhile\fR. It returns a \fBTCL_BREAK\fR code, which causes a break exception to occur. The exception causes the current script to be aborted out to the innermost containing loop command, which then aborts its execution and returns normally. Break exceptions are also handled in a few other situations, such as the \fBcatch\fR command, Tk event bindings, and the outermost scripts of procedure bodies. .SH EXAMPLE Print a line for each of the integers from 0 to 5: .CS for {set x 0} {$x<10} {incr x} { if {$x > 5} { \fBbreak\fR } puts "x is $x" } .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" catch(n), continue(n), for(n), foreach(n), return(n), while(n) .SH KEYWORDS abort, break, loop '\" '\" Copyright (c) 1993 The Regents of the University of California. '\" Copyright (c) 1994-1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. '\" '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" '\" RCS: @(#) $Id: switch.n,v 1.5.18.1 2004/10/27 14:23:58 dkf Exp $ '\" '\" The definitions below are for supplemental macros used in Tcl/Tk '\" manual entries. '\" '\" .AP type name in/out ?indent? '\" Start paragraph describing an argument to a library procedure. '\" type is type of argument (int, etc.), in/out is either "in", "out", '\" or "in/out" to describe whether procedure reads or modifies arg, '\" and indent is equivalent to second arg of .IP (shouldn't ever be '\" needed; use .AS below instead) '\" '\" .AS ?type? ?name? '\" Give maximum sizes of arguments for setting tab stops. Type and '\" name are examples of largest possible arguments that will be passed '\" to .AP later. If args are omitted, default tab stops are used. '\" '\" .BS '\" Start box enclosure. From here until next .BE, everything will be '\" enclosed in one large box. '\" '\" .BE '\" End of box enclosure. '\" '\" .CS '\" Begin code excerpt. '\" '\" .CE '\" End code excerpt. '\" '\" .VS ?version? ?br? '\" Begin vertical sidebar, for use in marking newly-changed parts '\" of man pages. The first argument is ignored and used for recording '\" the version when the .VS was added, so that the sidebars can be '\" found and removed when they reach a certain age. If another argument '\" is present, then a line break is forced before starting the sidebar. '\" '\" .VE '\" End of vertical sidebar. '\" '\" .DS '\" Begin an indented unfilled display. '\" '\" .DE '\" End of indented unfilled display. '\" '\" .SO '\" Start of list of standard options for a Tk widget. The '\" options follow on successive lines, in four columns separated '\" by tabs. '\" '\" .SE '\" End of list of standard options for a Tk widget. '\" '\" .OP cmdName dbName dbClass '\" Start of description of a specific option. cmdName gives the '\" option's name as specified in the class command, dbName gives '\" the option's name in the option database, and dbClass gives '\" the option's class in the option database. '\" '\" .UL arg1 arg2 '\" Print arg1 underlined, then print arg2 normally. '\" '\" RCS: @(#) $Id: man.macros,v 1.4 2000/08/25 06:18:32 ericm Exp $ '\" '\" # Set up traps and other miscellaneous stuff for Tcl/Tk man pages. .if t .wh -1.3i ^B .nr ^l \n(.l .ad b '\" # Start an argument description .de AP .ie !"\\$4"" .TP \\$4 .el \{\ . ie !"\\$2"" .TP \\n()Cu . el .TP 15 .\} .ta \\n()Au \\n()Bu .ie !"\\$3"" \{\ \&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP (\\$3) .\".b .\} .el \{\ .br .ie !"\\$2"" \{\ \&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP .\} .el \{\ \&\\fI\\$1\\fP .\} .\} .. '\" # define tabbing values for .AP .de AS .nr )A 10n .if !"\\$1"" .nr )A \\w'\\$1'u+3n .nr )B \\n()Au+15n .\" .if !"\\$2"" .nr )B \\w'\\$2'u+\\n()Au+3n .nr )C \\n()Bu+\\w'(in/out)'u+2n .. .AS Tcl_Interp Tcl_CreateInterp in/out '\" # BS - start boxed text '\" # ^y = starting y location '\" # ^b = 1 .de BS .br .mk ^y .nr ^b 1u .if n .nf .if n .ti 0 .if n \l'\\n(.lu\(ul' .if n .fi .. '\" # BE - end boxed text (draw box now) .de BE .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t .ie n \l'\\n(^lu\(ul' .el \{\ .\" Draw four-sided box normally, but don't draw top of .\" box if the box started on an earlier page. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \{\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .el \}\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .\} .fi .br .nr ^b 0 .. '\" # VS - start vertical sidebar '\" # ^Y = starting y location '\" # ^v = 1 (for troff; for nroff this doesn't matter) .de VS .if !"\\$2"" .br .mk ^Y .ie n 'mc \s12\(br\s0 .el .nr ^v 1u .. '\" # VE - end of vertical sidebar .de VE .ie n 'mc .el \{\ .ev 2 .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t \h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\L'|\\n(^Yu-1v\(bv'\v'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu'\h'-|\\n(^lu+3n' .sp -1 .fi .ev .\} .nr ^v 0 .. '\" # Special macro to handle page bottom: finish off current '\" # box/sidebar if in box/sidebar mode, then invoked standard '\" # page bottom macro. .de ^B .ev 2 'ti 0 'nf .mk ^t .if \\n(^b \{\ .\" Draw three-sided box if this is the box's first page, .\" draw two sides but no top otherwise. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .el \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .nr ^x \\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu \kx\h'-\\nxu'\h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\ky\L'-\\n(^xu'\v'\\n(^xu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .bp 'fi .ev .if \\n(^b \{\ .mk ^y .nr ^b 2 .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .mk ^Y .\} .. '\" # DS - begin display .de DS .RS .nf .sp .. '\" # DE - end display .de DE .fi .RE .sp .. '\" # SO - start of list of standard options .de SO .SH "STANDARD OPTIONS" .LP .nf .ta 5.5c 11c .ft B .. '\" # SE - end of list of standard options .de SE .fi .ft R .LP See the \\fBoptions\\fR manual entry for details on the standard options. .. '\" # OP - start of full description for a single option .de OP .LP .nf .ta 4c Command-Line Name: \\fB\\$1\\fR Database Name: \\fB\\$2\\fR Database Class: \\fB\\$3\\fR .fi .IP .. '\" # CS - begin code excerpt .de CS .RS .nf .ta .25i .5i .75i 1i .. '\" # CE - end code excerpt .de CE .fi .RE .. .de UL \\$1\l'|0\(ul'\\$2 .. .TH switch n 7.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME switch \- Evaluate one of several scripts, depending on a given value .SH SYNOPSIS \fBswitch \fR?\fIoptions\fR?\fI string pattern body \fR?\fIpattern body \fR...? .sp \fBswitch \fR?\fIoptions\fR?\fI string \fR{\fIpattern body \fR?\fIpattern body \fR...?} .BE .SH DESCRIPTION .PP The \fBswitch\fR command matches its \fIstring\fR argument against each of the \fIpattern\fR arguments in order. As soon as it finds a \fIpattern\fR that matches \fIstring\fR it evaluates the following \fIbody\fR argument by passing it recursively to the Tcl interpreter and returns the result of that evaluation. If the last \fIpattern\fR argument is \fBdefault\fR then it matches anything. If no \fIpattern\fR argument matches \fIstring\fR and no default is given, then the \fBswitch\fR command returns an empty string. .PP If the initial arguments to \fBswitch\fR start with \fB\-\fR then they are treated as options. The following options are currently supported: .TP 10 \fB\-exact\fR Use exact matching when comparing \fIstring\fR to a pattern. This is the default. .TP 10 \fB\-glob\fR When matching \fIstring\fR to the patterns, use glob-style matching (i.e. the same as implemented by the \fBstring match\fR command). .TP 10 \fB\-regexp\fR When matching \fIstring\fR to the patterns, use regular expression matching (as described in the \fBre_syntax\fR reference page). .TP 10 \fB\-\|\-\fR Marks the end of options. The argument following this one will be treated as \fIstring\fR even if it starts with a \fB\-\fR. .PP Two syntaxes are provided for the \fIpattern\fR and \fIbody\fR arguments. The first uses a separate argument for each of the patterns and commands; this form is convenient if substitutions are desired on some of the patterns or commands. The second form places all of the patterns and commands together into a single argument; the argument must have proper list structure, with the elements of the list being the patterns and commands. The second form makes it easy to construct multi-line switch commands, since the braces around the whole list make it unnecessary to include a backslash at the end of each line. Since the \fIpattern\fR arguments are in braces in the second form, no command or variable substitutions are performed on them; this makes the behavior of the second form different than the first form in some cases. .PP If a \fIbody\fR is specified as ``\fB\-\fR'' it means that the \fIbody\fR for the next pattern should also be used as the body for this pattern (if the next pattern also has a body of ``\fB\-\fR'' then the body after that is used, and so on). This feature makes it possible to share a single \fIbody\fR among several patterns. .PP Beware of how you place comments in \fBswitch\fR commands. Comments should only be placed \fBinside\fR the execution body of one of the patterns, and not intermingled with the patterns. .SH "EXAMPLES" The \fBswitch\fR command can match against variables and not just literals, as shown here (the result is \fI2\fR): .CS set foo "abc" \fBswitch\fR abc a \- b {expr 1} $foo {expr 2} default {expr 3} .CE .PP Using glob matching and the fall-through body is an alternative to writing regular expressions with alternations, as can be seen here (this returns \fI1\fR): .CS \fBswitch\fR \-glob aaab { a*b \- b {expr 1} a* {expr 2} default {expr 3} } .CE .PP Whenever nothing matches, the \fBdefault\fR clause (which must be last) is taken. This example has a result of \fI3\fR: .CS \fBswitch\fR xyz { a \- b { # Correct Comment Placement expr 1 } c { expr 2 } default { expr 3 } } .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" for(n), if(n), regexp(n) .SH KEYWORDS switch, match, regular expression '\" '\" Copyright (c) 1993 The Regents of the University of California. '\" Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. '\" Copyright (c) 1999 Scriptics Corporation '\" Copyright (c) 2001 Kevin B. Kenny. All rights reserved. '\" '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" '\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lsort.n,v 1.12.4.2 2004/10/27 12:52:40 dkf Exp $ '\" '\" The definitions below are for supplemental macros used in Tcl/Tk '\" manual entries. '\" '\" .AP type name in/out ?indent? '\" Start paragraph describing an argument to a library procedure. '\" type is type of argument (int, etc.), in/out is either "in", "out", '\" or "in/out" to describe whether procedure reads or modifies arg, '\" and indent is equivalent to second arg of .IP (shouldn't ever be '\" needed; use .AS below instead) '\" '\" .AS ?type? ?name? '\" Give maximum sizes of arguments for setting tab stops. Type and '\" name are examples of largest possible arguments that will be passed '\" to .AP later. If args are omitted, default tab stops are used. '\" '\" .BS '\" Start box enclosure. From here until next .BE, everything will be '\" enclosed in one large box. '\" '\" .BE '\" End of box enclosure. '\" '\" .CS '\" Begin code excerpt. '\" '\" .CE '\" End code excerpt. '\" '\" .VS ?version? ?br? '\" Begin vertical sidebar, for use in marking newly-changed parts '\" of man pages. The first argument is ignored and used for recording '\" the version when the .VS was added, so that the sidebars can be '\" found and removed when they reach a certain age. If another argument '\" is present, then a line break is forced before starting the sidebar. '\" '\" .VE '\" End of vertical sidebar. '\" '\" .DS '\" Begin an indented unfilled display. '\" '\" .DE '\" End of indented unfilled display. '\" '\" .SO '\" Start of list of standard options for a Tk widget. The '\" options follow on successive lines, in four columns separated '\" by tabs. '\" '\" .SE '\" End of list of standard options for a Tk widget. '\" '\" .OP cmdName dbName dbClass '\" Start of description of a specific option. cmdName gives the '\" option's name as specified in the class command, dbName gives '\" the option's name in the option database, and dbClass gives '\" the option's class in the option database. '\" '\" .UL arg1 arg2 '\" Print arg1 underlined, then print arg2 normally. '\" '\" RCS: @(#) $Id: man.macros,v 1.4 2000/08/25 06:18:32 ericm Exp $ '\" '\" # Set up traps and other miscellaneous stuff for Tcl/Tk man pages. .if t .wh -1.3i ^B .nr ^l \n(.l .ad b '\" # Start an argument description .de AP .ie !"\\$4"" .TP \\$4 .el \{\ . ie !"\\$2"" .TP \\n()Cu . el .TP 15 .\} .ta \\n()Au \\n()Bu .ie !"\\$3"" \{\ \&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP (\\$3) .\".b .\} .el \{\ .br .ie !"\\$2"" \{\ \&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP .\} .el \{\ \&\\fI\\$1\\fP .\} .\} .. '\" # define tabbing values for .AP .de AS .nr )A 10n .if !"\\$1"" .nr )A \\w'\\$1'u+3n .nr )B \\n()Au+15n .\" .if !"\\$2"" .nr )B \\w'\\$2'u+\\n()Au+3n .nr )C \\n()Bu+\\w'(in/out)'u+2n .. .AS Tcl_Interp Tcl_CreateInterp in/out '\" # BS - start boxed text '\" # ^y = starting y location '\" # ^b = 1 .de BS .br .mk ^y .nr ^b 1u .if n .nf .if n .ti 0 .if n \l'\\n(.lu\(ul' .if n .fi .. '\" # BE - end boxed text (draw box now) .de BE .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t .ie n \l'\\n(^lu\(ul' .el \{\ .\" Draw four-sided box normally, but don't draw top of .\" box if the box started on an earlier page. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \{\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .el \}\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .\} .fi .br .nr ^b 0 .. '\" # VS - start vertical sidebar '\" # ^Y = starting y location '\" # ^v = 1 (for troff; for nroff this doesn't matter) .de VS .if !"\\$2"" .br .mk ^Y .ie n 'mc \s12\(br\s0 .el .nr ^v 1u .. '\" # VE - end of vertical sidebar .de VE .ie n 'mc .el \{\ .ev 2 .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t \h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\L'|\\n(^Yu-1v\(bv'\v'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu'\h'-|\\n(^lu+3n' .sp -1 .fi .ev .\} .nr ^v 0 .. '\" # Special macro to handle page bottom: finish off current '\" # box/sidebar if in box/sidebar mode, then invoked standard '\" # page bottom macro. .de ^B .ev 2 'ti 0 'nf .mk ^t .if \\n(^b \{\ .\" Draw three-sided box if this is the box's first page, .\" draw two sides but no top otherwise. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .el \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .nr ^x \\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu \kx\h'-\\nxu'\h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\ky\L'-\\n(^xu'\v'\\n(^xu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .bp 'fi .ev .if \\n(^b \{\ .mk ^y .nr ^b 2 .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .mk ^Y .\} .. '\" # DS - begin display .de DS .RS .nf .sp .. '\" # DE - end display .de DE .fi .RE .sp .. '\" # SO - start of list of standard options .de SO .SH "STANDARD OPTIONS" .LP .nf .ta 5.5c 11c .ft B .. '\" # SE - end of list of standard options .de SE .fi .ft R .LP See the \\fBoptions\\fR manual entry for details on the standard options. .. '\" # OP - start of full description for a single option .de OP .LP .nf .ta 4c Command-Line Name: \\fB\\$1\\fR Database Name: \\fB\\$2\\fR Database Class: \\fB\\$3\\fR .fi .IP .. '\" # CS - begin code excerpt .de CS .RS .nf .ta .25i .5i .75i 1i .. '\" # CE - end code excerpt .de CE .fi .RE .. .de UL \\$1\l'|0\(ul'\\$2 .. .TH lsort n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME lsort \- Sort the elements of a list .SH SYNOPSIS \fBlsort \fR?\fIoptions\fR? \fIlist\fR .BE .SH DESCRIPTION .PP This command sorts the elements of \fIlist\fR, returning a new list in sorted order. The implementation of the \fBlsort\fR command uses the merge\-sort algorithm which is a stable sort that has O(n log n) performance characteristics. .PP By default ASCII sorting is used with the result returned in increasing order. However, any of the following options may be specified before \fIlist\fR to control the sorting process (unique abbreviations are accepted): .TP 20 \fB\-ascii\fR Use string comparison with Unicode code-point collation order (the name is for backward-compatibility reasons.) This is the default. .TP 20 \fB\-dictionary\fR Use dictionary-style comparison. This is the same as \fB\-ascii\fR except (a) case is ignored except as a tie-breaker and (b) if two strings contain embedded numbers, the numbers compare as integers, not characters. For example, in \fB\-dictionary\fR mode, \fBbigBoy\fR sorts between \fBbigbang\fR and \fBbigboy\fR, and \fBx10y\fR sorts between \fBx9y\fR and \fBx11y\fR. .TP 20 \fB\-integer\fR Convert list elements to integers and use integer comparison. .TP 20 \fB\-real\fR Convert list elements to floating-point values and use floating comparison. .TP 20 \fB\-command\0\fIcommand\fR Use \fIcommand\fR as a comparison command. To compare two elements, evaluate a Tcl script consisting of \fIcommand\fR with the two elements appended as additional arguments. The script should return an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero if the first element is to be considered less than, equal to, or greater than the second, respectively. .TP 20 \fB\-increasing\fR Sort the list in increasing order (``smallest'' items first). This is the default. .TP 20 \fB\-decreasing\fR Sort the list in decreasing order (``largest'' items first). .TP 20 \fB\-index\0\fIindex\fR If this option is specified, each of the elements of \fIlist\fR must itself be a proper Tcl sublist. Instead of sorting based on whole sublists, \fBlsort\fR will extract the \fIindex\fR'th element from each sublist and sort based on the given element. The keyword \fBend\fP is allowed for the \fIindex\fP to sort on the last sublist element, .VS 8.4 and \fBend-\fIindex\fR sorts on a sublist element offset from the end. .VE For example, .RS .CS lsort -integer -index 1 {{First 24} {Second 18} {Third 30}} .CE returns \fB{Second 18} {First 24} {Third 30}\fR, and .VS 8.4 '\" '\" This example is from the test suite! '\" .CS lsort -index end-1 {{a 1 e i} {b 2 3 f g} {c 4 5 6 d h}} .CE returns \fB{c 4 5 6 d h} {a 1 e i} {b 2 3 f g}\fR. .VE This option is much more efficient than using \fB\-command\fR to achieve the same effect. .RE .TP 20 \fB\-unique\fR If this option is specified, then only the last set of duplicate elements found in the list will be retained. Note that duplicates are determined relative to the comparison used in the sort. Thus if \fI-index 0\fR is used, \fB{1 a}\fR and \fB{1 b}\fR would be considered duplicates and only the second element, \fB{1 b}\fR, would be retained. .SH "NOTES" .PP The options to \fBlsort\fR only control what sort of comparison is used, and do not necessarily constrain what the values themselves actually are. This distinction is only noticeable when the list to be sorted has fewer than two elements. .PP The \fBlsort\fR command is reentrant, meaning it is safe to use as part of the implementation of a command used in the \fB\-command\fR option. .SH "EXAMPLES" .PP Sorting a list using ASCII sorting: .CS % \fBlsort\fR {a10 B2 b1 a1 a2} B2 a1 a10 a2 b1 .CE .PP Sorting a list using Dictionary sorting: .CS % \fBlsort\fR -dictionary {a10 B2 b1 a1 a2} a1 a2 a10 b1 B2 .CE .PP Sorting lists of integers: .CS % \fBlsort\fR -integer {5 3 1 2 11 4} 1 2 3 4 5 11 % \fBlsort\fR -integer {1 2 0x5 7 0 4 -1} -1 0 1 2 4 0x5 7 .CE .PP Sorting lists of floating-point numbers: .CS % \fBlsort\fR -real {5 3 1 2 11 4} 1 2 3 4 5 11 % \fBlsort\fR -real {.5 0.07e1 0.4 6e-1} 0.4 .5 6e-1 0.07e1 .CE .PP Sorting using indices: .CS % # Note the space character before the c % \fBlsort\fR {{a 5} { c 3} {b 4} {e 1} {d 2}} { c 3} {a 5} {b 4} {d 2} {e 1} % \fBlsort\fR -index 0 {{a 5} { c 3} {b 4} {e 1} {d 2}} {a 5} {b 4} { c 3} {d 2} {e 1} % \fBlsort\fR -index 1 {{a 5} { c 3} {b 4} {e 1} {d 2}} {e 1} {d 2} { c 3} {b 4} {a 5} .CE .PP Stripping duplicate values using sorting: .CS % \fBlsort\fR -unique {a b c a b c a b c} a b c .CE .PP More complex sorting using a comparison function: .CS % proc compare {a b} { set a0 [lindex $a 0] set b0 [lindex $b 0] if {$a0 < $b0} { return -1 } elseif {$a0 > $b0} { return 1 } return [string compare [lindex $a 1] [lindex $b 1]] } % \fBlsort\fR -command compare \\ {{3 apple} {0x2 carrot} {1 dingo} {2 banana}} {1 dingo} {2 banana} {0x2 carrot} {3 apple} .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" .VS 8.4 list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n), lsearch(n), lset(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n) .VE .SH KEYWORDS element, list, order, sort '\" '\" Copyright (c) 1993 The Regents of the University of California. '\" Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. '\" Copyright (c) 2001 Kevin B. Kenny. All rights reserved. '\" '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" '\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lrange.n,v 1.6.4.1 2004/10/27 12:52:40 dkf Exp $ '\" '\" The definitions below are for supplemental macros used in Tcl/Tk '\" manual entries. '\" '\" .AP type name in/out ?indent? '\" Start paragraph describing an argument to a library procedure. '\" type is type of argument (int, etc.), in/out is either "in", "out", '\" or "in/out" to describe whether procedure reads or modifies arg, '\" and indent is equivalent to second arg of .IP (shouldn't ever be '\" needed; use .AS below instead) '\" '\" .AS ?type? ?name? '\" Give maximum sizes of arguments for setting tab stops. Type and '\" name are examples of largest possible arguments that will be passed '\" to .AP later. If args are omitted, default tab stops are used. '\" '\" .BS '\" Start box enclosure. From here until next .BE, everything will be '\" enclosed in one large box. '\" '\" .BE '\" End of box enclosure. '\" '\" .CS '\" Begin code excerpt. '\" '\" .CE '\" End code excerpt. '\" '\" .VS ?version? ?br? '\" Begin vertical sidebar, for use in marking newly-changed parts '\" of man pages. The first argument is ignored and used for recording '\" the version when the .VS was added, so that the sidebars can be '\" found and removed when they reach a certain age. If another argument '\" is present, then a line break is forced before starting the sidebar. '\" '\" .VE '\" End of vertical sidebar. '\" '\" .DS '\" Begin an indented unfilled display. '\" '\" .DE '\" End of indented unfilled display. '\" '\" .SO '\" Start of list of standard options for a Tk widget. The '\" options follow on successive lines, in four columns separated '\" by tabs. '\" '\" .SE '\" End of list of standard options for a Tk widget. '\" '\" .OP cmdName dbName dbClass '\" Start of description of a specific option. cmdName gives the '\" option's name as specified in the class command, dbName gives '\" the option's name in the option database, and dbClass gives '\" the option's class in the option database. '\" '\" .UL arg1 arg2 '\" Print arg1 underlined, then print arg2 normally. '\" '\" RCS: @(#) $Id: man.macros,v 1.4 2000/08/25 06:18:32 ericm Exp $ '\" '\" # Set up traps and other miscellaneous stuff for Tcl/Tk man pages. .if t .wh -1.3i ^B .nr ^l \n(.l .ad b '\" # Start an argument description .de AP .ie !"\\$4"" .TP \\$4 .el \{\ . ie !"\\$2"" .TP \\n()Cu . el .TP 15 .\} .ta \\n()Au \\n()Bu .ie !"\\$3"" \{\ \&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP (\\$3) .\".b .\} .el \{\ .br .ie !"\\$2"" \{\ \&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP .\} .el \{\ \&\\fI\\$1\\fP .\} .\} .. '\" # define tabbing values for .AP .de AS .nr )A 10n .if !"\\$1"" .nr )A \\w'\\$1'u+3n .nr )B \\n()Au+15n .\" .if !"\\$2"" .nr )B \\w'\\$2'u+\\n()Au+3n .nr )C \\n()Bu+\\w'(in/out)'u+2n .. .AS Tcl_Interp Tcl_CreateInterp in/out '\" # BS - start boxed text '\" # ^y = starting y location '\" # ^b = 1 .de BS .br .mk ^y .nr ^b 1u .if n .nf .if n .ti 0 .if n \l'\\n(.lu\(ul' .if n .fi .. '\" # BE - end boxed text (draw box now) .de BE .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t .ie n \l'\\n(^lu\(ul' .el \{\ .\" Draw four-sided box normally, but don't draw top of .\" box if the box started on an earlier page. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \{\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .el \}\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .\} .fi .br .nr ^b 0 .. '\" # VS - start vertical sidebar '\" # ^Y = starting y location '\" # ^v = 1 (for troff; for nroff this doesn't matter) .de VS .if !"\\$2"" .br .mk ^Y .ie n 'mc \s12\(br\s0 .el .nr ^v 1u .. '\" # VE - end of vertical sidebar .de VE .ie n 'mc .el \{\ .ev 2 .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t \h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\L'|\\n(^Yu-1v\(bv'\v'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu'\h'-|\\n(^lu+3n' .sp -1 .fi .ev .\} .nr ^v 0 .. '\" # Special macro to handle page bottom: finish off current '\" # box/sidebar if in box/sidebar mode, then invoked standard '\" # page bottom macro. .de ^B .ev 2 'ti 0 'nf .mk ^t .if \\n(^b \{\ .\" Draw three-sided box if this is the box's first page, .\" draw two sides but no top otherwise. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .el \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .nr ^x \\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu \kx\h'-\\nxu'\h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\ky\L'-\\n(^xu'\v'\\n(^xu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .bp 'fi .ev .if \\n(^b \{\ .mk ^y .nr ^b 2 .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .mk ^Y .\} .. '\" # DS - begin display .de DS .RS .nf .sp .. '\" # DE - end display .de DE .fi .RE .sp .. '\" # SO - start of list of standard options .de SO .SH "STANDARD OPTIONS" .LP .nf .ta 5.5c 11c .ft B .. '\" # SE - end of list of standard options .de SE .fi .ft R .LP See the \\fBoptions\\fR manual entry for details on the standard options. .. '\" # OP - start of full description for a single option .de OP .LP .nf .ta 4c Command-Line Name: \\fB\\$1\\fR Database Name: \\fB\\$2\\fR Database Class: \\fB\\$3\\fR .fi .IP .. '\" # CS - begin code excerpt .de CS .RS .nf .ta .25i .5i .75i 1i .. '\" # CE - end code excerpt .de CE .fi .RE .. .de UL \\$1\l'|0\(ul'\\$2 .. .TH lrange n 7.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME lrange \- Return one or more adjacent elements from a list .SH SYNOPSIS \fBlrange \fIlist first last\fR .BE .SH DESCRIPTION .PP \fIList\fR must be a valid Tcl list. This command will return a new list consisting of elements \fIfirst\fR through \fIlast\fR, inclusive. \fIFirst\fR or \fIlast\fR may be \fBend\fR (or any abbreviation of it) to refer to the last element of the list. If \fIfirst\fR is less than zero, it is treated as if it were zero. If \fIlast\fR is greater than or equal to the number of elements in the list, then it is treated as if it were \fBend\fR. If \fIfirst\fR is greater than \fIlast\fR then an empty string is returned. Note: ``\fBlrange \fIlist first first\fR'' does not always produce the same result as ``\fBlindex \fIlist first\fR'' (although it often does for simple fields that aren't enclosed in braces); it does, however, produce exactly the same results as ``\fBlist [lindex \fIlist first\fB]\fR'' .SH EXAMPLES Selecting the first two elements: .CS % \fBlrange\fR {a b c d e} 0 1 a b .CE .PP Selecting the last three elements: .CS % \fBlrange\fR {a b c d e} end-2 end c d e .CE .PP Selecting everything except the first and last element: .CS % \fBlrange\fR {a b c d e} 1 end-1 b c d .CE .PP Selecting a single element with \fBlrange\fR is not the same as doing so with \fBlindex\fR: .CS % set var {some {elements to} select} some {elements to} select % lindex $var 1 elements to % \fBlrange\fR $var 1 1 {elements to} .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" .VS 8.4 list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n), lsearch(n), lset(n), lreplace(n), lsort(n) .VE .SH KEYWORDS element, list, range, sublist '\" '\" Copyright (c) 1993 The Regents of the University of California. '\" Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. '\" '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" '\" RCS: @(#) $Id: glob.n,v 1.12.2.1 2004/10/27 12:52:40 dkf Exp $ '\" '\" The definitions below are for supplemental macros used in Tcl/Tk '\" manual entries. '\" '\" .AP type name in/out ?indent? '\" Start paragraph describing an argument to a library procedure. '\" type is type of argument (int, etc.), in/out is either "in", "out", '\" or "in/out" to describe whether procedure reads or modifies arg, '\" and indent is equivalent to second arg of .IP (shouldn't ever be '\" needed; use .AS below instead) '\" '\" .AS ?type? ?name? '\" Give maximum sizes of arguments for setting tab stops. Type and '\" name are examples of largest possible arguments that will be passed '\" to .AP later. If args are omitted, default tab stops are used. '\" '\" .BS '\" Start box enclosure. From here until next .BE, everything will be '\" enclosed in one large box. '\" '\" .BE '\" End of box enclosure. '\" '\" .CS '\" Begin code excerpt. '\" '\" .CE '\" End code excerpt. '\" '\" .VS ?version? ?br? '\" Begin vertical sidebar, for use in marking newly-changed parts '\" of man pages. The first argument is ignored and used for recording '\" the version when the .VS was added, so that the sidebars can be '\" found and removed when they reach a certain age. If another argument '\" is present, then a line break is forced before starting the sidebar. '\" '\" .VE '\" End of vertical sidebar. '\" '\" .DS '\" Begin an indented unfilled display. '\" '\" .DE '\" End of indented unfilled display. '\" '\" .SO '\" Start of list of standard options for a Tk widget. The '\" options follow on successive lines, in four columns separated '\" by tabs. '\" '\" .SE '\" End of list of standard options for a Tk widget. '\" '\" .OP cmdName dbName dbClass '\" Start of description of a specific option. cmdName gives the '\" option's name as specified in the class command, dbName gives '\" the option's name in the option database, and dbClass gives '\" the option's class in the option database. '\" '\" .UL arg1 arg2 '\" Print arg1 underlined, then print arg2 normally. '\" '\" RCS: @(#) $Id: man.macros,v 1.4 2000/08/25 06:18:32 ericm Exp $ '\" '\" # Set up traps and other miscellaneous stuff for Tcl/Tk man pages. .if t .wh -1.3i ^B .nr ^l \n(.l .ad b '\" # Start an argument description .de AP .ie !"\\$4"" .TP \\$4 .el \{\ . ie !"\\$2"" .TP \\n()Cu . el .TP 15 .\} .ta \\n()Au \\n()Bu .ie !"\\$3"" \{\ \&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP (\\$3) .\".b .\} .el \{\ .br .ie !"\\$2"" \{\ \&\\$1 \\fI\\$2\\fP .\} .el \{\ \&\\fI\\$1\\fP .\} .\} .. '\" # define tabbing values for .AP .de AS .nr )A 10n .if !"\\$1"" .nr )A \\w'\\$1'u+3n .nr )B \\n()Au+15n .\" .if !"\\$2"" .nr )B \\w'\\$2'u+\\n()Au+3n .nr )C \\n()Bu+\\w'(in/out)'u+2n .. .AS Tcl_Interp Tcl_CreateInterp in/out '\" # BS - start boxed text '\" # ^y = starting y location '\" # ^b = 1 .de BS .br .mk ^y .nr ^b 1u .if n .nf .if n .ti 0 .if n \l'\\n(.lu\(ul' .if n .fi .. '\" # BE - end boxed text (draw box now) .de BE .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t .ie n \l'\\n(^lu\(ul' .el \{\ .\" Draw four-sided box normally, but don't draw top of .\" box if the box started on an earlier page. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \{\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .el \}\ \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\l'|0u-1.5n\(ul' .\} .\} .fi .br .nr ^b 0 .. '\" # VS - start vertical sidebar '\" # ^Y = starting y location '\" # ^v = 1 (for troff; for nroff this doesn't matter) .de VS .if !"\\$2"" .br .mk ^Y .ie n 'mc \s12\(br\s0 .el .nr ^v 1u .. '\" # VE - end of vertical sidebar .de VE .ie n 'mc .el \{\ .ev 2 .nf .ti 0 .mk ^t \h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\L'|\\n(^Yu-1v\(bv'\v'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu'\h'-|\\n(^lu+3n' .sp -1 .fi .ev .\} .nr ^v 0 .. '\" # Special macro to handle page bottom: finish off current '\" # box/sidebar if in box/sidebar mode, then invoked standard '\" # page bottom macro. .de ^B .ev 2 'ti 0 'nf .mk ^t .if \\n(^b \{\ .\" Draw three-sided box if this is the box's first page, .\" draw two sides but no top otherwise. .ie !\\n(^b-1 \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\l'\\n(^lu+3n\(ul'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .el \h'-1.5n'\L'|\\n(^yu-1v'\h'\\n(^lu+3n'\L'\\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^yu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .nr ^x \\n(^tu+1v-\\n(^Yu \kx\h'-\\nxu'\h'|\\n(^lu+3n'\ky\L'-\\n(^xu'\v'\\n(^xu'\h'|0u'\c .\} .bp 'fi .ev .if \\n(^b \{\ .mk ^y .nr ^b 2 .\} .if \\n(^v \{\ .mk ^Y .\} .. '\" # DS - begin display .de DS .RS .nf .sp .. '\" # DE - end display .de DE .fi .RE .sp .. '\" # SO - start of list of standard options .de SO .SH "STANDARD OPTIONS" .LP .nf .ta 5.5c 11c .ft B .. '\" # SE - end of list of standard options .de SE .fi .ft R .LP See the \\fBoptions\\fR manual entry for details on the standard options. .. '\" # OP - start of full description for a single option .de OP .LP .nf .ta 4c Command-Line Name: \\fB\\$1\\fR Database Name: \\fB\\$2\\fR Database Class: \\fB\\$3\\fR .fi .IP .. '\" # CS - begin code excerpt .de CS .RS .nf .ta .25i .5i .75i 1i .. '\" # CE - end code excerpt .de CE .fi .RE .. .de UL \\$1\l'|0\(ul'\\$2 .. .TH glob n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME glob \- Return names of files that match patterns .SH SYNOPSIS \fBglob \fR?\fIswitches\fR? \fIpattern \fR?\fIpattern ...\fR? .BE .SH DESCRIPTION .PP This command performs file name ``globbing'' in a fashion similar to the csh shell. It returns a list of the files whose names match any of the \fIpattern\fR arguments. .LP If the initial arguments to \fBglob\fR start with \fB\-\fR then they are treated as switches. The following switches are currently supported: .VS 8.3 .TP \fB\-directory\fR \fIdirectory\fR Search for files which match the given patterns starting in the given \fIdirectory\fR. This allows searching of directories whose name contains glob-sensitive characters without the need to quote such characters explicitly. This option may not be used in conjunction with \fB\-path\fR, which is used to allow searching for complete file paths whose names may contain glob-sensitive characters. .TP \fB\-join\fR The remaining pattern arguments are treated as a single pattern obtained by joining the arguments with directory separators. .VE 8.3 .TP \fB\-nocomplain\fR Allows an empty list to be returned without error; without this switch an error is returned if the result list would be empty. .VS 8.3 .TP \fB\-path\fR \fIpathPrefix\fR Search for files with the given \fIpathPrefix\fR where the rest of the name matches the given patterns. This allows searching for files with names similar to a given file (as opposed to a directory) even when the names contain glob-sensitive characters. This option may not be used in conjunction with \fB\-directory\fR. For example, to find all files with the same root name as $path, but differing extensions, you should use \fBglob -path [file rootname $path] .*\fR which will work even if $path contains numerous glob-sensitive characters. .TP \fB\-tails\fR Only return the part of each file found which follows the last directory named in any \fB\-directory\fR or \fB\-path\fR path specification. Thus \fBglob -tails -directory $dir *\fR is equivalent to \fBset pwd [pwd] ; cd $dir ; glob *; cd $pwd\fR. For \fB\-path\fR specifications, the returned names will include the last path segment, so \fBglob -tails -path [file rootname ~/foo.tex] .*\fR will return paths like \fBfoo.aux foo.bib foo.tex\fR etc. .TP \fB\-types\fR \fItypeList\fR Only list files or directories which match \fItypeList\fR, where the items in the list have two forms. The first form is like the \-type option of the Unix find command: \fIb\fR (block special file), \fIc\fR (character special file), \fId\fR (directory), \fIf\fR (plain file), \fIl\fR (symbolic link), \fIp\fR (named pipe), or \fIs\fR (socket), where multiple types may be specified in the list. \fBGlob\fR will return all files which match at least one of the types given. Note that symbolic links will be returned both if \fB\-types l\fR is given, or if the target of a link matches the requested type. So, a link to a directory will be returned if \fB\-types d\fR was specified. .RS .PP The second form specifies types where all the types given must match. These are \fIr\fR, \fIw\fR, \fIx\fR as file permissions, and \fIreadonly\fR, \fIhidden\fR as special permission cases. On the Macintosh, MacOS types and creators are also supported, where any item which is four characters long is assumed to be a MacOS type (e.g. \fBTEXT\fR). Items which are of the form \fI{macintosh type XXXX}\fR or \fI{macintosh creator XXXX}\fR will match types or creators respectively. Unrecognized types, or specifications of multiple MacOS types/creators will signal an error. .PP The two forms may be mixed, so \fB\-types {d f r w}\fR will find all regular files OR directories that have both read AND write permissions. The following are equivalent: .RS .CS \fBglob \-type d *\fR \fBglob */\fR .CE .RE except that the first case doesn't return the trailing ``/'' and is more platform independent. .RE .VE 8.3 .TP \fB\-\|\-\fR Marks the end of switches. The argument following this one will be treated as a \fIpattern\fR even if it starts with a \fB\-\fR. .PP The \fIpattern\fR arguments may contain any of the following special characters: .TP 10 \fB?\fR Matches any single character. .TP 10 \fB*\fR Matches any sequence of zero or more characters. .TP 10 \fB[\fIchars\fB]\fR Matches any single character in \fIchars\fR. If \fIchars\fR contains a sequence of the form \fIa\fB\-\fIb\fR then any character between \fIa\fR and \fIb\fR (inclusive) will match. .TP 10 \fB\e\fIx\fR Matches the character \fIx\fR. .TP 10 \fB{\fIa\fB,\fIb\fB,\fI...\fR} Matches any of the strings \fIa\fR, \fIb\fR, etc. .LP On Unix, as with csh, a ``.'' at the beginning of a file's name or just after a ``/'' must be matched explicitly or with a {} construct, unless the ``-types hidden'' flag is given (since ``.'' at the beginning of a file's name indicates that it is hidden). On other platforms, files beginning with a ``.'' are handled no differently to any others, except the special directories ``.'' and ``..'' which must be matched explicitly (this is to avoid a recursive pattern like ``glob -join * * * *'' from recursing up the directory hierarchy as well as down). In addition, all ``/'' characters must be matched explicitly. .LP If the first character in a \fIpattern\fR is ``~'' then it refers to the home directory for the user whose name follows the ``~''. If the ``~'' is followed immediately by ``/'' then the value of the HOME environment variable is used. .LP The \fBglob\fR command differs from csh globbing in two ways. First, it does not sort its result list (use the \fBlsort\fR command if you want the list sorted). Second, \fBglob\fR only returns the names of files that actually exist; in csh no check for existence is made unless a pattern contains a ?, *, or [] construct. .LP When the \fBglob\fR command returns relative paths whose filenames start with a tilde ``~'' (for example through \fBglob *\fR or \fBglob -tails\fR, the returned list will not quote the tilde with ``./''. This means care must be taken if those names are later to be used with \fBfile join\fR, to avoid them being interpreted as absolute paths pointing to a given user's home directory. .SH "PORTABILITY ISSUES" .PP Unlike other Tcl commands that will accept both network and native style names (see the \fBfilename\fR manual entry for details on how native and network names are specified), the \fBglob\fR command only accepts native names. .TP \fBWindows\fR . For Windows UNC names, the servername and sharename components of the path may not contain ?, *, or [] constructs. On Windows NT, if \fIpattern\fR is of the form ``\fB~\fIusername\fB@\fIdomain\fR'' it refers to the home directory of the user whose account information resides on the specified NT domain server. Otherwise, user account information is obtained from the local computer. On Windows 95 and 98, \fBglob\fR accepts