Alphabetical command descriptions

• alarm(TCLX) -- send SIGALARM in specified number of seconds

• append(TCL) -- append to variable

• apropos(TCLX) -- search help descriptions for matching pattern

• array(TCL) -- manipulate array variables

• auto_commands(TCLX) -- list names of all loadable procedures and commands

• auto_load(TCLX) -- attempt to load the specified command from a loadable library

• auto_load_file(TCLX) -- source a file, using auto_path as search parameter

• auto_packages(TCLX) -- return list of names of all defined packages

• break(TCL) -- abort looping command

• bsearch(TCLX) -- search open file for match

• buildpackageindex(TCLX) -- build index files for package libraries

• case(TCL) -- evaluate one of several scripts, depending on a given value

• catch(TCL) -- evaluate script and trap exceptional returns

• catclose(TCLX) -- close the message catalog specified by cathandle

• catgets(TCLX) -- retrieve a message from a message catalog

• catopen(TCLX) -- open the specified message catalog

• cd(TCL) -- change working directory

• cequal(TCLX) -- compare two strings for equality

• cexpand(TCLX) -- expand backslash characters in string to actual characters

• chgrp(TCLX) -- set group ID for files in specified list

• chmod(TCLX) -- set permissions of files in specified list

• chown(TCLX) -- set owner of files in specified list

• chroot(TCLX) -- change root directory to specified name

• cindex(TCLX) -- return character indexed by given expression from string

• clength(TCLX) -- return length of string in characters

• close(TCL) -- close an open file

• cmdtrace(TCLX) -- print trace statement for specified commands

• commandloop(TCLX) -- create interactive command loop for Tcl interpreter

• concat(TCL) -- join lists together

• continue(TCL) -- skip to the next iteration of a loop

• convertclock(TCLX) -- convert date string to integer value

• convert_lib(TCLX) -- convert a Ousterhout style index file and source files into a package library

• copyfile(TCLX) -- copy remainder of file1 to file2

• crange(TCLX) -- return a range of characters from string

• csubstr(TCLX) -- return a substring of characters from string

• ctoken(TCLX) -- parse a token out of a character string

• ctype(TCLX) -- test whether characters in a string are of a given class

• dirs(TCLX) -- list directories in directory stack

• dup(TCLX) -- duplicate an open file

• echo(TCLX) -- write to standard input, followed by newline

• edprocs(TCLX) -- write named procedures to temporary file, call editor

• eof(TCL) -- check for end-of-file condition on open file

• error(TCL) -- generate an error

• eval(TCL) -- evaluate a Tcl script

• exec(TCL) -- invoke subprocess(es)

• execl(TCLX) -- replace current program with another, passing arguments in list

• exit(TCL) -- end the application

• expr(TCL) -- evaluate an expression

• fcntl(TCLX) -- set, clear, or return file options

• file(TCL) -- manipulate file names and attributes

• flock(TCLX) -- create lock on all or part of file

• flush(TCL) -- flush buffered output for a file

• fmtclock(TCLX) -- convert time integer to readable clock format

• for(TCL) -- for loop

• for_array_keys(TCLX) -- perform foreach for each key in named array

• foreach(TCL) -- iterate over all elements in a list

• for_file(TCLX) -- implement loop over contents of a file

• fork(TCLX) -- fork the current Tcl process

• format(TCL) -- format a string in the style of sprintf

• for_recursive_glob(TCLX) -- perform foreach loop over recursively matched files

• frename(TCLX) -- renames old path to new path

• fstat(TCLX) -- obtain status information on open file

• funlock(TCLX) -- remove lock created by flock (TCLX)

• getclock(TCLX) -- return current date and time as integer

• gets(TCL) -- read a line from a file

• glob(TCL) -- return names of files that match patterns

• global(TCL) -- access global variables

• help(TCLX) -- provide lists of all available help subjects and pages

• helpcd(TCLX) -- change the current help subject

• helppwd(TCLX) -- display the current help subject

• history(TCL) -- manipulate the history list

• id(TCLX) -- get, set, convert user, group, process IDs

• if(TCL) -- execute scripts conditionally

• incr(TCL) -- increment the value of a variable

• info(TCL) -- return information about the status of the Tcl interpreter

• infox(TCLX) -- return info on application or extended Tcl

• intersect(TCLX) -- return the logical intersection of two lists

• intersect3(TCLX) -- return the logical intersection of two lists and exceptions

• join(TCL) -- create a string by joining together list elements

• keyldel(TCLX) -- delete key and value from keyed list

• keylget(TCLX) -- return value associated with key from the keyed list in the variable listvar

• keylkeys(TCLX) -- return the list of keys in the keyed list in the variable listvar

• keylset(TCLX) -- set the value of key in the keyed list contained in the variable listvar

• kill(TCLX) -- signal processes found in list

• lappend(TCL) -- append list elements onto a variable

• lassign(TCLX) -- assign successive elements of a list to specified variables

• lempty(TCLX) -- determine if specified list is empty

• lgets(TCLX) -- read next Tcl list from file and discard terminating newline

• lindex(TCL) -- retrieve an element from a list

• link(TCLX) -- create hard or symbolic link between files

• linsert(TCL) -- insert elements into a list

• list(TCL) -- create a list

• llength(TCL) -- count the number of elements in a list

• lmatch(TCLX) -- return list entries matching specified pattern

• loadlibindex(TCLX) -- load the package library index of a .tlib library file

• loop(TCLX) -- high performance loop command for fixed increments

• lrange(TCL) -- return one or more adjacent elements from a list

• lreplace(TCL) -- replace elements in a list with new elements

• lrmdups(TCLX) -- remove duplicate list entries and re-sort

• lsearch(TCL) -- see if a list contains a particular element

• lsort(TCL) -- sort the elements of a list

• lvarcat(TCLX) -- concatenate string to end of specified list

• lvarpop(TCLX) -- delete list element indexed by specified variable

• lvarpush(TCLX) -- insert string to specified list

• max(TCLX) -- return argument with highest numeric value

• min(TCLX) -- return argument with lowest numeric value

• mkdir(TCLX) -- create specified directories

• nice(TCLX) -- change or return process priority

• open(TCL) -- open a file

• pid(TCL) -- retrieve process ID(s)

• pipe(TCLX) -- create a pipe

• popd(TCLX) -- pop top directory from directory stack to current directory

• proc(TCL) -- create a Tcl procedure

• profile(TCLX) -- collect performance profile of Tcl script

• profrep(TCLX) -- generate performance report based on profile(TCLX) results

• pushd(TCLX) -- push current directory onto directory stack and cd to specified directory

• puts(TCL) -- write to a file

• pwd(TCL) -- return the current working directory

• random(TCLX) -- return pseudo-random positive integer

• read(TCL) -- read from a file

• readdir(TCLX) -- list contents of specified directory

• read_file(TCLX) -- read file and return contents as string

• recursive_glob(TCLX) -- return list of recursively-matched files

• regexp(TCL) -- match a regular expression against a string

• regsub(TCL) -- perform substitutions based on regular expression pattern matching

• rename(TCL) -- rename or delete a command

• replicate(TCLX) -- replicate string n times

• return(TCL) -- return from a procedure

• rmdir(TCLX) -- remove specified directories

• saveprocs(TCLX) -- save definitions of procedures to named file

• scan(TCL) -- parse string using conversion specifiers in the style of sscanf

• scancontext(TCLX) -- set scan file context

• scanfile(TCLX) -- scan open file starting from current position

• scanmatch(TCLX) -- specify Tcl commands to be evaluated when regexp(TCL) is matched by a scanfile

• searchpath(TCLX) -- search all directories in the specified path

• seek(TCL) -- change the access position for an open file

• select(TCLX) -- wait for files to come available or satisfy conditions

• server_info(TCLX) -- obtain information about a TCP/IP server

• server_open(TCLX) -- open TCP/IP connection to server on specified port

• set(TCL) -- read and write variables

• showproc(TCLX) -- list definitions of named procedures

• signal(TCLX) -- specify action to take when Tcl is signalled by UNIX

• sleep(TCLX) -- sleep for specified time in seconds

• source(TCL) -- evaluate a file as a Tcl script

• split(TCL) -- split a string into a proper Tcl list

• string(TCL) -- manipulate strings

• switch(TCL) -- evaluate one of several scripts, depending on a given value

• system(TCLX) -- execute command via system(S) call

• sync(TCLX) -- flush all pending disk output

• time(TCL) -- time the execution of a script

• tell(TCL) -- return current access position for an open file

• times(TCLX) -- list process and child execution times

• trace(TCL) -- monitor variable accesses

• translit(TCLX) -- change characters in inrange to outrange

• umask(TCLX) -- set file creation mode

• union(TCLX) -- return logical unique union of two lists

• unknown(TCL) -- handle attempts to use non-existent commands

• unlink(TCLX) -- delete (unlink) listed files

• unset(TCL) -- delete variables

• uplevel(TCL) -- execute a script in a different stack frame

• upvar(TCL) -- create link to variable in a different stack frame

• VtAddInput(VTCL) -- add a callback on file activity (read, write, error)

• VtAddTimeOut(VTCL) -- add a timeout callback

• VtAddWorkProc(VTCL) -- add a working procedure

• VtRemoveInput(VTCL) -- remove add input command for fileID

• VtRemoveTimeOut(VTCL) -- remove timeout callback

• VtRemoveWorkProc(VTCL) -- remove working procedure

• wait(TCLX) -- wait for process created by execl to terminate

• while(TCL) -- execute script repeatedly as long as a condition is met

• write_file(TCLX) -- write strings to specified file