(1tcl) - Tcl unrestricted commands
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(1tcl) - Tcl unrestricted commands


Intro
introduction to the Tools Command Language (Tcl)

after
execute a command after a time delay

alarm
send SIGALARM in specified number of seconds

append
append to variable

apropos
search help descriptions for matching pattern

array
manipulate array variables

auto_commands
list names of all loadable procedures and commands

auto_load
attempt to load the specified command from a loadable library

auto_load_file
source a file, using auto_path as search parameter

auto_packages
return list of names of all defined packages

bgerror
process background errors

break
abort looping command

bsearch
search open file for match

buildpackageindex
build index files for package libraries

case
evaluate one of several scripts, depending on a given value

catch
evaluate script and trap exceptional returns

catclose
close message catalog cathandle

catgets
retrieve message from message catalog

catopen
open message catalog catname

cd
change working directory

cequal
compare two strings for equality

cexpand
expand backslash characters in string to actual characters

chgrp
set group ID for files in specified list

chmod
set permissions of files in specified list

chown
set owner of files in specified list

chroot
change root directory to specified name

cindex
return character indexed by given expression from string

clength
return length of string in characters

clock
obtain and manipulate time

close
close an open file

cmdtrace
print trace statement for executing commands

commandloop
create interactive command loop for Tcl interpreter

concat
join lists together

continue
skip to the next iteration of a loop

convertclock
convert date string to integer value

convert_lib
convert a Ousterhout style index file and source files into a package library

copyfile
copy remainder of file1 to file2

crange
return a range of characters from string

csubstr
return a substring of characters from string

ctoken
parse a token out of a character string

ctype
test whether characters in a string are of a given class

dirs
list directories in directory stack

dup
duplicate an open file

echo
write to standard input, followed by newline

edprocs
write named procedures to temporary file, call editor

eof
check for end-of-file condition on open file

error
generate an error

eval
evaluate a Tcl script

exec
invoke subprocess(es)

execl
replace current program with another, passing arguments in list

exit
end the application

expr
evaluate an expression

fblocked
test whether the last input operation exhausted all available input

fcntl
set or clear a file option or return its current value

fconfigure
set and get options on a channel

file
manipulate file names and attributes

fileevent
execute a script when a channel becomes readable or writable

filename
filename conventions supported by Tcl commands

flock
set, clear, or return file options

flush
flush buffered output for a file

fmtclock
convert time integer to readable clock format

for
a looping command

for_array_keys
perform foreach for each key in named array

foreach
iterate over all elements in a list

for_file
implement loop over contents of a file

fork
fork the current Tcl process

format
format a string in the style of sprintf

for_recursive_glob
perform foreach loop over recursively matched files

frename
rename old path to new path

fstat
obtain status information on open file

funlock
remove lock created by flock

getclock
return current date and time as integer

gets
read a line from a file

glob
return names of files that match patterns

global
access global variables

help
provide lists of all available help subjects and pages

helpcd
change the current help subject

helppwd
display the current help subject

history
manipulate the history list

id
get, set, convert user, group, process IDs

if
execute scripts conditionally

incr
increment the value of a variable

info
return information about the state of the Tcl interpreter

infox
return info on application or extended Tcl

interp
create and manipulate Tcl interpreters

intersect
return the logical intersection of two lists

intersect3
return the logical intersection of two lists and exceptions

join
create a string by joining together list elements

keyldel
delete key and value from keyed list

keylget
return value associated with key from the keyed list in the variable listvar

keylkeys
return the list of keys in the keyed list in the variable listvar

keylset
set the value of key in the keyed list contained in the variable listvar

kill
signal processes found in list

lappend
append list elements onto a variable

lassign
assign successive elements of a list to specified variables

lempty
determine if specified list is empty

lgets
read next Tcl list from file and discard terminating newline

library
standard library of Tcl procedures

lindex
retrieve an element from a list

link
create hard or symbolic link between files

linsert
insert elements into a list

list
create a list

llength
count the number of elements in a list

lmatch
return list entries matching specified pattern

load
load machine code and initialize new commands

loadlibindex
load the package library index of a .tlib library file

loop
high performance loop command for fixed increments

lrange
return one or more adjacent elements from a list

lreplace
replace elements in a list with new elements

lrmdups
remove duplicate list entries and re-sort

lsearch
see if a list contains a particular element

lsort
sort the elements of a list

lvarcat
concatenate string to end of specified list

lvarpop
delete list element indexed by specified variable

lvarpush
insert string to specified list

max
return argument with highest numeric value

min
return argument with lowest numeric value

mkdir
create specified directories

nice
change or return process priority

open
open a file

package
facilities for package loading and version control

pid
retrieve process id(s)

pipe
create a pipe

pkg_mkIndex
build an index for automatic loading of packages

popd
pop top directory from directory stack to current directory

proc
create a Tcl procedure

profile
collect performance profile of a Tcl script

profrep
generates a report from data collected by profile(1tcl)

pushd
push current directory onto directory stack and cd to specified directory

puts
write to a file

pwd
return the current working directory

random
return pseudo-random positive integer

read
read from a file

readdir
list contents of specified directory

read_file
read file and return contents as string

recursive_glob
return list of recursively-matched files

regexp
match a regular expression against a string

regsub
perform substitutions based on regular expression pattern matching

rename
rename or delete a command

replicate
replicate string n times

return
return from a procedure

rmdir
remove specified directories

saveprocs
save definition of named or defined procedures to named file

scan
parse string using conversion specifiers in the style of sscanf

scancontext
set scan file context

scanfile
scan open file starting from current position

scanmatch
specify Tcl commands to be evaluated when regexp(1tcl) is matched by a scanfile

searchpath
search all directories in the specified path

seek
change the access position for an open file

select
wait for files to come available or satisfy conditions

server_info
obtain information about a TCP/IP server

server_open
open TCP/IP connection to server on specified port

set
read and write variables

showproc
list definitions of named procedures

signal
specify action to take when Tcl is signalled by UNIX

sleep
sleep for specified time in seconds

socket
open a TCP network connection

source
evaluate a file as a Tcl script

split
split a string into a proper Tcl list

string
manipulate strings

subst
perform backslash, command, and variable substitutions

switch
evaluate one of several scripts, depending on a given value

sync
flush all pending disk output

system
execute command via system(S) call

tclsh
simple shell containing Tcl interpreter

tclvars
variables used by Tcl

tell
return current access position for an open file

time
time the execution of a script

times
list process and child execution times

trace
monitor variable accesses

translit
change characters in inrange to outrange

umask
set file creation mode

union
return logical unique union of two lists

unknown
handle attempts to use non-existent commands

unlink
delete (unlink) listed files

unset
delete variables

update
process pending events and idle callbacks

uplevel
execute a script in a different stack frame

upvar
create link to variable in a different stack frame

vwait
process events until a variable is written

wait
wait for process created by execl to terminate

while
execute script repeatedly as long as a condition is met

write_file
write strings to specified file

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