** Description **

A list of the built-in Tcl commands.



** See Also **

   [http://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl/TclCmd/contents.htm%|%official reference]:   constructing calls to the commands with arguments, etc.


   [documentation]:   



** Commands **

   [after]:   

   [append]:   

   [apply]:   (new in 8.5)

   [array]:   

   [auto_execok]:   

   [auto_import]:   

   [auto_load]:   

   [auto_load_index]:   

   [auto_mkindex]:   

   [auto_mkindex_old]:   

   [auto_qualify]:   

   [auto_reset]:   

   [bgerror]:   

   [binary]:   

   [break]:   

   [case]:   

   [catch]:   

   [cd]:   

   [chan]:   new in 8.5

   [oo::class%|%class%|%]:   (new in 8.6)

   [clock]:   ::tcl::clock:: [[document the tcl::clock commands somewhere... perhaps on the clock page itself? ]]

   [close]:   ::tcl::chan::close

   [concat]:   

   [continue]:   

   [oo::copy%|%copy%|%]:   Tcl 8.6

   [coroutine]:   Tcl 8.6

   [oo::define%|%define%|%]:   Tcl 8.6

   [dict]:   

   [encoding]:   

   [eof]:   ::tcl::chan::eof

   [error]:   

   [eval]:   

   [exec]:   

   [exit]:   

   [expr]:   ::[tcl::mathfunc] ,::[tcl::mathop]

   [fblocked]:   ::tcl::chan::blocked

   [fconfigure]:   ::tcl::chan::configure

   [fcopy]:   ::tcl::chan::copy

   [file]:   

   [fileevent]:   ::tcl::chan::event

   [flush]:   ::tcl::chan::flush

   [for]:   

   [foreach]:   

   [format]:   

   [gets]:   ::tcl::chan::gets

   [glob]:   

   [global]:   

   [history]:   

   [if]:   

   [incr]:   

   [info]:   ::tcl::info

   [interp]:   

   [join]:   

   [lappend]:   

   [lassign]:   new in 8.5

   [lindex]:   

   [linsert]:   

   [list]:   

   [llength]:   

   [load]:   

   [lrange]:   

   [lrepeat]:    new in 8.5

   [lreplace]:   

   [lreverse]:   new in 8.5

   [lsearch]:   

   [lset]:   

   [lsort]:   

   [memory]:   

   [msgcat]:   package for internationalization of dialogs

   [my]:   Tcl 8.6 (should this be oo::my?)

   [namespace]:   

   [next]:   Tcl 8.6 (should this be oo::next?)

   [oo::object%|%object%|%]:   Tcl 8.6

   [open]:   

   [package]:   

   [parray]:   

   [pid]:   

   [pkg::create]:   

   [pkg_mkIndex]:   

   [prefix]:   Tcl 8.6

   [proc]:   

   [puts]:   ::tcl::chan::puts

   [pwd]:   

   [read]:   ::tcl::chan::read

   [refchan]:   new in Tcl 8.5

   [regexp]:   

   [regsub]:   

   [rename]:   

   [resource]:   Macintosh specific command

   [return]:   

   [safe]:   

   [scan]:   

   [seek]:   ::tcl::chan::seek

   [self]:   Tcl 8.6

   [set]:   

   [socket]:   

   [source]:   

   [split]:   

   [string]:   

   [subst]:   

   [switch]:   

   [tailcall]:   Tcl 8.6

   [tcl_endOfWord]:   

   [tcl_findLibrary]:   

   [tcl_startOfNextWord]:   

   [tcl_startOfPreviousWord]:   

   [tcl_wordBreakAfter]:   

   [tcl_wordBreakBefore]:   

   ::[tcl::pkgconfig]:   

   ::[tcl::tm::path]:   

   ::[tcl::tm::roots]:   

   ::[tcl::tommath]:   

   [tclLog]:   

   [tclPkgSetup]:   

   [tclPkgUnknown]:   

   [tell]:   ::tcl::chan::tell

   [throw]:   Tcl 8.6

   [time]:   

   [trace]:   

   [transchan]:   Tcl 8.6

   [try]:   Tcl 8.6

   [unknown]:   

   [unload]:   New in Tcl 8.5

   [unset]:   

   [update]:   

   [uplevel]:   

   [upvar]:   

   [variable]:   

   [vwait]:   

   [while]:   

   [yield]:   Tcl 8.6

   [zlib]:   Tcl 8.6



** Contingent Commands **

   [memory]:   specialty command not available by default



** Auxiliary Information **

   [filename]:   

   [library]:   

   [packagens]:   man page name for the pkg::create command
   [tcl::mathfunc]:    new in 8.5

   [tcl::mathop]:   new in Tcl 8.5. not a command, but information about a namespace containing math operator functions

   [re_syntax]:   not a command, but information about regular expression syntax

   [tclvars]:   describes Tcl variables



** Packages in the Tcl core distribution **

   [dde]:   

   [http]:   

   [opt]:   package for parsing command line arguments

   [platform]:   new in 8.5. a package for determining platform specific information package

   [platform_shell]:   new in 8.5. a package for determining platform specific information

   [platform::shell]:   

   [registry]:   

   [TclOO]:   

   [tcltest]:   a package used for test suites

   [tm]:   new in Tcl 8.5. information on the [Tcl Modules] package

   ::tcl::chan::Truncate:   

   ::tcl::chan::rCreate:   

   ::tcl::chan::rPostevent:   

   ::tcl::chan::Pending:   

   ::tcl::Bgerror:   

   ::tcl::dtrace:   

   ::tcl::CopyDirectory:   

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