'''[Tcl]''' documentation 



** Overview **

   [http://www.tcl.tk/about/language.html%|%official language overview%|%]:   

   [What is Tcl]:   



** Guides **

   [Getting Started]:   

   [Beginning Tcl]:    

   [Tcl User Guide%|%User Guide]:   

   [A User's Guide to Tcl/Tk]:   

   [ActiveTcl] [http://docs.activestate.com/activetcl/8.5/full_toc.html%|%8.5 User Guide]:   

   [ActiveTcl] [http://docs.activestate.com/activetcl/8.6/full_toc.html%|%8.6 User Guide]:   

   [Tcl Developer Guide%|%Developer Guide%|%]:   

   Internationalization:   see [Advanced Tcl]

   [Best Practices]:   

   [Tcl performance]:   



** Details **

   [filename]:   filename conventions supported by Tcl commands

   [re_syntax]:   regular expression syntax

   [tclvars]:   describes Tcl variables

   [Tcl library%|%library]:   built-in library of procedures for commonly-needed functions




** Reference **

   [Tcl syntax%|%syntax]:   the rules of [Tcl]

   [http://www.tcl.tk/doc/%|%official documentation]:   

   [TclTkWinHelp]:   provides documentation in Windows Help (CHM) format for Tcl/Tk and several extensions, with a comprehensive table of contents and integrated index.

   [TMML]:   is a nice searchable resource for Tcl and Tk. A direct link is here: [http://tmml.sourceforge.net/].  "[de] loves to point people to http://tmml.sf.net/doc, because it's the best-looking [tcl/tk] core documentation ..."

   [Tcl Commands%|%commands%|%]:   documents all the Tcl commands available in the [core] [distribution].

   [Operating System specific Tcl commands]:   

   [Tcl C API]:    documents all the public Tcl C calls that a C programmer should consider ''safe'' to use.

   [The Tcl Core%|%The Tcl Core (Want to hack on Tcl?)%|%]:    

   [BOOK TCL/TK Pocket Reference]:   a community version is also available for download

   [Common Tcl Error Messages and Possible Explanations]:   



** Design **

   [copy-on-write]:   

   [Tcl Command Evaluation: Layer by Layer]:   

   [shimmering]:   

   [the immutability of values]:   



** Tools **

   [docstring]:   Easy documentation in proc bodies

   [tcldoc]:   API documentation generator. builds html documentation from comments in the source code



** Extensions **

   [Tcllib]:   http://tcllib.sourceforge.net/doc/index.html

   [Tk syntax help%|%Tk syntax help]:   and command reference



** Resources **

   [http://wiki.tcl.tk%|%this wiki%|%]:   

   [Tcl/Tk Documentation Project (TTDP)]:   

   [Help!  My Tcl application just crashed!]:   

   [Where can I find a book about Tcl]:   

   [Tcl Articles%|%articles%|%]:   



** Specials (OS specific, particular questions, etc.) **

   [Apple Macintosh and Tcl/Tk]:   

   [Microsoft Windows and Tcl]:   (not tk)

   [Microsoft Windows and Tk]:   

   [TclBridge]:   [Windows] [COM]/[DCOM]/[ActiveX]/[.NET] integration

   [Windows Helper Utilities]:   

   [operating system specific Tcl commands]:   

   [Why can I not place unmatched braces in Tcl comments]:   

   [future of Tcl/Tk]:   

   [changes in Tcl/Tk]:   and most recently about [changes in tcl/tk 8.5].



** See Also **

   [library]:   


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