Version 6 of Tcl syntax help

Updated 2002-10-23 13:28:42

Purpose: Collection point for list of Tcl command reference pages (not always the full and official man page, but always with additional notes and links to related articles). Also see Tk syntax help. I hope that people will add code to these pages showing Best Practices with regard to using these Tcl and Tk commands. Beyond these, see also Tcl core extension syntax for the syntax of extensions packaged with the core, and BNF for Tcl for abstract context. Also see Common Tcl Error Messages and Possible Explanations.



There are also a number of special Magic names variables in the core Tcl interpreter. Here is an index to these:


There are also a number of special shell environment variables which can influence Tcl behavior. These include:


For a nice printed quick reference guide to Tcl and Tk, see [L1 ] for the original and see [L2 ] for a community member's update. "Static syntax analysis" is a related topic.


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