[davidw]: It would be nice to see at least a simple example included for all Tcl man pages (or at the very least point to another page including an example). Here is the current state of things: ---- '''Files with examples:''' after.n exec.n glob.n lassign.n lreplace.n rename.n subst.n array.n fcopy.n global.n lindex.n lsearch.n return.n switch.n bgerror.n fileevent.n http.n linsert.n lset.n scan.n time.n break.n for.n if.n list.n lsort.n seek.n uplevel.n catch.n foreach.n incr.n llength.n open.n set.n while.n continue.n format.n join.n lrange.n puts.n socket.n encoding.n gets.n lappend.n lrepeat.n read.n split.n '''Files without examples:''' Tcl.n dict.n filename.n namespace.n registry.n unknown.n append.n eof.n flush.n package.n regsub.n unload.n binary.n error.n history.n packagens.n safe.n unset.n case.n eval.n info.n pid.n source.n update.n cd.n exit.n interp.n pkgMkIndex.n string.n upvar.n clock.n expr.n library.n proc.n tcltest.n variable.n close.n fblocked.n load.n pwd.n tclvars.n vwait.n concat.n fconfigure.n memory.n re_syntax.n tell.n dde.n file.n msgcat.n regexp.n trace.n ---- These are automatically generated (script below). Some of these do have examples, such as msgcat and tcltest. Others sort of do, but a functional bit of code that runs and demonstrates the command is always welcome. '''Exception List''': The list of files that really do have (good) examples: binary.n msgcat.n tcltest.n. and the list of files that describe commands that are too simple to really need examples (or that have them elsewhere): cd.n close.n Adding an example doesn't take much time, and lots are already available on the wiki. All you have to do is submit a patch to sourceforge. The man page markup looks like this: .SH "EXAMPLES" A time server: .CS proc Server { channel clientaddr clientport } { puts "Connection from $clientaddr registered" puts $channel [clock format [clock seconds]] close $channel } socket -server Server 9900 vwait forever .CE I used this code to check: package require fileutil package require struct foreach res [fileutil::grep ".SH.*EXAMPLE" [glob *.n]] { lappend examplefiles [lindex [split $res :] 0] } set examplefiles [lsort $examplefiles] set allfiles [lsort [glob *.n]] set noexamplefiles [lsort [struct::set difference $allfiles $examplefiles]] puts "Files with examples: $examplefiles" puts "" puts "Files without examples: $noexamplefiles" ---- [DKF]: Remember that some [Tk] docs need examples as well, though I'd tend to say not the widgets, as they're better demonstrated as part of the general [widget] demo. ---- [AM] What about Wiki pages that show a particular package in action? I mention it here because it seems a nice starting place for it ... For instance: * the http package is nicely illustrated with the page on the [wiki-reaper] * [A little Unicode editor] might serve as an illustration for dealing with Unicode [DKF]: I'm trying to keep examples ''very'' short. Both of those pages are several times too long for my current limit. ---- [Category Documentation]