fileevent(3tcl)

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version 9.0.4 · 3 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 fileevent(3tcl) — Tcl Built-In Commands 💖

okay bestie, welcome to fileevent, a lil Tcl built-in that fires off a script the second a channel gets readable or writable. it's giving classic, it's giving vintage... and it's also giving superceded, so buckle up 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

fileevent — run a script whenever a channel turns readable or writable 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

fileevent channel readable ?script?

fileevent channel writable ?script?

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so the tea is: fileevent has been superceded by the chan event command, which supports the exact same syntax and the exact same options. so like, same vibe, newer era. iconic behavior honestly ✨

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

  • chan(3tcl) — the glow-up that took over, go read that one bestie 🫶

and that's the whole page, no cap. this lil relic is from Tcl version 7.5, so if you're out here reading it you're basically a Unix historian at this point. stay slay, go use chan event, mwah 💖✨🎀

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