Updated to tcl 8.4.1

[pf3gnuchains/sourceware.git] / tcl / doc / tell.n

diff --git a/tcl/doc/tell.n b/tcl/doc/tell.n
index 0fac7df..6bc13a5 100644 (file)
--- a/tcl/doc/tell.n
+++ b/tcl/doc/tell.n
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ that this value is in terms of bytes, not characters like \fBread\fR.
 .VE 8.1
 The value returned is -1 for channels that do not support
 seeking.
+.PP
+.VS
+\fIChannelId\fR must be an identifier for an open channel such as a
+Tcl standard channel (\fBstdin\fR, \fBstdout\fR, or \fBstderr\fR),
+the return value from an invocation of \fBopen\fR or \fBsocket\fR, or
+the result of a channel creation command provided by a Tcl extension.
+.VE
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+file(n), open(n), close(n), gets(n), seek(n), Tcl_StandardChannels(3)
 
 .SH KEYWORDS
 access position, channel, seeking