====== Getting started with Tcl : example 1 ======
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===== Hello World =====
A first script, with comments, printing and special characters.
To run such a script on a UNIX computer, you can copy-paste it and add the execution right:
cat > example1.tcl
(paste with the mouse + Ctrl C)
chmod +x example1.tcl
./example1.tcl
==== Script ====
#!/usr/bin/tclsh
# this is a comment
# printing
puts stdout {Hello World}
# Carriage return
puts stdout "This is a long sentence, which is\
cut in my script."
# Special characters
set dollar \$
puts stdout "dollar = $dollar"
==== Output ====
Hello World
This is a long sentence, which is cut in my script.
dollar = $
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