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.TH Tcl_CommandComplete 3 "" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
.BS
.SH NAME
Tcl_CommandComplete \- Check for unmatched braces in a Tcl command
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fB#include <tcl.h>\fR
.sp
int
\fBTcl_CommandComplete\fR(\fIcmd\fR)
.SH ARGUMENTS
.AS char *cmd
.AP char *cmd in
Command string to test for completeness.
.BE

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBTcl_CommandComplete\fR takes a Tcl command string
as argument and determines whether it contains one or more
complete commands (i.e. there are no unclosed quotes, braces,
brackets, or variable references).
If the command string is complete then it returns 1; otherwise it returns 0.

.SH KEYWORDS
complete command, partial command