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.so man.macros
.TH join n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
.BS
'\" Note:  do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
.SH NAME
join \- Create a string by joining together list elements
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBjoin \fIlist \fR?\fIjoinString\fR?
.BE

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The \fIlist\fR argument must be a valid Tcl list.
This command returns the string
formed by joining all of the elements of \fIlist\fR together with
\fIjoinString\fR separating each adjacent pair of elements.
The \fIjoinString\fR argument defaults to a space character.
.SH EXAMPLES
Making a comma-separated list:
.CS
set data {1 2 3 4 5}
\fBjoin\fR $data ", "
     \fB\(-> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\fR
.CE
.PP
Using \fBjoin\fR to flatten a list by a single level:
.CS
set data {1 {2 3} 4 {5 {6 7} 8}}
\fBjoin\fR $data
     \fB\(-> 1 2 3 4 5 {6 7} 8\fR
.CE

.SH "SEE ALSO"
list(n), lappend(n), split(n)

.SH KEYWORDS
element, join, list, separator
