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NAME

Tcl_SourceRCFile — source the Tcl rc file

SYNOPSIS

#include <tcl.h>
Tcl_SourceRCFile(interp)

ARGUMENTS

Tcl_Interp *interp (in)

Tcl interpreter to source rc file into.

DESCRIPTION

Tcl_SourceRCFile is used to source the Tcl rc file at startup. It is typically invoked by Tcl_Main or Tk_Main. The name of the file sourced is obtained from the global variable tcl_rcFileName in the interpreter given by interp. If this variable is not defined, or if the file it indicates cannot be found, no action is taken.

KEYWORDS

application-specific initialization, main program, rc file