UNIX Tcl Scripts
On UNIX you can create a stand alone Tcl or Tcl/Tk script much like an sh or csh script. The trick is in the first line of the file that contains your script. If the first line of a file begins with #!pathname, then UNIX uses pathname as the interpreter for the rest of the script. The “Hello, World!” program from Chapter 1 is repeated in Example 2-1 with the special starting line:
Example 2-1 A standalone Tcl script on UNIX.
#!/usr/local/bin/tclsh
puts stdout {Hello, World!}
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Similarly, the Tk hello world program from Chapter 21 is shown in Example 2-2:
Example 2-2 A standalone Tk script on UNIX.
#!/usr/local/bin/wish
button .hello -text Hello -command {puts "Hello, World!"}
pack .hello -padx 10 -pady 10
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