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[manpage_begin uuid n 1.0.1]
[moddesc {uuid}]
[copyright {2004, Pat Thoyts <patthoyts@users.sourceforge.net>}]
[titledesc {UUID generation and comparison}]
[category {Hashes, checksums, and encryption}]
[require Tcl 8.2]
[require uuid [opt 1.0.1]]
[description]
[para]
This package provides a generator of universally unique identifiers
(UUID) also known as globally unique identifiers (GUID). This
implementation follows the draft specification from (1) although this
is actually an expired draft document.
[section {COMMANDS}]
[list_begin definitions]
[call [cmd "::uuid::uuid generate"]]
Creates a type 4 uuid by MD5 hashing a number of bits of variant data
including the time and hostname.
Returns the string representation of the new uuid.
[call [cmd "::uuid::uuid equal"] [arg "id1"] [arg "id2"]]
Compares two uuids and returns true if both arguments are the same uuid.
[list_end]
[section {EXAMPLES}]
[example {
% uuid::uuid generate
b12dc22c-5c36-41d2-57da-e29d0ef5839c
}]
[section {REFERENCES}]
[list_begin enumerated]
[enum]
Paul J. Leach, "UUIDs and GUIDs", February 1998.
([uri http://www.opengroup.org/dce/info/draft-leach-uuids-guids-01.txt])
[list_end]
[section {BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK}]
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems.
Please report such in the category [emph uuid] of the
[uri {http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883} {Tcllib SF Trackers}].
Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either
package and/or documentation.
[keywords UUID GUID]
[manpage_end]
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