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UUID 2.1.5 (Default branch)
02-21-2008
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uuid(n) uuid uuid(n) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NAME
uuid - UUID generation and comparison SYNOPSIS
package require Tcl 8.2 package require uuid ?1.0.1? ::uuid::uuid generate ::uuid::uuid equal id1 id2 _________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION
This package provides a generator of universally unique identifiers (UUID) also known as globally unique identifiers (GUID). This implemen- tation follows the draft specification from (1) although this is actually an expired draft document. COMMANDS
::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 represen- tation of the new uuid. ::uuid::uuid equal id1 id2 Compares two uuids and returns true if both arguments are the same uuid. EXAMPLES
% uuid::uuid generate b12dc22c-5c36-41d2-57da-e29d0ef5839c REFERENCES
[1] Paul J. Leach, "UUIDs and GUIDs", February 1998. (http://www.opengroup.org/dce/info/draft-leach-uuids-guids-01.txt) BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category uuid of the Tcllib SF Trackers [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883]. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation. KEYWORDS
GUID, UUID COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2004, Pat Thoyts <patthoyts@users.sourceforge.net> uuid 1.0.1 uuid(n)