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<h1 class="doctools_title">uuid(n) 1.0.8 tcllib &quot;uuid&quot;</h1>
<div id="name" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="name">Name</a></h2>
<p>uuid - UUID generation and comparison</p>
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<div id="toc" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="toc">Table Of Contents</a></h2>
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<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#toc">Table Of Contents</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#synopsis">Synopsis</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#section1">Description</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#section2">COMMANDS</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#section3">EXAMPLES</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#section4">REFERENCES</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#section5">Bugs, Ideas, Feedback</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#keywords">Keywords</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#category">Category</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#copyright">Copyright</a></li>
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<div id="synopsis" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="synopsis">Synopsis</a></h2>
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<li>package require <b class="pkgname">Tcl 8.5 9</b></li>
<li>package require <b class="pkgname">uuid <span class="opt">?1.0.8?</span></b></li>
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<ul class="doctools_syntax">
<li><a href="#1"><b class="cmd">::uuid::uuid generate</b></a></li>
<li><a href="#2"><b class="cmd">::uuid::uuid equal</b> <i class="arg">id1</i> <i class="arg">id2</i></a></li>
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<div id="section1" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="section1">Description</a></h2>
<p>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.</p>
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<div id="section2" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="section2">COMMANDS</a></h2>
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<dt><a name="1"><b class="cmd">::uuid::uuid generate</b></a></dt>
<dd><p>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.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="2"><b class="cmd">::uuid::uuid equal</b> <i class="arg">id1</i> <i class="arg">id2</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>Compares two uuids and returns true if both arguments are the same uuid.</p></dd>
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<div id="section3" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="section3">EXAMPLES</a></h2>
<pre class="doctools_example">
% uuid::uuid generate
b12dc22c-5c36-41d2-57da-e29d0ef5839c
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<div id="section4" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="section4">REFERENCES</a></h2>
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<li><p>Paul J. Leach, &quot;UUIDs and GUIDs&quot;, February 1998.
    (<a href="http://www.opengroup.org/dce/info/draft-leach-uuids-guids-01.txt">http://www.opengroup.org/dce/info/draft-leach-uuids-guids-01.txt</a>)</p></li>
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<div id="section5" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="section5">Bugs, Ideas, Feedback</a></h2>
<p>This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems.
Please report such in the category <em>uuid</em> of the
<a href="http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist">Tcllib Trackers</a>.
Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either
package and/or documentation.</p>
<p>When proposing code changes, please provide <em>unified diffs</em>,
i.e the output of <b class="const">diff -u</b>.</p>
<p>Note further that <em>attachments</em> are strongly preferred over
inlined patches. Attachments can be made by going to the <b class="const">Edit</b>
form of the ticket immediately after its creation, and then using the
left-most button in the secondary navigation bar.</p>
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<div id="keywords" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="keywords">Keywords</a></h2>
<p><a href="../../../../index.html#guid">GUID</a>, <a href="../../../../index.html#uuid">UUID</a></p>
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<div id="category" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="category">Category</a></h2>
<p>Hashes, checksums, and encryption</p>
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<div id="copyright" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="copyright">Copyright</a></h2>
<p>Copyright &copy; 2004, Pat Thoyts &lt;patthoyts@users.sourceforge.net&gt;</p>
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