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From: Harald Oehlmann <wortkarg3@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: The best way to copy a list?
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:20:26 +0200
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Am 18.06.2025 um 09:19 schrieb Mark Summerfield:
> Is using `lmap` the best way to copy a list? For example:
> 
>      package require struct::list 1
>      set a {a bc def ghij klmno}
>      # is the following the best way to copy a list?
>      set b [lmap x $a {expr {$x}}]
>      puts "a={$a} b={$b} a==b=[struct::list equal $a $b]"
> 
> Output:
> 
>      a={a bc def ghij klmno} b={a bc def ghij klmno} a==b=1

Stupid question:

set b $a

to copy list b to a ?