uuid -
UUID generation and comparison
package require Tcl 8.2
package require uuid ? 1.0.1 ?
::uuid::uuid generate
::uuid::uuid equal id1 id2
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.
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::uuid::uuid generate
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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.
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::uuid::uuid equal id1 id2
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Compares two uuids and returns true if both arguments are the same uuid.
% uuid::uuid generate
b12dc22c-5c36-41d2-57da-e29d0ef5839c
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Paul J. Leach, "UUIDs and GUIDs", February 1998.
(http://www.opengroup.org/dce/info/draft-leach-uuids-guids-01.txt)
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems.
Please report such in the category
uuid of the
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883.
Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either
package and/or documentation.
UUID, GUID