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@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ Normally, \fIname\fR is unqualified
(does not include the names of any containing namespaces),
and the variable is created in the current namespace.
If \fIname\fR includes any namespace qualifiers,
-the variable is created in the specified namespace.
+the variable is created in the specified namespace. If the variable
+is not defined, it will be visible to the \fBnamespace which\fR
+command, but not to the \fBinfo exists\fR command.
.PP
If the \fBvariable\fR command is executed inside a Tcl procedure,
it creates local variables