diff options
| author | Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@gmail.com> | 2025-05-22 03:35:19 +0200 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@gmail.com> | 2025-05-22 04:03:18 +0200 |
| commit | bfb8ec65a6dabc2f16e3a1fc7e96fdeca8c985ef (patch) | |
| tree | 19162e06ee20006c97dce8a7ec0df173a455c1d7 /Doc | |
| parent | 53636: docs: clarify valid parameter names (diff) | |
| download | zsh-bfb8ec65a6dabc2f16e3a1fc7e96fdeca8c985ef.tar zsh-bfb8ec65a6dabc2f16e3a1fc7e96fdeca8c985ef.tar.gz zsh-bfb8ec65a6dabc2f16e3a1fc7e96fdeca8c985ef.tar.bz2 zsh-bfb8ec65a6dabc2f16e3a1fc7e96fdeca8c985ef.tar.lz zsh-bfb8ec65a6dabc2f16e3a1fc7e96fdeca8c985ef.tar.xz zsh-bfb8ec65a6dabc2f16e3a1fc7e96fdeca8c985ef.tar.zst zsh-bfb8ec65a6dabc2f16e3a1fc7e96fdeca8c985ef.zip | |
53660: Clarify namespaces starting with a .
Diffstat (limited to 'Doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/expn.yo | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/params.yo | 7 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index 1db65d24f..70212dbc8 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -616,9 +616,7 @@ the format `tt(.)var(identifier)tt(.)' This currently has no special meaning to the shell, but provides a convenient means of grouping related parameters. Expansions using a namespace em(must) include braces (tt({) and tt(})) as shown in the descriptions below, and -only one namespace prefix is allowed. Note that, for support of -possible future features, the first `tt(.)' is optional, but omitting -it is discouraged. +only one namespace prefix is allowed. In the expansions discussed below that require a pattern, the form of the pattern is the same as that used for filename generation; diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/params.yo b/Doc/Zsh/params.yo index 59e964519..0a550cf96 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/params.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/params.yo @@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ with a `tt(.)' prefix are not listed by the `tt(set)' builtin, nor shown by the `tt(typeset)' builtin unless explicitly named or the `tt(-m)' option is used. They provide a convenient way to group related variables. Note that, for support of possible future features, -the first `tt(.)' is optional, but omitting it is discouraged. Unlike -ksh, a namespace need not be declared before it is referenced. +the first `tt(.)' is optional, but omitting it is discouraged. Note also +that a name starting with a `tt(.)' does not refer to the same parameter +as one that does not, eg, `tt(.foo.bar)' and `tt(foo.bar)' are distinct +parameters. Unlike ksh, a namespace need not be declared before it +is referenced. In scalar assignment, var(value) is expanded as a single string, in which the elements of arrays are joined together; filename expansion is |