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authorBart Schaefer <schaefer@zsh.org>2023-07-26 20:15:21 -0700
committerBart Schaefer <schaefer@zsh.org>2023-07-26 20:15:21 -0700
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51945: assorted documentation improvements, bug fixes, and new test
1) Document the behavior of "typeset -n existing_var" (via Jun T. comment)
2) Prohibit "typeset -nm pattern" because, well, it's insane.  Add test.
3) Improve doc for ${(!)ref} including ${{t!)ref} (Jun T.)
4) Fix doc for how-to unset of a named ref (Jun T.)
5) Allow "typeset +r -n ref" and "typeset +r +n ref" (Jun T.)
6) Fix "typeset -r -n ref=param" to create readonly references
7) Avoid accidental removal of PM_UNSET flag (Jun T.) and update test
8) Fix "typeset -gn ref=value" and add a test for it
9) Add tests for read-only reference behavior
10) Fix infinite recursion when resolving scope of an unset local
named reference, add test.
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@@ -2060,6 +2060,11 @@ function unless `tt(-g -n)' is specified, and any local parameter (of
 any type) with the same var(name) supplants a named reference from a
 surrounding scope.
 
+A scalar parameter, including an existing named reference, may be
+converted to a new named reference by `tt(typeset -n )var(name)', so
+the `tt(-p)' option must be included to display the value of a
+specific named reference var(name).
+
 If no attribute flags are given, and either no var(name) arguments are
 present or the flag tt(+m) is used, then each parameter name printed is
 preceded by a list of the attributes of that parameter (tt(array),
@@ -2104,7 +2109,8 @@ is not used in this case).
 
 If the tt(+g) flag is combined with tt(-m), a new local parameter is
 created for every matching parameter that is not already local.  Otherwise
-tt(-m) applies all other flags or assignments to the existing parameters.
+tt(-m) applies all other flags or assignments to the existing parameters,
+except that the tt(-n) option cannot create named references in this way.
 
 Except when assignments are made with var(name)tt(=)var(value), using
 tt(+m) forces the matching parameters and their attributes to be printed,