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| author | Daniel Shahaf <d.s@daniel.shahaf.name> | 2016-07-17 12:32:13 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Shahaf <d.s@daniel.shahaf.name> | 2016-07-20 07:00:29 +0000 |
| commit | 6e966f691d588932cde025083fa91575f661119a (patch) | |
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users/21777: Clarify documentation of the ':A' word modifier.
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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index c6e7b6f16..c5f3c00d3 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -224,10 +224,15 @@ Note that the transformation takes place even if the file or any intervening directories do not exist. ) item(tt(A))( -As `tt(a)', but also resolve use of symbolic links where possible. -Note that resolution of `tt(..)' occurs em(before) resolution of symbolic -links. This call is equivalent to tt(a) unless your system has the -tt(realpath) system call (modern systems do). +Turn a file name into an absolute path as the `tt(a)' modifier does, and +em(then) pass the result through the tt(realpath+LPAR()3+RPAR()) library +function to resolve symbolic links. + +Note: on systems that do not have a tt(realpath+LPAR()3+RPAR()) library +function, symbolic links are not resolved, so on those systems `tt(a)' and +`tt(A)' are equivalent. + +Note: tt(foo:A) and tt(realpath+LPAR()foo+RPAR()) are different on some inputs. ) item(tt(c))( Resolve a command name into an absolute path by searching the command |