12719: quoting arrays in vared with real backslashes

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/mod_zle.yo b/Doc/Zsh/mod_zle.yo
index f858b35d7..3b4d58ed7 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/mod_zle.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/mod_zle.yo
@@ -162,10 +162,11 @@ If the type of an existing parameter does not match the type to be
 created, the parameter is unset and recreated.
 
 If an array or array slice is being edited, separator characters as defined
-in tt($IFS) will be shown quoted with a backslash.  Conversely, when the
-edited text is split into an array, a backslash quotes an immediately
-following separator character; no other special handling of backslashes, or
-any handling of quotes, is performed.
+in tt($IFS) will be shown quoted with a backslash, as will backslashes
+themselves.  Conversely, when the edited text is split into an array, a
+backslash quotes an immediately following separator character or backslash;
+no other special handling of backslashes, or any handling of quotes, is
+performed.
 
 Individual elements of existing array or associative array parameters
 may be edited by using subscript syntax on var(name).  New elements are