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author | Peter Stephenson <pws@users.sourceforge.net> | 2007-08-22 10:46:40 +0000 |
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committer | Peter Stephenson <pws@users.sourceforge.net> | 2007-08-22 10:46:40 +0000 |
commit | 749951e03d1d6036f97a45b65c0a7a85c2eecabd (patch) | |
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parent | 55b7a07a7ec62cd2456b651cabf819e4384f73b0 (diff) | |
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23792: test and documentation for improved backslash quoting
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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index 2460f148e..cff393c57 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -792,10 +792,14 @@ have `tt(foo=bar)' and `tt(bar=baz)', the strings tt(${(P)foo}), tt(${(P)${foo}}), and tt(${(P)$(echo bar)}) will be expanded to `tt(baz)'. ) item(tt(q))( -Quote the resulting words with backslashes. If this flag is given +Quote the resulting words with backslashes; unprintable or invalid +characters are quoted using the tt($'\)var(NNN)tt(') form, with separate +quotes for each octet. If this flag is given twice, the resulting words are quoted in single quotes and if it is -given three times, the words are quoted in double quotes. If it is -given four times, the words are quoted in single quotes preceded by a tt($). +given three times, the words are quoted in double quotes; in these forms +no special handling of unprintable or invalid characters is attempted. If +the flag is given four times, the words are quoted in single quotes +preceded by a tt($). ) item(tt(Q))( Remove one level of quotes from the resulting words. |