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authorDaniel Shahaf <d.s@daniel.shahaf.name>2017-02-25 22:52:19 +0000
committerDaniel Shahaf <d.s@daniel.shahaf.name>2017-02-28 07:39:15 +0000
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40641: docs: patterns: Add '|' to the overview. Clarify that it short-circuits.
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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
index 016d8aef0..e049aa540 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
@@ -2110,6 +2110,7 @@ Matches either var(x) or var(y).
 This operator has lower precedence than any other.
 The `tt(|)' character
 must be within parentheses, to avoid interpretation as a pipeline.
+The alternatives are tried in order from left to right.
 )
 item(tt(^)var(x))(
 (Requires tt(EXTENDED_GLOB) to be set.)
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/roadmap.yo b/Doc/Zsh/roadmap.yo
index bd064e2b2..94ef74d1f 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/roadmap.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/roadmap.yo
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ startitem()
 item(tt(**))(
 for matching over multiple directories
 )
+item(tt(|))(
+for matching either of two alternatives
+)
 item(tt(~), tt(^))(
 the ability to exclude patterns from matching when the tt(EXTENDED_GLOB)
 option is set