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authorPeter Stephenson <pws@users.sourceforge.net>2011-12-02 10:27:13 +0000
committerPeter Stephenson <pws@users.sourceforge.net>2011-12-02 10:27:13 +0000
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unposted: fix documentation for "*" test output syntax
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diff --git a/Test/B01cd.ztst b/Test/B01cd.ztst
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@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@
 # stderr.
 #
 # The rules for '<', '>' and '?' lines are the same: only the first
-# character is stripped, with subsequent whitespace being significant;
-# lines are not subject to any substitution unless the `q' flag (see
-# below) is set.
+# character is stripped (with the excpetion for '*' noted below), with
+# subsequent whitespace being significant; lines are not subject to any
+# substitution unless the `q' flag (see below) is set.
 #
-# '>' and '?' may be preceded by a '*', in which case all lines
-# in the chunk must be so delimited (i.e. all lines must start either
-# '*>' or '>' but not a mixture).  If the '*' is present, the lines
-# in the actual output are pattern matched against the lines in the
-# test output.  The entire line following '*>' or '*?' must be a
-# valid pattern, so characters special to patterns such as parentheses
-# must be quoted.  The EXTENDED_GLOB option is used for all such patterns.
+# The first line (only) of a '>' and '?' chunk may be preceded by a '*'.
+# This signifies that all lines in the chunk (not just the one with the
+# '*' in front) in the actual output are pattern matched against the
+# corresponding lines in the test output.  The entire set of lines
+# following '>' or '?' must be a valid pattern, so characters special to
+# patterns such as parentheses must be quoted.  The EXTENDED_GLOB option
+# is used for all such patterns.
 #
 # Each chunk of indented code is to be evaluated in one go and is to
 # be followed by a line starting (in the first column) with