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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo b/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo index 5393cb149..33b13ac16 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo @@ -2060,6 +2060,11 @@ function unless `tt(-g -n)' is specified, and any local parameter (of any type) with the same var(name) supplants a named reference from a surrounding scope. +A scalar parameter, including an existing named reference, may be +converted to a new named reference by `tt(typeset -n )var(name)', so +the `tt(-p)' option must be included to display the value of a +specific named reference var(name). + If no attribute flags are given, and either no var(name) arguments are present or the flag tt(+m) is used, then each parameter name printed is preceded by a list of the attributes of that parameter (tt(array), @@ -2104,7 +2109,8 @@ is not used in this case). If the tt(+g) flag is combined with tt(-m), a new local parameter is created for every matching parameter that is not already local. Otherwise -tt(-m) applies all other flags or assignments to the existing parameters. +tt(-m) applies all other flags or assignments to the existing parameters, +except that the tt(-n) option cannot create named references in this way. Except when assignments are made with var(name)tt(=)var(value), using tt(+m) forces the matching parameters and their attributes to be printed, |