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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/compctl.yo b/Doc/Zsh/compctl.yo index 4e1a98dab..f494ec5f9 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/compctl.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/compctl.yo @@ -703,7 +703,8 @@ The pattern var(tpat) may also be a single star, `tt(*)'. This means that the pattern on the command line can match any number of characters in the trial completion. In this case the pattern must be anchored (on either side); the var(anchor) then determines how much of the trial -completion is to be included. +completion is to be included --- only the characters up to the next +appearance of the anchor will be matched. Examples: @@ -758,7 +759,8 @@ nofill(tt(compctl -M 'r:|.=* r:|=*' \ -k '(comp.sources.unix comp.sources.misc ...)' ngroups)) ) The first specification says that tt(lpat) is the empty string, while -tt(anchor) is a dot; tt(tpat) is tt(*), so this can match anything in +tt(anchor) is a dot; tt(tpat) is tt(*), so this can match anything +except for the `tt(.)' from the anchor in the trial completion word. So in tt(c.s.u), the matcher sees tt(c), followed by the empty string, followed by the anchor `tt(.)', and likewise for the second dot, and replaces the empty strings before the |