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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo b/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo index 4a24df74e..f878ebcab 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo @@ -2298,13 +2298,29 @@ The default value for this style is `false'. ) kindex(prefix-needed, completion style) item(tt(prefix-needed))( -This, too, is used for matches with a common prefix. If it is set to -`true' this common prefix must be typed by the user to generate the -matches. In the case of command options, this means that the initial -`tt(-)', `tt(+)', or `tt(-)tt(-)' must be typed explicitly before option -names will be completed. +This style is also relevant for matches with a common prefix. If it is +set to `true' this common prefix must be typed by the user to generate +the matches. -The default value for this style is `true'. +The style is applicable to the tt(options), tt(signals), tt(jobs), +tt(functions), and tt(parameters) completion tags. + +For command options, this means that the initial `tt(-)', `tt(+)', or +`tt(-)tt(-)' must be typed explicitly before option names will be +completed. + +For signals, an initial `tt(-)' is required before signal names will +be completed. + +For jobs, an initial `tt(%)' is required before job names will be +completed. + +For function and parameter names, an initial `tt(_)' or `tt(.)' is +required before function or parameter names starting with those +characters will be completed. + +The default value for this style is `false' for tt(function) and +tt(parameter) completions, and `true' otherwise. ) kindex(preserve-prefix, completion style) item(tt(preserve-prefix))( |