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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index 4adc09d44..3d4c92d4a 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -943,11 +943,13 @@ Control characters are always assumed to be one unit wide; this allows the mechanism to be used for generating repetitions of control characters. ) item(tt(m))( -Only useful together with tt(l) and tt(r) when the tt(MULTIBYTE) option +Only useful together with one of the flags tt(l) or tt(r) or with the +tt(#) length operator when the tt(MULTIBYTE) option is in effect. Use the character width reported by the system in -calculating the how much of the string it occupies. Most printable -characters have a width of one unit, however certain Asian character sets -and certain special effects use wider characters. +calculating the how much of the string it occupies or the overall +length of the string. Most printable characters have a width of one +unit, however certain Asian character sets and certain special effects +use wider characters; combining characters have zero width. ) item(tt(r:)var(expr)tt(::)var(string1)tt(::)var(string2)tt(:))( As tt(l), but pad the words on the right and insert var(string2) |