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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index e8d1ed297..5ba3e21af 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -1708,14 +1708,14 @@ Note that trailing slashes will be removed from the path to the directory It is also possible to define directory names using the tt(-d) option to the tt(hash) builtin. -In certain circumstances (in prompts, for instance), when the shell -prints a path, the path is checked to see if it has a named -directory as its prefix. If so, then the prefix portion -is replaced with a `tt(~)' followed by the name of the directory. -The shortest way of referring to the directory is used, -with ties broken in favour of using a named directory, -except when the directory is tt(/) itself. The parameters tt($PWD) and -tt($OLDPWD) are never abbreviated in this fashion. +When the shell prints a path (e.g. when expanding tt(%~) in prompts or when +printing the directory stack), the path is checked to see if it has a named +directory as its prefix. If so, then the prefix portion is replaced with a +`tt(~)' followed by the name of the directory. +The shorter of the two ways of referring to the directory is used, +i.e. either the directory name or the full path; the name is used +if they are the same length. +The parameters tt($PWD) and tt($OLDPWD) are never abbreviated in this fashion. subsect(`=' expansion) |