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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/mod_files.yo b/Doc/Zsh/mod_files.yo index 2bc83b5db..5dbdae7d2 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/mod_files.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/mod_files.yo @@ -2,7 +2,17 @@ COMMENT(!MOD!zsh/files Some basic file manipulation commands as builtins. !MOD!) cindex(files, manipulating) -The tt(zsh/files) module makes some standard commands available as builtins: +The tt(zsh/files) module makes available some common commands for file +manipulation as builtins; these commands are probably not needed for +many normal situations but can be useful in emergency recovery +situations with constrained resources. The commands do not implement +all features now required by relevant standards committees. + +For all commands, a variant beginning tt(zf_) is also available and loaded +automatically. Using the features capability of zmodload will let you load +only those names you want. + +The commands loaded by default are: startitem() findex(chgrp) @@ -51,8 +61,8 @@ a deep directory tree can't end up recursively chowning tt(/usr) as a result of directories being moved up the tree. ) findex(ln) -xitem(tt(ln) [ tt(-dfis) ] var(filename) var(dest)) -item(tt(ln) [ tt(-dfis) ] var(filename) ... var(dir))( +xitem(tt(ln) [ tt(-dfhins) ] var(filename) var(dest)) +item(tt(ln) [ tt(-dfhins) ] var(filename) ... var(dir))( Creates hard (or, with tt(-s), symbolic) links. In the first form, the specified var(dest)ination is created, as a link to the specified var(filename). In the second form, each of the var(filename)s is @@ -69,6 +79,16 @@ By default, existing files cannot be replaced by links. The tt(-i) option causes the user to be queried about replacing existing files. The tt(-f) option causes existing files to be silently deleted, without querying. tt(-f) takes precedence. + +The tt(-h) and tt(-n) options are identical and both exist for +compatibility; either one indicates that if the target is a symlink +then it should not be dereferenced. +Typically this is used in combination with tt(-sf) so that if an +existing link points to a directory then it will be removed, +instead of followed. +If this option is used with multiple filenames and the target +is a symbolic link pointing to a directory then the result is +an error. ) findex(mkdir) item(tt(mkdir) [ tt(-p) ] [ tt(-m) var(mode) ] var(dir) ...)( |