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+++ b/Doc/Zsh/mod_zutil.yo
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The tt(zsh/zutil) module only adds some builtins:
 
 startitem()
 findex(zstyle)
-xitem(tt(zstyle) [ tt(-L) [ var(pattern) [ var(style) ] ] ])
+xitem(tt(zstyle) [ tt(-L) [ var(metapattern) [ var(style) ] ] ])
 xitem(tt(zstyle) [ tt(-e) | tt(-) | tt(-)tt(-) ] var(pattern) var(style) var(string) ...)
 xitem(tt(zstyle -d) [ var(pattern) [ var(style) ... ] ])
 xitem(tt(zstyle -g) var(name) [ var(pattern) [ var(style) ] ])
@@ -49,22 +49,24 @@ in order to retrieve your preference into the scalar variable tt($REPLY).
 
 em(Usage)
 
-The first form (without arguments) lists the definitions.  Styles
+The forms that operate on patterns are the following.
+
+startitem()
+item(tt(zstyle) [ tt(-L) [ var(metapattern) [ var(style) ] ] ])(
+Without arguments, lists style definitions.  Styles
 are shown in alphabetic order and patterns are shown in the order
 tt(zstyle) will test them.
 
 If the tt(-L) option is given, listing is done in the form of calls to
-tt(zstyle).  The optional first argument is a pattern which will be matched
-against the string supplied as the pattern for the context; note that
+tt(zstyle).  The optional first argument, var(metapattern), is a pattern which
+will be matched against the string supplied as var(pattern) when the style was
+defined.  Note:
 this means, for example, `tt(zstyle -L ":completion:*")' will
 match any supplied pattern beginning `tt(:completion:)', not
 just tt(":completion:*"):  use tt(':completion:\*') to match that.
 The optional second argument limits the output to a specific var(style) (not a
 pattern).  tt(-L) is not compatible with any other options.
-
-The other forms are the following:
-
-startitem()
+)
 item(tt(zstyle) [ tt(-) | tt(-)tt(-) | tt(-e) ] var(pattern) var(style) var(string) ...)(
 vindex(reply, use of)
 Defines the given var(style) for the var(pattern) with the var(string)s as
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ combination is returned.
 )
 enditem()
 
-The other forms can be used to look up or test patterns.
+The other forms can be used to look up or test styles for a given context.
 
 startitem()
 item(tt(zstyle -s) var(context) var(style) var(name) [ var(sep) ])(