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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/params.yo b/Doc/Zsh/params.yo index 5bccdc2d0..dbac51182 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/params.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/params.yo @@ -21,14 +21,20 @@ indent(var(name)tt(=)var(value)) If the integer attribute, tt(-i), is set for var(name), the var(value) is subject to arithmetic evaluation. Furthermore, by replacing `tt(=)' -with `tt(+=)', a parameter can be added or appended to. See +with `tt(+=)', a parameter can be added or appended to. + +In scalar assignment, var(value) is expanded as a single string, in +which the elements of arrays are joined together; filename expansion is +not performed unless the option tt(GLOB_ASSIGN) is set. See noderef(Array Parameters) for additional forms of assignment. To refer to the value of a parameter, write `tt($)var(name)' or `tt(${)var(name)tt(})'. See ifzman(em(Parameter Expansion) in zmanref(zshexpn))\ ifnzman(noderef(Parameter Expansion)) -for complete details. +for complete details. This section also explains the effect +of the difference between scalar and array assignment on parameter +expansion. In the parameter lists that follow, the mark `<S>' indicates that the parameter is special. |