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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/redirect.yo b/Doc/Zsh/redirect.yo index 2e48aa7ab..167c3ef21 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/redirect.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/redirect.yo @@ -70,12 +70,22 @@ occurs, `tt(\)' followed by a newline is removed, and `tt(\)' must be used to quote the characters `tt(\)', `tt($)', `tt(`)' and the first character of var(word). +Note that var(word) itself does not undergo shell expansion. Backquotes +in var(word) do not have their usual effect; instead they behave +similarly to double quotes, except that the backquotes themselves are +passed through unchanged. (This information is given for completeness +and it is not recommended that backquotes be used.) Quotes in the form +tt($')var(...)tt(') have their standard effect of expanding backslashed +references to special characters. + If tt(<<-) is used, then all leading tabs are stripped from var(word) and from the document. ) item(tt(<<<) var(word))( Perform shell expansion on var(word) and pass the result to standard input. This is known as a em(here-string). +Compare the use of var(word) in here-documents above, where var(word) +does not undergo shell expansion. ) xitem(tt(<&) var(number)) item(tt(>&) var(number))( |