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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo b/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo index 771ff4d18..75d3faadf 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo @@ -622,10 +622,14 @@ vindex(killring) item(tt(killring) (array))( The array of previously killed items, with the most recently killed first. This gives the items that would be retrieved by a tt(yank-pop) in the -same order, up to eight (which is the maximum stored internally). -Unlike a normal array, only a maximum of eight elements may be written; -any extra are ignored. If fewer than eight elements are given, the -remaining elements of the kill ring will be treated as undefined. +same order. + +The default size for the kill ring is eight, however the length may be +changed by normal array operations. Any empty string in the kill ring is +ignored by the tt(yank-pop) command, hence the size of the array +effectively sets the maximum length of the kill ring, while the number of +non-zero strings gives the current length, both as seen by the user at the +command line. ) vindex(LASTSEARCH) |