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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/expn.yo | 13 |
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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index 25c44f331..dbbdc5073 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -604,6 +604,19 @@ If var(name) is an array the matching array elements are removed (use the `tt((M))' flag to remove the non-matched elements). ) +item(tt(${)var(name)tt(:|)var(arrayname)tt(}))( +If var(arrayname) is the name (N.B., not contents) of an array +variable, then any elements contained in var(arrayname) are removed +from the substitution of var(name). If the substitution is scalar, +either because var(name) is a scalar variable or the expression is +quoted, the elements of var(arrayname) are instead tested against the +entire expression. +) +item(tt(${)var(name)tt(:*)var(arrayname)tt(}))( +Similar to the preceding subsitution, but in the opposite sense, +so that entries present in both the original substitution and as +elements of var(arrayname) are retained and others removed. +) xitem(tt(${)var(name)tt(:)var(offset)tt(})) item(tt(${)var(name)tt(:)var(offset)tt(:)var(length)tt(}))( This syntax gives effects similar to parameter subscripting |