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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo | 15 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo b/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo index afba2eed3..67d75bf3f 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo @@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ If the number of completion files changes, tt(compinit) will recognise this and produce a new dump file. However, if the name of a function or the arguments in the first line of a tt(#compdef) function (as described below) change, it is easiest to delete the dump file by hand so that -tt(compinit) will re-create it the next time it is run. +tt(compinit) will re-create it the next time it is run. The check +performed to see if there are new functions can be omitted by giving +the option tt(-C). In this case the dump file will only be created if +there isn't one already. The dumping is actually done by another function, tt(compdump), but you will only need to run this yourself if you change the configuration @@ -103,6 +106,16 @@ If the parameter tt(_compdir) is set, tt(compinit) uses it as a directory where completion functions can be found; this is only necessary if they are not already in the function search path. +For security reasons tt(compinit) also checks if the completion system +would use files not owned by root or the current user or files in +directories that are world- or group-writable or that are not owned by +root or the current user. If such files or directories are found, +tt(Compinit) will ask if the completion system should really be used. +To avoid these tests and make all files found be used without asking, +the option tt(-u) can be given and to make tt(compinit) silently +ignore all insecure files and directories the options tt(-i) can be +given. + subsect(Autoloaded files) cindex(completion system, autoloaded functions) |