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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/options.yo | 30 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/options.yo b/Doc/Zsh/options.yo index 589ed79cb..02d8fa046 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/options.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/options.yo @@ -411,19 +411,31 @@ item(tt(MARK_DIRS) (tt(-8), ksh: tt(-X)))( Append a trailing `tt(/)' to all directory names resulting from filename generation (globbing). ) -pindex(MULTIBYTE) +pindex(MULTIBYTE <D>) cindex(characters, multibyte, in expansion and globbing) cindex(multibyte characters, in expansion and globbing) item(tt(MULTIBYTE))( -Respect multibyte characters when found during pattern matching. -When this option is set, characters strings are examined using the +Respect multibyte characters when found in strings. +When this option is set, strings are examined using the system library to determine how many bytes form a character, depending -on the current locale. If the option is unset -(or the shell was not compiled with the configuration option -tt(MULTIBYTE_SUPPORT)) a single byte is always treated as a single -character. The option will eventually be extended to cover expansion. -Note, however, that it does not affect the shellʼs editor, which always -uses the locale to determine multibyte characters. +on the current locale. This affects the way characters are counted in +pattern matching, parameter values and various delimiters. + +The option is on by default if the shell was compiled with +tt(MULTIBYTE_SUPPORT); otherwise it is off by default and has no effect if +turned on. + +If the option is off a single byte is always treated as a single +character. This setting is designed purely for examining strings +known to contain raw bytes or other values that may not be characters +in the current locale. It is not necessary to unset the option merely +because the character set for the current locale does not contain multibyte +characters. + +The option does not affect the shell's editor, which always uses the +locale to determine multibyte characters. This is because +the character set displayed by the terminal emulator is independent of +shell settings. ) pindex(NOMATCH) cindex(globbing, no matches) |