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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/expn.yo | 24 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index bab12cc3f..59b6aeb87 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -825,14 +825,22 @@ have `tt(foo=bar)' and `tt(bar=baz)', the strings tt(${(P)foo}), tt(${(P)${foo}}), and tt(${(P)$(echo bar)}) will be expanded to `tt(baz)'. ) item(tt(q))( -Quote the resulting words with backslashes; unprintable or invalid -characters are quoted using the tt($'\)var(NNN)tt(') form, with separate -quotes for each octet. If this flag is given -twice, the resulting words are quoted in single quotes and if it is -given three times, the words are quoted in double quotes; in these forms -no special handling of unprintable or invalid characters is attempted. If -the flag is given four times, the words are quoted in single quotes -preceded by a tt($). +Quote characters that are special to the shell in the resulting words with +backslashes; unprintable or invalid characters are quoted using the +tt($'\)var(NNN)tt(') form, with separate quotes for each octet. + +If this flag is given twice, the resulting words are quoted in single +quotes and if it is given three times, the words are quoted in double +quotes; in these forms no special handling of unprintable or invalid +characters is attempted. If the flag is given four times, the words are +quoted in single quotes preceded by a tt($). Note that in all three of +these forms quoting is done unconditionally, even if this does not change +the way the resulting string would be interpreted by the shell. + +If a tt(q-) is given (only a single tt(q) may appear), a minimal +form of single quoting is used that only quotes the string if needed to +protect special characters. Typically this form gives the most readable +output. ) item(tt(Q))( Remove one level of quotes from the resulting words. |