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-rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo | 23 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo b/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo index 75745028f..f7924a072 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo @@ -137,10 +137,19 @@ With the tt(-w) flag, the var(name)s are taken as names of files compiled with the tt(zcompile) builtin, and all functions defined in them are marked for autoloading. -The flags tt(-z) and tt(-k) mark the function to be autoloaded in -native or ksh emulation, as if the option tt(KSH_AUTOLOAD) were -unset or were set, respectively. The flags override the setting of -the option at the time the function is loaded. +The flags tt(-z) and tt(-k) mark the function to be autoloaded using the +zsh or ksh style, as if the option tt(KSH_AUTOLOAD) were unset or were +set, respectively. The flags override the setting of the option at the +time the function is loaded. + +Note that the tt(autoload) command makes no attempt to ensure the +shell options set during the loading or execution of the file have +any particular value. For this, the tt(emulate) command can be used: + +example(emulate zsh -c 'autoload -Uz var(func)') + +arranges that when var(func) is loaded the shell is in native tt(zsh) +emulation, and this emulation is also applied when var(func) is run. ) findex(bg) cindex(jobs, backgrounding) @@ -393,6 +402,7 @@ ifnzman(noderef(Invocation))\ ifzman(the section INVOCATION in zmanref(zsh)), except that `tt(-o EMACS)' and `tt(-o VI)' may not be used. Flags such as `tt(+r)'/`tt(+o RESTRICTED)' may be prohibited in some circumstances. + If tt(-c) var(arg) appears in var(flags), var(arg) is evaluated while the requested emulation is temporarily in effect. In this case the emulation mode and all options are restored to their previous values before @@ -409,7 +419,10 @@ If the function is called when the sticky emulation is already in effect, either within an `tt(emulate) var(shell) tt(-c)' expression or within another function with the same sticky emulation, entry and exit from the function do not cause options to be altered (except due to -standard processing such as the tt(LOCAL_OPTIONS) option). +standard processing such as the tt(LOCAL_OPTIONS) option). This also +applies to functions marked for autoload within the sticky emulation; +the appropriate set of options will be applied at the point the +function is loaded as well as when it is run. For example: |