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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo b/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo index c875c95da..53ae96dad 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/contrib.yo @@ -3764,8 +3764,14 @@ first few positional parameters. A visual indication of this is given when the calculator starts. The constants tt(PI) (3.14159...) and tt(E) (2.71828...) are provided. -Parameter assignment is possible, but note that all parameters will be put -into the global namespace. +Parameter assignment is possible, but note that all parameters will be +put into the global namespace unless the tt(:local) special command is +used. The function creates local variables whose names start with +tt(_), so users should avoid doing so. The variables tt(ans) (the last +answer) and tt(stack) (the stack in RPN mode) may be referred to +directly; tt(stack) is an array but elements of it are numeric. Various +other special variables are used locally with their standard meaning, +for example tt(compcontext), tt(match), tt(mbegin), tt(mend), tt(psvar). The output base can be initialised by passing the option `tt(-#)var(base)', for example `tt(zcalc -#16)' (the `tt(#)' may have to be quoted, depending @@ -3831,6 +3837,10 @@ stored locally in the first element of the array tt(psvar), which can be referred to in tt(ZCALCPROMPT) as `tt(%1v)'. The default prompt is `tt(%1v> )'. +The variable tt(ZCALC_ACTIVE) is set within the function and can +be tested by nested functions; it has the value tt(rpn) if RPN mode is +active, else 1. + A few special commands are available; these are introduced by a colon. For backward compatibility, the colon may be omitted for certain commands. Completion is available if tt(compinit) has been run. @@ -3870,8 +3880,7 @@ is executed in the context of the function, i.e. with local variables. Space is optional after tt(:!). ) item(tt(:local) var(arg) ...)( -Declare variables local to the function. Note that certain variables -are used by the function for its own purposes. Other variables +Declare variables local to the function. Other variables may be used, too, but they will be taken from or put into the global scope. ) |