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Diffstat (limited to 'Doc/Zsh')
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/expn.yo | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/prompt.yo | 9 |
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo b/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo index 3623f9bb9..8e46a88ee 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo @@ -277,7 +277,9 @@ item(tt(-c))( clear the directory stack. ) item(tt(-l))( -print directory names in full instead of using of using tt(~) expressions. +print directory names in full instead of using of using tt(~) expressions (\ +ifzman(see em(Dynamic) and em(Static named directories) in zmanref(zshexpn))\ +ifnzman(noderef(Filename Expansion))). ) item(tt(-p))( print directory entries one per line. diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index e8d1ed297..5ba3e21af 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -1708,14 +1708,14 @@ Note that trailing slashes will be removed from the path to the directory It is also possible to define directory names using the tt(-d) option to the tt(hash) builtin. -In certain circumstances (in prompts, for instance), when the shell -prints a path, the path is checked to see if it has a named -directory as its prefix. If so, then the prefix portion -is replaced with a `tt(~)' followed by the name of the directory. -The shortest way of referring to the directory is used, -with ties broken in favour of using a named directory, -except when the directory is tt(/) itself. The parameters tt($PWD) and -tt($OLDPWD) are never abbreviated in this fashion. +When the shell prints a path (e.g. when expanding tt(%~) in prompts or when +printing the directory stack), the path is checked to see if it has a named +directory as its prefix. If so, then the prefix portion is replaced with a +`tt(~)' followed by the name of the directory. +The shorter of the two ways of referring to the directory is used, +i.e. either the directory name or the full path; the name is used +if they are the same length. +The parameters tt($PWD) and tt($OLDPWD) are never abbreviated in this fashion. subsect(`=' expansion) diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/prompt.yo b/Doc/Zsh/prompt.yo index 8d7979546..eab15d29d 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/prompt.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/prompt.yo @@ -100,10 +100,13 @@ directory to show; zero means the whole path. A negative integer specifies leading components, i.e. tt(%-1d) specifies the first component. ) item(tt(%~))( -As tt(%d) and tt(%/), but if the current working directory has a named +As tt(%d) and tt(%/), but if the current working directory starts with +tt($HOME), that part is replaced by a `tt(~)'. Furthermore, if it has a named directory as its prefix, that part is replaced by a `tt(~)' followed by -the name of the directory. If it starts with tt($HOME), that part is -replaced by a `tt(~)'. +the name of the directory, but only if the result is shorter than +the full path; +ifzman(see em(Dynamic) and em(Static named directories) in zmanref(zshexpn))\ +ifnzman(noderef(Filename Expansion)). ) xitem(tt(%h)) item(tt(%!))( |