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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/expn.yo | 13 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index c79109700..a212d742d 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -1683,10 +1683,17 @@ any trailing newlines deleted. If the substitution is not enclosed in double quotes, the output is broken into words using the tt(IFS) parameter. vindex(IFS, use of) + The substitution `tt($LPAR()cat) var(foo)tt(RPAR())' may be replaced -by the equivalent but faster `tt($LPAR()<)var(foo)tt(RPAR())'. -In either case, if the option tt(GLOB_SUBST) is set, -the output is eligible for filename generation. +by the faster `tt($LPAR()<)var(foo)tt(RPAR())'. In this case var(foo) +undergoes single word shell expansions (em(parameter expansion), +em(command substitution) and em(arithmetic expansion)), but not +filename generation. + +If the option tt(GLOB_SUBST) is set, the result of any unquoted command +substitution, including the special form just mentioned, is eligible for +filename generation. + texinode(Arithmetic Expansion)(Brace Expansion)(Command Substitution)(Expansion) sect(Arithmetic Expansion) cindex(arithmetic expansion) |