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-rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/expn.yo | 7 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/params.yo | 9 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index a61738f84..d5e5838df 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -1025,9 +1025,10 @@ ifnzman(noderef(Filename Expansion))\ ifzman(the section FILENAME EXPANSION below). ) item(tt(e))( -Perform em(parameter expansion), em(command substitution) and -em(arithmetic expansion) on the result. Such expansions can be -nested but too deep recursion may have unpredictable effects. +Perform single word shell expansions, namely em(parameter expansion), +em(command substitution) and em(arithmetic expansion), on the +result. Such expansions can be nested but too deep recursion may have +unpredictable effects. ) item(tt(f))( Split the result of the expansion at newlines. This is a shorthand diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/params.yo b/Doc/Zsh/params.yo index 33e9fd69a..2534d1c72 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/params.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/params.yo @@ -102,13 +102,16 @@ may be in any order. Note that this syntax is strict: tt([) and tt(]=) must not be quoted, while var(key) may not consist of the unquoted string tt(]=), but is otherwise treated as a simple string. Furthermore, all elements must match this form or an error is generated; likewise, if the -first entry does not match this form any later entry that does is taken +first entry does not match this form, any later entry that does is taken as a simple value rather than a key / value pair. The enhanced forms of subscript expression that may be used when directly subscripting a variable name, described in the section Array Subscripts below, are not available. Both var(key) and var(value) undergo all forms of expansion -allowed for single word substitutions (this does not include filename -generation). +allowed for single word shell expansions (this does not include filename +generation); these are as performed by the parameter expansion flag +tt(LPAR()e+RPAR()) as described in +ifzman(zmanref(zshparam))\ +ifnzman(nodref(Parameter Expansion)). If no parameter var(name) exists, an ordinary array parameter is created. If the parameter var(name) exists and is a scalar, it is replaced by a new |