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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index e08c5c346..013811573 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Changes since 5.0.0 - In file completion, the recursive-files style can be set to an array of patterns to match against "$PWD/". In any matched location, it is - possibly to complete files in arbitrarily deep subdirectories without + possible to complete files in arbitrarily deep subdirectories without needing to type the directory prefix. See example in the zshcompsys manual. @@ -82,13 +82,17 @@ Changes since 5.0.0 values of N still count the space used since the start of the prompt). In PS1 and PROMPT, this counts to the right margin, whereas in RPS1 and RPROMPT, it counts to the left margin (not to the opposite prompt). - + +- Also in prompt strings, %e or the equivalent test %(e..) are used to + output or test the execution / evaluation depth of a shell + construct within functions etc. This is useful in $PS4. + - Another new prompt feature is the %. escape within time strings, for - example %D{%H:%M:%S.%.}. It provides zero-padded decimal fractions of + example %D{%H:%M:%S.%.}. It provides zero-padded decimal fractions of a second; by default milliseconds are shown, but the number of digits may be indicated from 1 to 6, e.g. "%6.". (Note this is part of the extensions to strftime() formats rather than basic prompt escapes.) - + - The operators :^ and :^^ in parameter substitution allow for array zipping in the form ${name:^array}. With the :^ operator, all entries in $name and $array will be output in alternating order. With :^ the |