From 5fcfa125bd4f0006c8207d1652908348f3ea526f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bart Schaefer Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:59:17 +0000 Subject: Better indexing and misc. cleanup in the first tenth or so of the doc. --- Doc/Zsh/prompt.yo | 198 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 111 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-) (limited to 'Doc/Zsh/prompt.yo') diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/prompt.yo b/Doc/Zsh/prompt.yo index 80fd736c3..a62418277 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/prompt.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/prompt.yo @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ chapter(Prompt Expansion) ifzman(\ sect(Prompt Expansion) )\ +cindex(prompt expansion) +cindex(expansion, prompt) Prompt sequences undergo a special form of expansion. This type of expansion is also available using the tt(-P) option to the tt(print) builtin. @@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ Some escapes take an optional integer argument, which should appear between the `tt(%)' and the next character of the sequence. The following escape sequences are recognized: +subsect(Special characters) startitem() item(tt(%%))( A `tt(%)'. @@ -40,6 +43,53 @@ A `tt(%)'. item(tt(%RPAR()))( A `tt(RPAR())'. ) +enditem() + +subsect(Login information) +startitem() +item(tt(%l))( +The line (tty) the user is logged in on, without `tt(/dev/)' prefix. +If the name starts with `tt(/dev/tty)', that prefix is stripped. +) +item(tt(%M))( +The full machine hostname. +) +item(tt(%m))( +The hostname up to the first `tt(.)'. +An integer may follow the `tt(%)' to specify +how many components of the hostname are desired. With a negative integer, +trailing components of the hostname are shown. +) +item(tt(%n))( +tt($USERNAME). +) +item(tt(%y))( +The line (tty) the user is logged in on, without `tt(/dev/)' prefix. +This does not treat `tt(/dev/tty)' names specially. +) +enditem() + +subsect(Shell state) +startitem() +item(tt(%#))( +A `tt(#)' if the shell is running with privileges, a `tt(%)' if not. +Equivalent to `tt(%(!.#.%%))'. +The definition of `privileged', for these purposes, is that either the +effective user ID is zero, or, if POSIX.1e capabilities are supported, that +at least one capability is raised in either the Effective or Inheritable +capability vectors. +) +item(tt(%?))( +The return code of the last command executed just before the prompt. +) +item(tt(%_))( +The status of the parser, i.e. the shell constructs (like `tt(if)' and +`tt(for)') that have been started on the command line. If given an integer +number that many strings will be printed; zero or negative or no integer means +print as many as there are. This is most useful in prompts tt(PS2) for +continuation lines and tt(PS4) for debugging with the tt(XTRACE) option; in +the latter case it will also work non-interactively. +) xitem(tt(%d)) item(tt(%/))( Present working directory (tt($PWD)). If an integer follows the `tt(%)', @@ -56,61 +106,54 @@ xitem(tt(%h)) item(tt(%!))( Current history event number. ) +item(tt(%i))( +The line number currently being executed in the script, sourced file, or +shell function given by tt(%N). This is most useful for debugging as part +of tt($PS4). +) item(tt(%L))( The current value of tt($SHLVL). ) -item(tt(%M))( -The full machine hostname. -) -item(tt(%m))( -The hostname up to the first `tt(.)'. -An integer may follow the `tt(%)' to specify -how many components of the hostname are desired. With a negative integer, -trailing components of the hostname are shown. +item(tt(%N))( +The name of the script, sourced file, or shell function that zsh is +currently executing, whichever was started most recently. If there is +none, this is equivalent to the parameter tt($0). An integer may follow +the `tt(%)' to specify a number of trailing path components to show; zero +means the full path. A negative integer specifies leading components. ) -item(tt(%S) LPAR()tt(%s)RPAR())( -Start (stop) standout mode. +xitem(tt(%c)) +xitem(tt(%.)) +item(tt(%C))( +Trailing component of tt($PWD). +An integer may follow the `tt(%)' to get more than one component. +Unless `tt(%C)' is used, tilde contraction is performed first. These are +deprecated as tt(%c) and tt(%C) are equivalent to tt(%1~) and tt(%1/), +respectively, while explicit positive integers have the same effect as for +the latter two sequences. ) -item(tt(%U) LPAR()tt(%u)RPAR())( -Start (stop) underline mode. +enditem() + +subsect(Date and time) +startitem() +item(tt(%D))( +The date in var(yy)tt(-)var(mm)tt(-)var(dd) format. ) -item(tt(%B) LPAR()tt(%b)RPAR())( -Start (stop) boldface mode. +item(tt(%T))( +Current time of day, in 24-hour format. ) xitem(tt(%t)) item(tt(%@))( Current time of day, in 12-hour, am/pm format. ) -item(tt(%T))( -Current time of day, in 24-hour format. -) item(tt(%*))( Current time of day in 24-hour format, with seconds. ) -item(tt(%n))( -tt($USERNAME). -) -item(tt(%N))( -The name of the script, sourced file, or shell function that zsh is -currently executing, whichever was started most recently. If there is -none, this is equivalent to the parameter tt($0). An integer may follow -the `tt(%)' to specify a number of trailing path components to show; zero -means the full path. A negative integer specifies leading components. -) -item(tt(%i))( -The line number currently being executed in the script, sourced file, or -shell function given by tt(%N). This is most useful for debugging as part -of tt($PS4). -) item(tt(%w))( The date in var(day)tt(-)var(dd) format. ) item(tt(%W))( The date in var(mm)tt(/)var(dd)tt(/)var(yy) format. ) -item(tt(%D))( -The date in var(yy)tt(-)var(mm)tt(-)var(dd) format. -) item(tt(%D{)var(string)tt(}))( var(string) is formatted using the tt(strftime) function. See manref(strftime)(3) for more details. Three additional codes are @@ -119,47 +162,37 @@ without any preceding space if the day is a single digit, and tt(%K)/tt(%L) correspond to tt(%k)/tt(%l) for the hour of the day (24/12 hour clock) in the same way. ) -item(tt(%l))( -The line (tty) the user is logged in on without tt(/dev/) prefix. -If name starts with tt(/dev/tty) this is stripped. -) -item(tt(%y))( -The line (tty) the user is logged in on without tt(/dev/) prefix. -It does not treat tt(/dev/tty*) specially. +enditem() + +subsect(Visual effects) +startitem() +item(tt(%B) LPAR()tt(%b)RPAR())( +Start (stop) boldface mode. ) -item(tt(%?))( -The return code of the last command executed just before the prompt. +item(tt(%E))( +Clear to end of line. ) -item(tt(%_))( -The status of the parser, i.e. the shell constructs (like `tt(if)' and -`tt(for)') that have been started on the command line. If given an integer -number that many strings will be printed; zero or negative or no integer means -print as many as there are. This is most useful in prompts tt(PS2) for -continuation lines and tt(PS4) for debugging with the tt(XTRACE) option; in -the latter case it will also work non-interactively. +item(tt(%U) LPAR()tt(%u)RPAR())( +Start (stop) underline mode. ) -item(tt(%E))( -Clears to end of line. +item(tt(%S) LPAR()tt(%s)RPAR())( +Start (stop) standout mode. ) -item(tt(%#))( -A `tt(#)' if the shell is running with privileges, a `tt(%)' if not. -Equivalent to `tt(%(!.#.%%))'. -The definition of `privileged', for these purposes, is that either the -effective user ID is zero, or, if POSIX.1e capabilities are supported, that -at least one capability is raised in either the Effective or Inheritable -capability vectors. +item(tt(%{)...tt(%}))( +Include a string as a literal escape sequence. +The string within the braces should not change the cursor +position. Brace pairs can nest. ) +enditem() + +subsect(Conditional substrings) +startitem() item(tt(%v))( vindex(psvar, use of) The value of the first element of the tt(psvar) array parameter. Following the `tt(%)' with an integer gives that element of the array. Negative integers count from the end of the array. ) -item(tt(%{)...tt(%}))( -Include a string as a literal escape sequence. -The string within the braces should not change the cursor -position. Brace pairs can nest. -) item(tt(%LPAR())var(x.true-text.false-text)tt(RPAR()))( Specifies a ternary expression. The character following the var(x) is arbitrary; the same character is used to separate the text for the @@ -176,26 +209,27 @@ which defaults to zero. A negative integer will be multiplied by -1. The test character var(x) may be any of the following: startsitem() +sitem(tt(!))(True if the shell is running with privileges.) +sitem(tt(#))(True if the effective uid of the current process is var(n).) +sitem(tt(?))(True if the exit status of the last command was var(n).) +sitem(tt(_))(True if at least var(n) shell constructs were started.) +sxitem(tt(C)) +sitem(tt(/))(True if the current absolute path has at least var(n) elements.) sxitem(tt(c)) sxitem(tt(.)) -sitem(tt(~))(True if the current path, with prefix replacement, has at least var(n) elements.) -sxitem(tt(/)) -sitem(tt(C))(True if the current absolute path has at least var(n) elements.) -sitem(tt(t))(True if the time in minutes is equal to var(n).) -sitem(tt(T))(True if the time in hours is equal to var(n).) -sitem(tt(d))(True if the day of the month is equal to var(n).) +sitem(tt(~))(True if the current path, with prefix replacement, has at +least var(n) elements.) sitem(tt(D))(True if the month is equal to var(n) (January = 0).) -sitem(tt(w))(True if the day of the week is equal to var(n) (Sunday = 0).) -sitem(tt(?))(True if the exit status of the last command was var(n).) -sitem(tt(#))(True if the effective uid of the current process is var(n).) +sitem(tt(d))(True if the day of the month is equal to var(n).) sitem(tt(g))(True if the effective gid of the current process is var(n).) +sitem(tt(L))(True if the tt(SHLVL) parameter is at least var(n).) sitem(tt(l))(True if at least var(n) characters have already been printed on the current line.) -sitem(tt(L))(True if the tt(SHLVL) parameter is at least var(n).) sitem(tt(S))(True if the tt(SECONDS) parameter is at least var(n).) +sitem(tt(T))(True if the time in hours is equal to var(n).) +sitem(tt(t))(True if the time in minutes is equal to var(n).) sitem(tt(v))(True if the array tt(psvar) has at least var(n) elements.) -sitem(tt(_))(True if at least var(n) shell constructs were started.) -sitem(tt(!))(True if the shell is running with privileges.) +sitem(tt(w))(True if the day of the week is equal to var(n) (Sunday = 0).) endsitem() ) xitem(tt(%<)var(string)tt(<)) @@ -237,14 +271,4 @@ current directory, followed by a `tt(%)' or `tt(#)', followed by a space. Without the `tt(%<<)', those two characters would be included in the string to be truncated. ) -xitem(tt(%c)) -xitem(tt(%.)) -item(tt(%C))( -Trailing component of tt($PWD). -An integer may follow the `tt(%)' to get more than one component. -Unless `tt(%C)' is used, tilde contraction is performed first. These are -deprecated as tt(%c) and tt(%C) are equivalent to tt(%1~) and tt(%1/), -respectively, while explicit positive integers have the same effect as for -the latter two sequences. -) enditem() -- cgit 1.4.1