From 11304f731899275826b4efd52349cfe33684502a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Barton E. Schaefer" Date: Sun, 28 May 2017 11:32:10 -0700 Subject: unposted: clarify ZLS_COLORS pattern matching contexts --- Doc/Zsh/mod_complist.yo | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Doc/Zsh') diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/mod_complist.yo b/Doc/Zsh/mod_complist.yo index 31aa656f1..463486ff9 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/mod_complist.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/mod_complist.yo @@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ matches beginning with `tt(m)' in groups whose names begin with Note also that all patterns are tried in the order in which they appear in the parameter value until the first one matches which is -then used. +then used. Patterns may be matched against completions, descriptions +(possibly with spaces appended for padding), or lines consisting of a +completion followed by a description. For consistent coloring it may be +necessary to use more than one pattern or a pattern with backreferences. When printing a match, the code prints the value of tt(lc), the value for the file-type or the last matching specification with a `tt(*)', -- cgit 1.4.1