From 34570ca31863a06c0bd8963c2530248f18f79a04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Stephenson Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:08:41 +0000 Subject: 23778: document KSH_TYPESET behaviour in typeset manual entry --- Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Doc/Zsh') diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo b/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo index 5eb71adb1..413e43ed8 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo @@ -1331,7 +1331,14 @@ retain their special attributes when made local. For each var(name)tt(=)var(value) assignment, the parameter var(name) is set to var(value). Note that arrays currently cannot be -assigned in tt(typeset) expressions, only scalars and integers. +assigned in tt(typeset) expressions, only scalars and integers. Unless +the option tt(KSH_TYPESET) is set, normal expansion rules apply to +assignment arguments, so var(value) may be split into separate words; if +the option is set, assignments which can be recognised when expansion is +performed are treated as single words. For example the command +tt(typeset vbl=$(echo one two)) is treated as having one argument if +tt(KSH_TYPESET) is set, but otherwise is treated as having the two arguments +tt(vbl=one) and tt(two). If the shell option tt(TYPESET_SILENT) is not set, for each remaining var(name) that refers to a parameter that is set, the name and value of the -- cgit 1.4.1