From 749951e03d1d6036f97a45b65c0a7a85c2eecabd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Stephenson Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:46:40 +0000 Subject: 23792: test and documentation for improved backslash quoting --- Doc/Zsh/expn.yo | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Doc') diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index 2460f148e..cff393c57 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -792,10 +792,14 @@ have `tt(foo=bar)' and `tt(bar=baz)', the strings tt(${(P)foo}), tt(${(P)${foo}}), and tt(${(P)$(echo bar)}) will be expanded to `tt(baz)'. ) item(tt(q))( -Quote the resulting words with backslashes. If this flag is given +Quote the resulting words with backslashes; unprintable or invalid +characters are quoted using the tt($'\)var(NNN)tt(') form, with separate +quotes for each octet. If this flag is given twice, the resulting words are quoted in single quotes and if it is -given three times, the words are quoted in double quotes. If it is -given four times, the words are quoted in single quotes preceded by a tt($). +given three times, the words are quoted in double quotes; in these forms +no special handling of unprintable or invalid characters is attempted. If +the flag is given four times, the words are quoted in single quotes +preceded by a tt($). ) item(tt(Q))( Remove one level of quotes from the resulting words. -- cgit 1.4.1