From ba1bd66d5f84a4170def3ea091355321c15a87f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tanaka Akira Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 13:10:53 +0000 Subject: Initial revision --- Doc/Zsh/mod_parameter.yo | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Doc/Zsh/mod_parameter.yo (limited to 'Doc') diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/mod_parameter.yo b/Doc/Zsh/mod_parameter.yo new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c84dd18eb --- /dev/null +++ b/Doc/Zsh/mod_parameter.yo @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +texinode(The parameter Module)(The sched Module)(The files Module)(Zsh Modules) +sect(The parameter Module) +cindex(parameters, special) +The tt(parameter) module gives access to some of the internal hash +tables used by the shell, by defining four special associative arrays. + +startitem() +vindex(options) +item(tt(options))( +The keys for this associative array are the names of the options that +can be set and unset using the tt(setopt) and tt(unsetopt) +builtins. The value of each key is either the string tt(on) if the +option is currently set, or the string tt(off) if the option is unset. +Setting a key to one of these strings is like setting or unsetting +the option, respectively. Unsetting a key in this array is like +setting it to the value tt(off). +) +vindex(commands) +item(tt(command))( +This array gives access to the command hash table. The keys are the +names of external commands, the values are the pathnames of the files +that would be executed when the command would be invoked. Setting a +key in this array defines a new entry in this table in the same way as +with the tt(hash) builtin. Unsetting a key as in `tt(unset +"commands[foo]")' removes the entry for the given key from the command +hash table. +) +vindex(functions) +item(tt(functions))( +This association maps function names to their definitions. Setting a +key in it is like defining a function with the name given by the key +and the body given by the value. Unsetting a key removes the +definition for the function named by the key. +) +vindex(parameters) +item(tt(parameters))( +The keys in this associative array are the names of the parameters +currently defined. The values are strings describing the type of the +parameter, in the same format used by the tt(t) parameter flag, see +ifzman(\ +zmanref(zshexpn) +)\ +ifnzman(\ +noderef(Parameter Expansion) +)\ +. +Setting or unsetting keys in this array is not possible. +) +enditem() -- cgit 1.4.1