From f713bf4b090214856eb3b0d1596dfa30271b3a2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Stephenson Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 10:24:40 +0000 Subject: 18432: Minor miscellany of comments and rationalisations. --- Doc/Zsh/expn.yo | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'Doc') diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo index b3dc53dab..cf5f98f9e 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo @@ -374,6 +374,11 @@ noderef(Parameters) for a description of parameters, including arrays, associative arrays, and subscript notation to access individual array elements. +Note in particular the fact that words of unquoted parameters are not +automatically split on whitespace unless the option tt(SH_WORD_SPLIT) is +set; see references to this option below for more details. This is an +important difference from other shells. + In the expansions discussed below that require a pattern, the form of the pattern is the same as that used for filename generation; see noderef(Filename Generation). Note that these patterns, along with -- cgit 1.4.1