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| author | Peter Stephenson <pws@zsh.org> | 2014-11-19 15:48:58 +0000 |
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| committer | Peter Stephenson <pws@zsh.org> | 2014-11-19 15:48:58 +0000 |
| commit | dded99b0852f5c6847fa48cdd6ee6b74c8a8bc57 (patch) | |
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33679: Note on patter s in case statements
They work exactly like groups in other patterns, despite contrary
indications.
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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/grammar.yo | 6 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@ +2014-11-19 Peter Stephenson <p.stephenson@samsung.com> + + * 33679: Doc/Zsh/grammar.yo: Note that alternation in case + patterns works just like filename generation, despite + appearances to the contrary. + 2014-11-17 Oliver Kiddle <opk@zsh.org> * 33704: Doc/Zsh/zle.yo, Src/Zle/zle_bindings.c, - Src/Zle/zle_keymap.c, Src/Zle/zle_refresh.c, Src/Zle/zle_vi.c, + Src/Zle/zle_keX4aymap.c, Src/Zle/zle_refresh.c, Src/Zle/zle_vi.c, Test/X02zlevi.ztst, Test/comptest: key bindings, documentation, tests and minor fixes for vim style visual selection changes diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/grammar.yo b/Doc/Zsh/grammar.yo index 4d04c2470..63d90dfd0 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/grammar.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/grammar.yo @@ -239,7 +239,11 @@ item(tt(case) var(word) tt(in) [ [tt(LPAR())] var(pattern) [ tt(|) var(pattern) Execute the var(list) associated with the first var(pattern) that matches var(word), if any. The form of the patterns is the same as that used for filename generation. See -noderef(Filename Generation). +noderef(Filename Generation). Note further that the whole +pattern with alternatives is treated by the shell as equivalent +to a group of patterns within parentheses, even though in +the tt(case) syntax whitespace may appear about the parentheses and the +vertical bar. If the var(list) that is executed is terminated with tt(;&) rather than tt(;;), the following list is also executed. The rule for |