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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo b/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo index a27bab47f..6292af071 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo @@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ specified as a comma-separated list. The following is a list of possible options. Note that, depending on the system, some may not be available. startitem() item(tt(cloexec))( -mark file to be closed when other programs are executed +mark file to be closed when other programs are executed (else +the file descriptor remains open in subshells and forked external +executables) ) xitem(tt(create)) item(tt(creat))( @@ -177,8 +179,11 @@ locked by opening a file descriptor to the file and applying a lock to the file descriptor. The lock terminates when the shell process that created the lock exits; it is therefore often convenient to create file locks within subshells, since the lock is automatically released when -the subshell exits. Status 0 is returned if the lock succeeds, else -status 1. +the subshell exits. Note that use of the tt(print) builtin with the +tt(-u) option will, as a side effect, release the lock, as will redirection +to the file in the shell holding the lock. To work around this use a +subshell, e.g. `tt((print message) >> )var(file)'. Status 0 is +returned if the lock succeeds, else status 1. In the second form the file descriptor given by the arithmetic expression var(fd_expr) is closed, releasing a lock. The file descriptor |