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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/Zsh/tcpsys.yo | 13 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/tcpsys.yo b/Doc/Zsh/tcpsys.yo index 1e26054ce..406785997 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/tcpsys.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/tcpsys.yo @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ programme or function it is generally better to handle reading data by a more explicit method. ) findex(tcp_expect) -xitem(tt(tcp_expect [ -q ] [ -p) var(var) tt(] [ -t ) var(to) tt(| -T) var(TO)tt(])) +xitem(tt(tcp_expect [ -q ] [ -p ) var(var) tt( | -P ) var(var) tt(] [ -t ) var(to) tt(| -T) var(TO)tt(])) item(tt( [ -a | -s) var(sess) tt(... | -l) var(sess)tt(,... ]) var(pattern) ...)( Wait for input matching any of the given var(pattern)s from any of the specified sessions. Input is ignored until an input line matches one of @@ -332,7 +332,16 @@ the caller needs to know which of the patterns matched, the option tt(-p) var(var) can be used; on return, tt($var) is set to the number of the pattern using ordinary zsh indexing, i.e. the first is 1, and so on. Note the absence of a `tt($)' in front of var(var). To avoid clashes, the -parameter cannot begin with `tt(_expect)'. +parameter cannot begin with `tt(_expect)'. The index -1 is used if +there is a timeout and 0 if there is no match. + +The option tt(-P) var(var) works similarly to tt(-p), but instead of +numerical indexes the regular arguments must begin with a prefix +followed by a colon: that prefix is then used as a tag to which var(var) +is set when the argument matches. The tag tt(timeout) is used if there +is a timeout and the empty string if there is no match. Note it is +acceptable for different arguments to start with the same prefix if the +matches do not need to be distinguished. The option tt(-q) is passed directly down to tt(tcp_read). |