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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
index d7147dbd7..d103d6ca3 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
@@ -2264,12 +2264,13 @@ parentheses can be referenced.
For example,
-example(foo="a string with a message"
-if [[ $foo = (a|an)' '(#b)(*)' '* ]]; then
+example(foo="a_string_with_a_message"
+if [[ $foo = (a|an)_(#b)(*) ]]; then
print ${foo[$mbegin[1],$mend[1]]}
fi)
-prints `tt(string with a)'. Note that the first parenthesis is before the
+prints `tt(string_with_a_message)'.
+Note that the first set of parentheses is before the
tt((#b)) and does not create a backreference.
Backreferences work with all forms of pattern matching other than filename