From: Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@ntlworld.com>
To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk
Subject: Re: inconsistent behavior observed with export VAR=VAL versus VAR=VAL zsh 4.2.6
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:03:59 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070818110359.b4c94f95.p.w.stephenson@ntlworld.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200708172215.l7HMFalO004036@pws-pc.ntlworld.com>
This makes the documentation for typeset clearer.
Index: Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo,v
retrieving revision 1.97
diff -u -r1.97 builtins.yo
--- Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo 6 Jul 2007 21:52:39 -0000 1.97
+++ Doc/Zsh/builtins.yo 18 Aug 2007 10:03:38 -0000
@@ -1331,7 +1331,14 @@
For each var(name)tt(=)var(value) assignment, the parameter
var(name) is set to var(value). Note that arrays currently cannot be
-assigned in tt(typeset) expressions, only scalars and integers.
+assigned in tt(typeset) expressions, only scalars and integers. Unless
+the option tt(KSH_TYPESET) is set, normal expansion rules apply to
+assignment arguments, so var(value) may be split into separate words; if
+the option is set, assignments which can be recognised when expansion is
+performed are treated as single words. For example the command
+tt(typeset vbl=$(echo one two)) is treated as having one argument if
+tt(KSH_TYPESET) is set, but otherwise is treated as having the two arguments
+tt(vbl=one) and tt(two).
If the shell option tt(TYPESET_SILENT) is not set, for each remaining
var(name) that refers to a parameter that is set, the name and value of the
--
Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@ntlworld.com>
Web page now at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.w.stephenson/
prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-08-18 10:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-08-17 19:29 Nex Magik
2007-08-17 22:15 ` Peter Stephenson
2007-08-18 9:46 ` Peter Stephenson
2007-08-18 10:03 ` Peter Stephenson [this message]
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