* [PATCH] docs: Document explicitly that the :P modifier returns a symlink-less path.
@ 2020-08-10 5:50 Daniel Shahaf
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From: Daniel Shahaf @ 2020-08-10 5:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Doc/Zsh/expn.yo | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
index 21ecf9d6e..cbdae4d58 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
@@ -287,8 +287,10 @@ expansion.
)
item(tt(P))(
Turn a file name into an absolute path, like tt(realpath+LPAR()3+RPAR()).
-The resulting path will be absolute, have neither `tt(.)' nor `tt(..)' components,
-and refer to the same directory entry as the input filename.
+The resulting path will be absolute,
+will refer to the same directory entry as the input filename,
+and none of its components will be symbolic links or equal to
+`tt(.)' or `tt(..)'.
Unlike tt(realpath+LPAR()3+RPAR()), non-existent trailing components are
permitted and preserved.
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