From: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com>
To: Zsh hackers list <zsh-workers@zsh.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][doc] clarify order of backslash and prompt expansion in print -P
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:54:51 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAH+w=7ZHcofP9JRXU+4GFrnc4sAs1aCaSDi+vgVoHE9=DhWNXA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230728094748.vmnnatnyxo7rs2v7@chazelas.org>
On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 2:47 AM Stephane Chazelas <stephane@chazelas.org> wrote:
>
> Also remind that you don't need to escape the backslashes if
> using print -rP
This is a good idea but I think the attempt to describe it could be clearer.
> +Prompt sequences undergo a special form of expansion. This type of
> +expansion is also available using the tt(-P) option to the tt(print)
> +builtin, performed there em(after) backslash expansion unless used in
> +combination with the tt(-r) option
The "unless" here could be read as "available unless used with -r"
rather than the intended "after backslash unless used". I'd reverse
the order:
... builtin. Unless used in combination with tt(-r) for raw output or
tt(-f) to specify a format string, backslash expansion occurs first.
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2023-07-28 9:47 Stephane Chazelas
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