Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:21:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Jilles Tjoelker <jilles@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r197848 - head/bin/sh Message-ID: <200910072221.n97MLsfX001294@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: jilles Date: Wed Oct 7 22:21:53 2009 New Revision: 197848 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/197848 Log: Clarify quoting of word in ${v=word} in sh(1). Modified: head/bin/sh/sh.1 Modified: head/bin/sh/sh.1 ============================================================================== --- head/bin/sh/sh.1 Wed Oct 7 21:14:45 2009 (r197847) +++ head/bin/sh/sh.1 Wed Oct 7 22:21:53 2009 (r197848) @@ -1227,6 +1227,9 @@ In all cases, the final value of .Ar parameter is substituted. +Quoting inside +.Ar word +does not prevent field splitting or pathname expansion. Only variables, not positional parameters or special parameters, can be assigned in this way.
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