Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:26:04 +0000 (UTC) From: Jilles Tjoelker <jilles@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-8@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r207132 - stable/8/bin/sh Message-ID: <201004231926.o3NJQ4UR092028@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: jilles Date: Fri Apr 23 19:26:03 2010 New Revision: 207132 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/207132 Log: MFC r197848: Clarify quoting of word in ${v=word} in sh(1). Modified: stable/8/bin/sh/sh.1 Directory Properties: stable/8/bin/sh/ (props changed) Modified: stable/8/bin/sh/sh.1 ============================================================================== --- stable/8/bin/sh/sh.1 Fri Apr 23 19:20:56 2010 (r207131) +++ stable/8/bin/sh/sh.1 Fri Apr 23 19:26:03 2010 (r207132) @@ -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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