Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:23:50 +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: r223517 - head/bin/sh Message-ID: <201106242023.p5OKNo9g069128@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: jilles Date: Fri Jun 24 20:23:50 2011 New Revision: 223517 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/223517 Log: sh(1): Document the case command better. Suggested by: netchild Reviewed by: gjb Modified: head/bin/sh/sh.1 Modified: head/bin/sh/sh.1 ============================================================================== --- head/bin/sh/sh.1 Fri Jun 24 20:15:44 2011 (r223516) +++ head/bin/sh/sh.1 Fri Jun 24 20:23:50 2011 (r223517) @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" from: @(#)sh.1 8.6 (Berkeley) 5/4/95 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd June 18, 2011 +.Dd June 24, 2011 .Dt SH 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -994,11 +994,22 @@ described later), separated by .Ql \&| characters. +Tilde expansion, parameter expansion, command substitution, +arithmetic expansion and quote removal are applied to the word. +Then, each pattern is expanded in turn using tilde expansion, +parameter expansion, command substitution and arithmetic expansion and +the expanded form of the word is checked against it. +If a match is found, the corresponding list is executed. If the selected list is terminated by the control operator .Ql ;& instead of .Ql ;; , -execution continues with the next list. +execution continues with the next list, +continuing until a list terminated with +.Ql ;; +or the end of the +.Ic case +command. The exit code of the .Ic case command is the exit code of the last command executed in the list orhelp
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