45684: Document - glob qualifier in error cases

romkatv · Apr 15, 2020 · 28277a8 · 28277a8
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+2020-04-15  Peter Stephenson  <p.w.stephenson@ntlworld.com>
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+	* 45684: Doc/Zsh/expn.yo: - glob qualifier behaviour in error
+	cases.
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 2020-04-12  dg1727  <dg1727@protonmail.com>
 
 	* 45661: Doc/Zsh/params.yo: docs: Clarify the effect of

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@@ -2837,7 +2837,9 @@ negates all qualifiers following it
 )
 item(tt(-))(
 toggles between making the qualifiers work on symbolic links (the
-default) and the files they point to
+default) and the files they point to, if any; any symbolic link for
+whose target the `tt(stat)' system call fails (whatever the cause of the
+failure) is treated as a file in its own right
 )
 item(tt(M))(
 sets the tt(MARK_DIRS) option for the current pattern