>From 1e77ef50a7bf24e67fa6003bb768cdae2202a270 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Federico Tedin Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 12:04:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Reword documentation for eshell-variable-aliases-list * lisp/eshell/esh-var.el (eshell-variable-aliases-list): Update documentation string. --- lisp/eshell/esh-var.el | 30 +++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el index 3093abd830..70516b3b82 100644 --- a/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el +++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el @@ -183,24 +183,24 @@ eshell-variable-aliases-list compute the string value that will be returned when the variable is accessed via the syntax `$NAME'. -If the value is a function, that function will be called with two -arguments: the list of the indices that was used in the reference, and -whether the user is requesting the length of the ultimate element. -For example, a reference of `$NAME[10][20]' would result in the -function for alias `NAME' being called (assuming it were aliased to a -function), and the arguments passed to this function would be the list -'(10 20)', and nil. - -If the value is a string, the value for the variable with that name in -the current environment will be returned. If no variable with that -name exists in the environment, but if a symbol with that same name -exists and has a value bound to it, then that value will be used. You -can prioritize symbol values over environment values by setting +If the value is a function, call that function with two arguments: the +list of the indices that was used in the reference, and whether the +user is requesting the length of the ultimate element. For example, a +reference of `$NAME[10][20]' would result in the function for alias +`NAME' being called (assuming it were aliased to a function), and the +arguments passed to this function would be the list '(10 20)', and +nil. + +If the value is a string, return the value for the variable with that +name in the current environment. If no variable with that name exists +in the environment, but if a symbol with that same name exists and has +a value bound to it, return its value instead. You can prioritize +symbol values over environment values by setting `eshell-prefer-lisp-variables' to t. -If the value is a symbol, the value bound to that symbol will be used. +If the value is a symbol, return the value bound to it. -If the value has any other type, `error' will be signaled. +If the value has any other type, signal `error'. Additionally, each member may specify if it should be copied to the environment of created subprocesses." -- 2.17.1