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Re: Can't tell the difference in operation between PATH_SCRIPT and NO_PATH_SCRIPT


This is why the documentation for the PATH_SCRIPT option in zshoptions(1) points you to the INVOCATION section of the main zsh manual: the option is really only useful when specified on the command line.


I’ve got lots of quibbles with how that section is written. It is not for mere mortals.Take just the first sentence, for example:

"The following flags are interpreted by the shell when invoked to determine where the shell will read commands from:"

“when invoked” is bad jargon. The use of passive voice is confusing and “to determine where the shell will read commands from” is just torturous wording.

Instead:

A user or script can use the appropriate command, usually /bin/zsh, to launch a new z shell process. Optional flags passed to the command control where the shell looks for new commands to interpret:




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