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Re: [PATCH] docs: Expand documentation of $histchars[1]. Joint with Matthew Martin.



Bart Schaefer wrote on Sat, 13 Jan 2018 10:04 -0800:
> On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 8:11 AM, Daniel Shahaf <d.s@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  A history expansion begins with the first character of the tt(histchars)
> >  parameter, which is `tt(!)' by default, and may occur anywhere on the
> > +command line, including inside double quotes (but not inside single quotes
> > +tt('...') or C-style quotes tt($'...')).  A literal `tt(!)' may be
> > +obtained by escaping it with a backslash.
> 
> Minor quibble: You're referring to "the first character of the
> tt(histchars)" everywhere except in that sentence about obtaining a
> literal tt(!).

Could you suggest some alternative text?  I tried to come up with
something but don't have any suggestions yet.



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