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author | jilles <jilles@FreeBSD.org> | 2009-06-24 22:04:04 +0000 |
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committer | jilles <jilles@FreeBSD.org> | 2009-06-24 22:04:04 +0000 |
commit | 1f2b1b2840fc50dc3796a1eada55b57d93f00316 (patch) | |
tree | b2b71888536e7b14e65bf309d1ee0ac2a344fa2b /bin/sh/sh.1 | |
parent | a1a0aeecefccffed1c3ed1b149fcb87763a1e05d (diff) | |
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Designate special builtins as such in command -V and type.
Also document various properties of special builtins that we implement.
Approved by: ed (mentor) (implicit)
Diffstat (limited to 'bin/sh/sh.1')
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diff --git a/bin/sh/sh.1 b/bin/sh/sh.1 index d3ae24f..461c3ca 100644 --- a/bin/sh/sh.1 +++ b/bin/sh/sh.1 @@ -606,6 +606,12 @@ This all occurs within the current shell. .Pp Shell built-in commands are executed internally to the shell, without spawning a new process. +There are two kinds of built-in commands: regular and special. +Assignments before special builtins persist after they finish +executing and assignment errors, redirection errors and certain +operand errors cause a script to be aborted. +Both regular and special builtins can affect the shell in ways +normal programs cannot. .Pp Otherwise, if the command name does not match a function or built-in command, the command is searched for as a normal @@ -885,7 +891,7 @@ loops. The .Ic continue command continues with the next iteration of the innermost loop. -These are implemented as built-in commands. +These are implemented as special built-in commands. .Pp The syntax of the .Ic case @@ -1001,7 +1007,7 @@ It terminates the current executional scope, returning from the previous nested function, sourced script, or shell instance, in that order. The .Ic return -command is implemented as a built-in command. +command is implemented as a special built-in command. .Ss Variables and Parameters The shell maintains a set of parameters. A parameter @@ -1590,6 +1596,7 @@ where is either the path name to .Ar utility , +a special shell builtin, a shell builtin, a shell function, a shell keyword @@ -2114,7 +2121,8 @@ Interpret each .Ar name as a command and print the resolution of the command search. Possible resolutions are: -shell keyword, alias, shell built-in command, command, tracked alias +shell keyword, alias, special shell builtin, shell builtin, command, +tracked alias and not found. For aliases the alias expansion is printed; for commands and tracked aliases |