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diff --git a/doc/sciteco.7.template b/doc/sciteco.7.template index eab26e5..9b31c7d 100644 --- a/doc/sciteco.7.template +++ b/doc/sciteco.7.template @@ -1398,9 +1398,12 @@ When \fB^V\fP is not followed by \fB^V\fP, a single character .BI ^W c Analogous to \fB^V\fP, but upper-cases characters. .TP -.BI ^EQ q -Expands to the string contents of the Q-Register specified by -\fIq\fP. +.BI ^E\(rs q +Expands to the formatted number stored in the +numeric part of Q-Register \fIq\fP. +The number is formatted according to the current +radix and exactly the same as the backslash (\fB\(rs\fP) +command would format it. Currently, long Q-Register names have a separate independant level of string building character processing, allowing you to build Q-Register names whose content is then expanded. @@ -1411,12 +1414,19 @@ part of Q-Register \fIq\fP. For instance if register \(lqA\(rq contains the code 66, \(lq^EUa\(rq expands to the character \(lqB\(rq. .TP -.BI ^E\(rs q -Expands to the formatted number stored in the -numeric part of Q-Register \fIq\fP. -The number is formatted according to the current -radix and exactly the same as the backslash (\fB\(rs\fP) -command would format it. +.BI ^EQ q +Expands to the string contents of the Q-Register specified by +\fIq\fP. +.TP +.BI ^E@ q +Expands to the quoted string contents of the Q-Register +specified by \fIq\fP. +The quoting will be such that an UNIX98 \(lq/bin/sh\(rq will +interpret the quoted string like the original contents of +\fIq\fP. +This is useful when generating UNIX shell code or when passing +registers with unknown contents as parameters to external +commands using the \fBEC\fP command. .TP .BI ^E c All remaining \fB^E\fP combinations are passed down |