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diff --git a/doc/sciteco.7.template b/doc/sciteco.7.template index 47100e9..dbd9392 100644 --- a/doc/sciteco.7.template +++ b/doc/sciteco.7.template @@ -734,8 +734,11 @@ This is useful for writing cross-platform \*(ST macros (see .LP Note that completions take place after string building and tilde-expansion is also performed by file name completions, -so for instance \(lq~/foo\(rq will complete a file -in the user's home directory. +so for instance both \(lq~/foo\(rq and \(lq^EQ[$HOME]/foo\(rq +will complete a file in the user's home directory. +Auto-completion also takes care of \fIquoting\fP string termination +and string building characters, which might be relevant especially +when autocompleting Q-Register names. . . .SH USER INTERFACE @@ -1249,8 +1252,10 @@ A command identifier (and Q-Register specification) may be followed by one or more string arguments. String arguments are terminated by Escape characters (27) by default, but this may be changed using modifiers. -All string arguments may contain special string building characters -for instance to embed other strings. +If enabled, string arguments may contain special string building characters +for instance to embed other strings or to quote the argument terminator. +The detection of the end of a string is aware of string building characters, +ie. string building constructs may contain the current terminator. String building may be enabled or disabled by default for a command. In interactive mode the command is often executed as soon as it has been completely specified and updates to the string arguments @@ -1302,6 +1307,10 @@ string arguments, as in: } .SCITECO_TT_END .EE +The termination character can be \fIquoted\fP if you want to handle +it like any regular character. +For instance, you could write \(lqS^Q\fB$$\fP\(rq to search for the +escape character itself. . .SH Q-REGISTERS .SCITECO_TOPIC Q-Register @@ -1605,8 +1614,8 @@ thus refers to the corresponding control code: .TQ .BI ^R c Escape character \fIc\fP. -The character is not handled as a string building character, -so for instance \(lq^Q^Q\(rq translates to \(lq^Q\(rq. +The character is not handled as a string building or string termination +character, so for instance \(lq^Q^Q\(rq translates to \(lq^Q\(rq. .TP .SCITECO_TOPIC ^V^V ^Vc lower .B ^V^V |