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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index f148ef6..76cbeb4 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2010-11-28 Philipp Weis <pweis@pweis.com> + + * Document optional open parenthesis for case patterns. + 2010-11-28 Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> * Fixed trap/return regression due to SKIPEVAL removal. diff --git a/src/dash.1 b/src/dash.1 index c7771d0..ddeb52b 100644 --- a/src/dash.1 +++ b/src/dash.1 @@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ These are implemented as builtin commands. The syntax of the case command is .Bd -literal -offset indent case word in -pattern) list ;; +[(]pattern) list ;; \&... esac .Ed @@ -673,6 +673,11 @@ The pattern can actually be one or more patterns (see described later), separated by .Dq \*(Ba characters. +The +.Do +( +.Dc +character before the pattern is optional. .Ss Grouping Commands Together Commands may be grouped by writing either .Pp |