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author | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2020-01-27 11:57:36 +0000 |
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committer | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2020-01-27 11:57:36 +0000 |
commit | 54da37443c1c9a9a0a4cc6ee38932f6623fa8e06 (patch) | |
tree | 85d6fe67f8b8dc654753a19e6c13f0a7af25ae3d /doc | |
parent | fc71200d67593c4a2d7b3105dc592c3ac96e725c (diff) | |
download | execline-54da37443c1c9a9a0a4cc6ee38932f6623fa8e06.tar.xz |
Extend runblock functionality (thanks Profpatsch)
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-rw-r--r-- | doc/runblock.html | 7 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/upgrade.html | 2 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/runblock.html b/doc/runblock.html index 476f801..f090f85 100644 --- a/doc/runblock.html +++ b/doc/runblock.html @@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ in the execline language. It can only be used inside an execline script. If the script has been given blocks as arguments, <tt>runblock</tt> allows you to execute one of the blocks individually. +It also allows you to give those blocks as a set of arguments to +another command. </p> <h2> Interface </h2> <pre> - runblock [ -P ] [ -n <em>argshift</em> ] [ -r ] <em>n</em> + runblock [ -P ] [ -n <em>argshift</em> ] [ -r ] <em>n</em> <em>cmd...</em> </pre> <ul> @@ -41,6 +43,9 @@ arguments <em>and</em> blocks. </li> <em>n</em> blocks and execs into the remaining arguments. </li> <li> Else it skips <em>n</em>-1 blocks and execs into the <em>n</em>th one. </li> + <li> If <em>cmd...<em> is not empty, then instead of directly executing the +block or the remainder, <tt>runblock</tt> <em>appends</em> the selected +set of arguments to the <em>cmd...</em> command line. </li> <li> Normally <tt>runblock</tt> <a href="el_pushenv.html#pop">pops</a> its environment frame before executing. If the <tt>-P</tt> option has been given, it <em>does not</em> pop. </li> diff --git a/doc/upgrade.html b/doc/upgrade.html index e286098..e049628 100644 --- a/doc/upgrade.html +++ b/doc/upgrade.html @@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ <ul> <li> <a href="dollarat.html">dollarat</a> now has its <tt>-0</tt> and <tt>-d</tt> priority unified. (Rightmost priority.) </li> + <li> <a href="runblock.html">runblock</a> now accepts a command line prefix, +given as runblock's own command line. </li> <li> New binary: <a href="posix-umask.html">posix-umask</a>. </li> <li> <tt>cd</tt> has been renamed <a href="execline-cd.html">execline-cd</a>. </li> <li> <tt>umask</tt> has been renamed <a href="execline-umask.html">execline-umask</a>. </li> |