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53709: docs: clarify glob-qualifier syntax

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2025-06-03 dana <dana@dana.is>
* 53709: Doc/Zsh/expn.yo, Doc/Zsh/options.yo: clarify
glob-qualifier syntax
* github #136: Completion/Unix/Command/_col: complete col
2025-05-31 Bart Schaefer <schaefer@zsh.org>

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pindex(BARE_GLOB_QUAL, use of)
If the option tt(BARE_GLOB_QUAL) is set, then a trailing set of parentheses
containing no `tt(|)' or `tt(LPAR())' characters (or `tt(~)' if it is special)
is taken as a set of
containing no unquoted `tt(|)' or `tt(LPAR())' characters (or `tt(~)' if
it is special due to tt(EXTENDED_GLOB)) is taken as a set of
glob qualifiers. A glob subexpression that would normally be taken as glob
qualifiers, for example `tt((^x))', can be forced to be treated as part of
the glob pattern by doubling the parentheses, in this case producing
@ -2828,6 +2828,10 @@ it is also valid if it is simply tt(LPAR()#q+RPAR()). This does
not apply to the right hand side of pattern match operators as the
syntax already has special significance.
With either syntax, normal quoting and expansion rules apply to the list
of qualifiers, so that the forms `tt(*(.))', `tt(*(#q"."))', and
`tt(qual=.;) var(...) tt(*(#q$qual))' are generally equivalent.
A qualifier may be any one of the following:
startitem()
@ -2945,16 +2949,23 @@ permission.
)
xitem(tt(e)var(string))
item(tt(PLUS())var(cmd))(
The var(string) will be executed as shell code. The filename will be
The var(string) or var(cmd) will be executed as shell code. The
filename will be
included in the list if and only if the code returns a zero status (usually
the status of the last command).
In the first form, the first character after the `tt(e)'
will be used as a separator and anything up to the next matching separator
will be taken as the var(string); `tt([)', `tt({)', and `tt(<)' match
`tt(])', `tt(})', and `tt(>)', respectively, while any other character
matches itself. Note that expansions must be quoted in the var(string)
to prevent them from being expanded before globbing is done.
will be taken as the var(string); `tt(LPAR())', `tt([)', `tt({)', and
`tt(<)' match `tt(RPAR())', `tt(])', `tt(})', and `tt(>)', respectively,
while any other character matches itself.
As with glob qualifiers in general, normal quoting and expansion rules
apply to the entire var(string). Thus expansions must be quoted to
prevent them from being expanded before globbing is done, and quoting
does not normally protect the end separator if it appears in the code.
However, if an unquoted metacharacter is used as the separator, its
quoted/expanded form is protected.
var(string) is then executed as shell code. The string tt(globqual)
is appended to the array tt(zsh_eval_context) the duration of
execution.

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@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ cindex(globbing qualifiers, enable)
cindex(enable globbing qualifiers)
item(tt(BARE_GLOB_QUAL) <Z>)(
In a glob pattern, treat a trailing set of parentheses as a qualifier
list, if it contains no `tt(|)', `tt(LPAR())' or (if special) `tt(~)'
list, if it contains no unquoted `tt(|)', `tt(LPAR())' or (if special) `tt(~)'
characters. See noderef(Filename Generation).
)
pindex(BRACE_CCL)