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diff --git a/doc_src/doc.hdr b/doc_src/doc.hdr index 1b5bc556..9e995631 100644 --- a/doc_src/doc.hdr +++ b/doc_src/doc.hdr @@ -1252,15 +1252,16 @@ that even if a variable contains spaces, it will never be separated into multiple arguments. If you want to tokenize a string, you can use the <a href="commands.html#tokenize">tokenize</a> command. -Command substitution is specified using parenthesis. +Command substitution is specified using parenthesis, as in <tt>set name (whoami)</tt>. There is no math mode, use bc. The POSIX way of setting variables is <i>lame</i>. Whitespace sensitive languages are awful. "foo=bar" and "foo = bar" should not -mean different things? \c fish uses a builtin, <tt>set</tt> to set and -remove environment variables. This keeps things consistent. In fish, -everything, including the switch/case statement is a command. +mean different things. \c fish uses a builtin, <tt>set</tt> to set and +remove environment variables. While this may seem a bit obscure, this +makes for a very consistent language. In fish, everything, including +the loops, assignments and switch/case statements is a command. In \c fish, all block types end with the \c end command. |