From a01459df60eedaf73765b31a8f8e3d4c845bd56e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Farfeleder Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 16:06:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document that `in word ...' is optional in the for command. --- bin/sh/sh.1 | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/bin/sh/sh.1 b/bin/sh/sh.1 index 2e76dee61bd..69e7d4688f8 100644 --- a/bin/sh/sh.1 +++ b/bin/sh/sh.1 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" from: @(#)sh.1 8.6 (Berkeley) 5/4/95 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd September 2, 2005 +.Dd September 3, 2005 .Dt SH 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -787,10 +787,15 @@ repeat until the exit status of the first list is zero. The syntax of the .Ic for command is: -.Dl Ic for Ar variable Ic in Ar word ... +.Dl Ic for Ar variable Op Ic in Ar word ... .Dl Ic do Ar list .Dl Ic done .Pp +If +.Ic in +and the following words are ommitted, +.Ic in Li $@ +is used instead. The words are expanded, and then the list is executed repeatedly with the variable set to each word in turn. The