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authorJim Porter <jporterbugs@gmail.com>2023-10-09 20:25:28 -0700
committerJim Porter <jporterbugs@gmail.com>2023-10-24 12:28:00 -0700
commit64aa01f60ad17af2bd438895a19343f3c369bc43 (patch)
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downloademacs-64aa01f60ad17af2bd438895a19343f3c369bc43.tar.gz
Add a new Eshell special reference type for markers
* lisp/eshell/esh-arg.el (eshell-get-marker, eshell-insert-marker) (eshell-complete-marker-ref): New functions... (eshell-special-ref-alist): ... Add them to the new "marker" entry. * test/lisp/eshell/esh-arg-tests.el (esh-arg-test/special-reference/marker) (esh-arg-test/special-reference/nested) (esh-arg-test/special-reference/lisp-form): * test/lisp/eshell/em-cmpl-tests.el (em-cmpl-test/special-ref-completion/type) (em-cmpl-test/special-ref-completion/marker): New tests. * doc/misc/eshell.texi (Arguments): Document the new special ref type. * etc/NEWS: Announce this change (bug#66458).
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@@ -431,6 +431,14 @@ For more information, see the "(eshell) Built-ins" node in the Eshell
manual.
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+*** New special reference type '#<marker POSITION BUFFER>'.
+This special reference type returns a marker at 'POSITION' in
+'BUFFER'. You can insert it by typing or using the new interactive
+command 'eshell-insert-marker'. You can also insert markers of any
+type with the new command 'eshell-insert-special-reference'. See the
+"(eshell) Arguments" node in the Eshell manual for more details.
+
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*** New splice operator for Eshell dollar expansions.
Dollar expansions in Eshell now let you splice the elements of the
expansion in-place using '$@expr'. This makes it easier to fill lists