docs: clarify that a fileregex is matched against the absolute filename

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Benno Schulenberg 2023-02-16 11:02:15 +01:00
parent 866490c41f
commit 7681090c12
2 changed files with 8 additions and 6 deletions

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@ -1235,9 +1235,10 @@ will be added to this syntax, until a new @code{syntax}
command is encountered.
When @command{nano} is run, this syntax will be automatically
activated if the current filename matches the extended regular
expression @var{fileregex}. Or the syntax can be explicitly
activated by using the @option{-Y} or @option{--syntax}
activated (for the relevant buffer) if the absolute filename
matches the extended regular expression @var{fileregex}.
Or the syntax can be explicitly activated (for all buffers)
by using the @option{-Y} or @option{--syntax}
command-line option followed by the @var{name}.
The @code{default} syntax is special: it takes no @var{fileregex},

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@ -439,9 +439,10 @@ will be added to this syntax, until a new \fBsyntax\fR
command is encountered.
.sp
When \fBnano\fR is run, this syntax will be automatically
activated if the current filename matches the extended regular
expression \fIfileregex\fR. Or the syntax can be explicitly
activated by using the \fB\-Y\fR or \fB\-\-syntax\fR
activated (for the relevant buffer) if the absolute filename
matches the extended regular expression \fIfileregex\fR.
Or the syntax can be explicitly activated (for all buffers)
by using the \fB\-Y\fR or \fB\-\-syntax\fR
command-line option followed by the \fIname\fR.
.sp
The syntax \fBdefault\fP is special: it takes no \fIfileregex\fR,