Subject: Re: bug#77746: [PATCH] sh-mode: Fix incorrect word syntax for punctuation in sh-mode

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:46:25 -0400

> (The core issue is inaccurate symbol detection. This patch
> improves it by excluding characters that should not be
> considered part of a valid variable name.)

Notice how you jumped from "symbol" to "variable".
I don't know of any reason why we should presume that "variables" are
the only symbols of interest.

        Stefan