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[PATCH] sh-mode: Fix incorrect word syntax for punctuation in sh-mode

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: James Cherti <contact <at> jamescherti.com>
Subject: bug#77746: closed (Re: bug#77746: [PATCH] sh-mode: Fix incorrect
 word syntax for punctuation in sh-mode)
Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 19:06:02 +0000

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Your bug report

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

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 77746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: James Cherti <contact <at> jamescherti.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, juri <at> linkov.net, 77746-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Subject: Re: bug#77746: [PATCH] sh-mode: Fix incorrect word syntax for
 punctuation in sh-mode
Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 15:05:17 -0400

I didn't see any other objections, so I pushed it to `master`.
Thanks James, especially for your patience,


        Stefan

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From: James Cherti <contact <at> jamescherti.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] sh-mode: Fix incorrect word syntax for punctuation in sh-mode
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:55:02 -0400

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Hello,

In sh and Bash, the characters !%^~:.,= and are not valid in variable or
function names.

Assigning them the "_" syntax causes Emacs to treat them as word
constituents, disrupting navigation and completion
(e.g. dabbrev-expand, forward-word, etc.).

The attached patch updates the syntax table in sh-mode to mark
these characters as punctuation, correcting the issue.

--
James Cherti
GitHub: https://github.com/jamescherti
Website: https://www.jamescherti.com/

[fix-sh-mode-syntax-table.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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