nano

commit 7681090c12d7553083e8aeff5bf74b7b28fa5692
parent 866490c41f5e123ce4d0239223203db1f44e0ecb
Author: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
Date:   Thu, 16 Feb 2023 11:02:15 +0100

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

Diffstat:
M
doc/nano.texi
 | 
7
++++---
M
doc/nanorc.5
 | 
7
++++---

2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/nano.texi b/doc/nano.texi
@@ -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},
diff --git a/doc/nanorc.5 b/doc/nanorc.5
@@ -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,