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-rw-r--r--doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt6
-rw-r--r--doc/doc-txt/NewStuff5
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 33e07db0a..c55dff0af 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -8545,7 +8545,7 @@ In today's Internet, the use of domain literals is controversial;
see the &%allow_domain_literals%& main option.
.new
-The value for a match will be the &`@[]`& string.
+The value for a match will be the string &`@[]`&.
.wen
@@ -8616,6 +8616,8 @@ list item such as &`*key.ex`& matches &'donkey.ex'& as well as
.new
The value for a match will be the list element string (starting with the asterisk).
+Additionally, &$0$& will be set to the matched string
+and &$1$& to the variable portion which the asterisk matched.
.wen
.next
@@ -8637,6 +8639,8 @@ expression by expansion, of course).
.new
The value for a match will be the list element string (starting with the circumflex).
+Additionally, &$0$& will be set to the string matching the regular expression,
+and &$1$& (onwards) to any submatches identified by parentheses.
.wen
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
index 493244ff1..cf142afb6 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ Version 4.94
19. bounce_message_file and warn_message_file are now expanded before use.
+20. $domain_data and $localpart_data are now set by all list-match successes.
+ Previously only list items that performed lookups did so.
+ Also, matching list items that are tail-match or RE-match now set the
+ numeric variables $0 (etc) in the same way os other RE matches.
+
Version 4.93