Module word

Parser for shell words, used in expansion and other contexts.

Implements support for:

• Text quoting (single, double, ANSI C).
• Escape sequences.
• Tilde prefixes.
• Parameter expansion expressions.
• Command substitution expressions.
• Arithmetic expansion expressions.

Enums

• Parameter
  A parameter, used in a parameter expansion.
• ParameterExpr
  A parameter expression, used in a parameter expansion.
• ParameterTestType
  Type of a parameter test.
• ParameterTransformOp
  Kind of operation to apply to a parameter.
• SpecialParameter
  A special parameter, used in a parameter expansion.
• SubstringMatchKind
  Kind of substring match.
• WordPiece
  Represents a piece of a word.

Functions

• parse
  Parse a word into its constituent pieces.
• parse_parameter
  Parse the given word into a parameter expression.