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* doc/make.text: Clarify that patsubst doesn't touch unmatched words

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Paul Smith 2021-03-07 19:05:20 -05:00
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@ -7144,9 +7144,10 @@ Finds whitespace-separated words in @var{text} that match
@var{pattern} may contain a @samp{%} which acts as a wildcard,
matching any number of any characters within a word. If
@var{replacement} also contains a @samp{%}, the @samp{%} is replaced
by the text that matched the @samp{%} in @var{pattern}. Only the first
@samp{%} in the @var{pattern} and @var{replacement} is treated this
way; any subsequent @samp{%} is unchanged.@refill
by the text that matched the @samp{%} in @var{pattern}. Words that do
not match the pattern are kept without change in the output. Only the
first @samp{%} in the @var{pattern} and @var{replacement} is treated
this way; any subsequent @samp{%} is unchanged.@refill
@cindex @code{%}, quoting in @code{patsubst}
@cindex @code{%}, quoting with @code{\} (backslash)