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

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: James Cherti <contact <at> jamescherti.com>

Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:56:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

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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

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
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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