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@@ -1958,14 +1958,19 @@ and
.Cr $path
are set,
.I rc
-believes the former. Arguably this is a bug, since although
+believes the former. Arguably this is a bug:
.I rc
can quite happily deal with path elements that contain
.Cr : ,
-such elements will be split at the colon in descendant
+but such elements will be split at the colon in descendant
.I rc
processes.
.PP
+The
+.Cr .
+command should search
+.Cr $path .
+.PP
Bug reports should be mailed to
.Cr "<tjg@star.le.ac.uk>" .
.SH INCOMPATIBILITIES
@@ -1973,7 +1978,7 @@ Here is a list of features which distinguish this incarnation of
.I rc
from the one described in the Bell Labs manual pages:
.PP
-The v10
+The Tenth Edition
.I rc
does not have the
.B else
@@ -1987,12 +1992,25 @@ if the preceding
.B if
test does not succeed.
.PP
-Backquotes are slightly different in v10
+Backquotes are slightly different in Tenth Edition
.IR rc :
a backquote must always be followed by a left-brace.
This restriction is not present for single-word commands in this
.IR rc .
.PP
+For
+.Cr .
+.IR file ,
+the Tenth Edition
+.IR rc
+searches
+.Cr $path
+for
+.IR file .
+This
+.I rc
+does not; this is a bug.
+.PP
The list flattening operator,
.Cr $^foo ,
is spelt