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Syntax: Provide &$VARIABLE
[subdirmk.git] / README
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@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ So pathname syntax is a subset of:
 &\&            =>      &               general escaping mechanism
 &\$            =>      $
 
 &\&            =>      &               general escaping mechanism
 &\$            =>      $
 
+&$VARIABLE     =>      $(sub_dir_VARIABLE)     or $(TOP_VARIABLE)
+       VARIABLE is ASCII starting with a letter and matching \w+
+
 & thing thing... &
 &^ thing thing... &
 &~ thing thing... &
 & thing thing... &
 &^ thing thing... &
 &~ thing thing... &