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diff --git a/Help/command/if.rst b/Help/command/if.rst index 4781f35..ea5de7f 100644 --- a/Help/command/if.rst +++ b/Help/command/if.rst @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ which is true because ``var2`` is defined to "var1" which is not a false constant. Automatic evaluation applies in the other cases whenever the -above-documented signature accepts ``<variable|string>``: +above-documented condition syntax accepts ``<variable|string>``: * The left hand argument to ``MATCHES`` is first checked to see if it is a defined variable, if so the variable's value is used, otherwise the @@ -269,3 +269,7 @@ specified in a :ref:`Quoted Argument` or a :ref:`Bracket Argument`. A quoted or bracketed variable or keyword will be interpreted as a string and not dereferenced or interpreted. See policy :policy:`CMP0054`. + +There is no short form for environment or cache :ref:`Variable References`. +They can be referenced as ``$ENV{<name>}`` or ``$CACHE{<name>}`` +wherever the above-documented condition syntax accepts <variable|string>. |