It is not clear from the documentation what a 'list' is in the context of
the 'if' command. Note that its a list of simple commands separated by a
';' and that only the exist status of the last command matters. The same is
true for the 'cond' parameter to the 'while' command.
Signed-off-by: Glenn Washburn <developm...@efficientek.com>
---
docs/grub.texi | 18 ++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/grub.texi b/docs/grub.texi
index a5070cdd24..e4124dea88 100644
--- a/docs/grub.texi
+++ b/docs/grub.texi
@@ -1781,18 +1781,20 @@ of the last command that executes. If the expansion of
the items following
status is 0.
@item if @var{list}; then @var{list}; [elif @var{list}; then @var{list};]
@dots{} [else @var{list};] fi
-The @code{if} @var{list} is executed. If its exit status is zero, the
-@code{then} @var{list} is executed. Otherwise, each @code{elif} @var{list}
-is executed in turn, and if its exit status is zero, the corresponding
-@code{then} @var{list} is executed and the command completes. Otherwise,
-the @code{else} @var{list} is executed, if present. The exit status is the
-exit status of the last command executed, or zero if no condition tested
-true.
+The @code{if} @var{list} is executed, where @var{list} is a series of
+@dfn{simple command}s separated by a ';'. If its exit status of the last
+command is zero, the @code{then} @var{list} is executed. Otherwise, each
+@code{elif} @var{list} is executed in turn, and if its last command's exit
+status is zero, the corresponding @code{then} @var{list} is executed and the
+command completes. Otherwise, the @code{else} @var{list} is executed, if
+present. The exit status is the exit status of the last command executed, or
+zero if no condition tested true.
@item while @var{cond}; do @var{list}; done
@itemx until @var{cond}; do @var{list}; done
The @code{while} command continuously executes the @code{do} @var{list} as
-long as the last command in @var{cond} returns an exit status of zero. The
+long as the last command in @var{cond} returns an exit status of zero, where
+@var{cond} is a list of @dfn{simple command}s separated by a ';'. The
@code{until} command is identical to the @code{while} command, except that
the test is negated; the @code{do} @var{list} is executed as long as the
last command in @var{cond} returns a non-zero exit status. The exit status
--
2.25.1
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