Build: remove hints-DB interface from macro-predef phase

[exim.git] / doc / doc-docbook / spec.xfpt

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index 105e2fc5d514ea88b3e5005ecf5fadf7fd210d79..6c885176fdbbc31fdc3537f359745bd144f84dd9 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -10663,16 +10663,28 @@ expansion items.
 This item inserts &"raw"& header lines. It is described with the &%header%&
 expansion item in section &<<SECTexpansionitems>>& above.
 
-.vitem "&*${run{*&<&'command'&>&*&~*&<&'args'&>&*}{*&<&'string1'&>&*}&&&
+.vitem "&*${run <&'options'&> {*&<&'command&~arg&~list'&>&*}{*&<&'string1'&>&*}&&&
         {*&<&'string2'&>&*}}*&"
 .cindex "expansion" "running a command"
 .cindex "&%run%& expansion item"
-The command and its arguments are first expanded as one string. The string is
-split apart into individual arguments by spaces, and then the command is run
+This item runs an external command, as a subprocess.
+.new
+One option is supported after the word &'run'&, comma-separated.
+
+If the option &'preexpand'& is not used,
+the command string is split into individual arguments by spaces
+and then each argument is expanded.
+Then the command is run
 in a separate process, but under the same uid and gid.  As in other command
 executions from Exim, a shell is not used by default. If the command requires
 a shell, you must explicitly code it.
+The command name may not be tainted, but the remaining arguments can be.
 
+If the option &'preexpand'& is used,
+.wen
+the command and its arguments are first expanded as one string. The result is
+split apart into individual arguments by spaces, and then the command is run
+as above.
 Since the arguments are split by spaces, when there is a variable expansion
 which has an empty result, it will cause the situation that the argument will
 simply be omitted when the program is actually executed by Exim. If the
@@ -10683,6 +10695,9 @@ in a string containing quotes, because it would interfere with the quotes
 around the command arguments. A possible guard against this is to wrap the
 variable in the &%sg%& operator to change any quote marks to some other
 character.
+.new
+Neither the command nor any argument may be tainted.
+.wen
 
 The standard input for the command exists, but is empty. The standard output
 and standard error are set to the same file descriptor.