Base: Tweak Shell(5) manpage a bit

Someone brought to my attention that "or missing" is not correct there.
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AnotherTest 2020-09-09 23:36:59 +04:30 committed by Andreas Kling
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Notes: sideshowbarker 2024-07-19 02:47:59 +09:00

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@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ Any text following a `#` in _bareword_ position, up to but not including a newli
The following tokens:
* `for` in command name position
* `in` as a syntactic element of a `for` expression
* `if` in command name position, or after the `else` keyword
* `else` after a partial `if` expression
##### Special characters
Any of the following:
@ -164,10 +166,10 @@ rm test && echo "deleted!" || echo "failed with $?"
##### Conditionals
Conditionals can either be expressed with the _Logical Relations_, or via explicit `if` expressions.
An `if` expression contains at least a _condition_ and a _then clause_, and optionally an _else clause_.
An `if` expression contains at least a _condition_ and a _then clause_, and optionally the `else` keyword followed by an _else clause_.
An _else clause_ may contain another `if` expression instead of a normal block.
The _then clause_ **must** be surrounded by braces, but the _else clause_ may also be another `if` expression, or missing.
The _then clause_ **must** be surrounded by braces, but the _else clause_ may also be another `if` expression.
An `if` expression evaluates either the _then clause_ or (if available) the _else clause_, based on the exit code of the _condition_; should the exit code be zero, the _then clause_ will be executed, and if not, the _else clause_ will.