`$FOO' where FOO is an environment variable name means to substitute
the value of that variable. The variable name should be terminated
with a character not a letter, digit or underscore; otherwise, enclose
-the entire variable name in braces. Use `$$' to insert a single
-dollar sign."
+the entire variable name in braces. For instance, in `ab$cd-x',
+`$cd' is treated as an environment variable.
+
+Use `$$' to insert a single dollar sign."
(let ((start 0))
(while (string-match
(eval-when-compile
- (rx (or (and "$" (submatch (1+ (regexp "[:alnum:]_"))))
+ (rx (or (and "$" (submatch (1+ (regexp "[[:alnum:]_]"))))
(and "${" (submatch (minimal-match (0+ anything))) "}")
"$$")))
string start)