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zsh: support `;|` case clause terminator #1293

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on Mar 17, 2026

❌ Fails to parse for ;|

./shfmt --language-dialect zsh <<<'case x in
  a) echo a ;|
  b) echo b ;;
esac'
# <standard input>:2:14: `|` can only immediately follow a statement

✅ ;; and ;& work fine.

zsh docs

https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Shell-Grammar.html#Complex-Commands

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syntax: support zsh ;| case clause terminator
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