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expansions.asciidoc: Add an example of file expansion. #3574

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Expand Up @@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ Kakoune uses a shell command, such as the `|`, `!` or `$` normal mode commands
Expansions with the type `file` will expand to the content of the filename
given in argument as read from the host filesystem.

For example, this command stores the entire content of `/etc/passwd` into the
`a` register.

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set-register a %file{/etc/passwd}
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== Value expansions

Expansions with the type `val` give access to Kakoune internal data that is
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