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				 above-documented condition syntax accepts ``<variable|string>``: 
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				 * The left hand argument to `MATCHES`_ is first checked to see if it is 
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				-  a defined variable, if so the variable's value is used, otherwise the 
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				+  a defined variable.  If so, the variable's value is used, otherwise the 
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				   original value is used. 
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				 * If the left hand argument to `MATCHES`_ is missing it returns false 
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				@@ -397,26 +397,26 @@ above-documented condition syntax accepts ``<variable|string>``: 
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				 * Both left and right hand arguments to `LESS`_, `GREATER`_, `EQUAL`_, 
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				   `LESS_EQUAL`_, and `GREATER_EQUAL`_, are independently tested to see if 
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				-  they are defined variables, if so their defined values are used otherwise 
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				+  they are defined variables.  If so, their defined values are used otherwise 
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				   the original value is used. 
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				 * Both left and right hand arguments to `STRLESS`_, `STRGREATER`_, 
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				   `STREQUAL`_, `STRLESS_EQUAL`_, and `STRGREATER_EQUAL`_ are independently 
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				-  tested to see if they are defined variables, if so their defined values are 
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				+  tested to see if they are defined variables.  If so, their defined values are 
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				   used otherwise the original value is used. 
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				 * Both left and right hand arguments to `VERSION_LESS`_, 
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				   `VERSION_GREATER`_, `VERSION_EQUAL`_, `VERSION_LESS_EQUAL`_, and 
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				   `VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL`_ are independently tested to see if they are defined 
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				-  variables, if so their defined values are used otherwise the original value 
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				+  variables.  If so, their defined values are used otherwise the original value 
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				   is used. 
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				 * The right hand argument to `NOT`_ is tested to see if it is a boolean 
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				-  constant, if so the value is used, otherwise it is assumed to be a 
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				+  constant.  If so, the value is used, otherwise it is assumed to be a 
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				   variable and it is dereferenced. 
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				 * The left and right hand arguments to `AND`_ and `OR`_ are independently 
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				-  tested to see if they are boolean constants, if so they are used as 
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				+  tested to see if they are boolean constants.  If so, they are used as 
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				   such, otherwise they are assumed to be variables and are dereferenced. 
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				 .. versionchanged:: 3.1 
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