diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 3d434dfed15..2b5515349bf 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-10-10  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+	* progmodes/sh-script.el (sh-get-kw): | is not among the allowed chars
+	for a keyword.
+
 2006-10-09  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
 	* newcomment.el (comment-valid-prefix-p): Make the check
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
index a15cc216f75..83b4bdea759 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
@@ -2517,7 +2517,7 @@ If AND-MOVE is non-nil then move to end of word."
 	(goto-char where))
     (prog1
 	(buffer-substring (point)
-			  (progn (skip-chars-forward "^ \t\n;&")(point)))
+			  (progn (skip-chars-forward "^ \t\n;&|()")(point)))
       (unless and-move
 	(goto-char start)))))