From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2735 invoked from network); 25 Jul 2005 03:55:07 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 25 Jul 2005 03:55:07 -0000 Received: (qmail 65043 invoked from network); 25 Jul 2005 03:55:01 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 25 Jul 2005 03:55:01 -0000 Received: (qmail 19501 invoked by alias); 25 Jul 2005 03:54:55 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 9151 Received: (qmail 19492 invoked from network); 25 Jul 2005 03:54:54 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 25 Jul 2005 03:54:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 63981 invoked from network); 25 Jul 2005 03:54:54 -0000 Received: from vms044pub.verizon.net (206.46.252.44) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 25 Jul 2005 03:54:50 -0000 Received: from candle.brasslantern.com ([71.116.88.149]) by vms044.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0IK600JVY07CL9DB@vms044.mailsrvcs.net> for zsh-users@sunsite.dk; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:54:49 -0500 (CDT) Received: from candle.brasslantern.com (IDENT:schaefer@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by candle.brasslantern.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j6P3slvf027011 for ; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 20:54:47 -0700 Received: (from schaefer@localhost) by candle.brasslantern.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id j6P3skfQ027010 for zsh-users@sunsite.dk; Sun, 24 Jul 2005 20:54:46 -0700 Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 03:54:46 +0000 From: Bart Schaefer Subject: Re: Command != command ??? In-reply-to: <87sly3mug9.fsf@ceramic.fifi.org> To: zsh-users@sunsite.dk Message-id: <1050725035446.ZM27009@candle.brasslantern.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Z-Mail (5.0.0 30July97) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <20050724.074251.74755659.Meino.Cramer@gmx.de> <87r7dnsvjn.fsf@ceramic.fifi.org> <20050725.050633.74748820.Meino.Cramer@gmx.de> <87sly3mug9.fsf@ceramic.fifi.org> Comments: In reply to Philippe Troin "Re: Command != command ???" (Jul 24, 8:32pm) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,PLING_QUERY autolearn=no version=3.0.4 On Jul 24, 8:32pm, Philippe Troin wrote: } } Extended_glob is not necessary for **. Note that ** is the same as *. Only **/ is special -- the slash is a necessary part of the token. } Yet, the manual states (FILENAME GENERATION > Recursive Globbing): } } As a shorthand, `**/' is equivalent to `(*/)#'; note that } this therefore matches files in the current directory as } well as subdirectories. } } And earlier on (FILENAME GENERATION > Glob Operators): } } x# (Requires EXTENDED_GLOB to be set.) Matches zero } or more occurrences of the pattern x. } } Should we fix the manual? The first bit that you quoted is talking about semantics. The second excerpt is talking about syntax. There is nothing to fix; "equivalent to" does not mean "may always be typographically replaced by".