From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17251 invoked by alias); 12 Dec 2016 17:14:02 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Users List List-Post: List-Help: X-Seq: 22204 Received: (qmail 18449 invoked from network); 12 Dec 2016 17:14:02 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Diagnostics: from mail-vk0-f43.google.com by f.primenet.com.au (envelope-from , uid 7791) with qmail-scanner-2.11 (clamdscan: 0.99.2/21882. spamassassin: 3.4.1. Clear:RC:0(209.85.213.43):SA:0(0.0/5.0):. Processed in 1.905993 secs); 12 Dec 2016 17:14:02 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2,SPF_PASS,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 X-Envelope-From: schaefer@brasslantern.com X-Qmail-Scanner-Mime-Attachments: | X-Qmail-Scanner-Zip-Files: | Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at _netblocks.google.com designates 209.85.213.43 as permitted sender) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=brasslantern-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=from:message-id:date:in-reply-to:comments:references:to:subject:cc :mime-version; bh=6RIZ5Czi5aNRw6fa/aajAkGXLvP1oBoEbDyaOy6wxbI=; b=dN4KCHey+C0/yXdCmvd/4bIltY/Jb6Fm9h7Kx5af+WyilY1n4zbruimfZz/xa6BIqq PevXe2l3/hxAerlh9W6Y1fD/8JU8U1ovxzWGY6xXnqsMGGRvOH5aRhA+rHVf7SXyIRGQ X73P+WFjNKPh5Z3XCJU+zcy8B6s1f3Nb2gW8Hu9VrQwm3oy7yr4TK6tMRMBRuoP4lga7 N1FfcJPtw7B+j7n1jwbPMnLLHdGgqaCYzT9d5mA0JkmH/Bl2gQIvGuCYI24LLiVNctTE iqMBNyD4iBlZKPRz93tYxNy9Gq6mZ7huh7icepmd+abonwHZ35X8XqEpH9wU5gpsddvk 59Wg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:from:message-id:date:in-reply-to:comments :references:to:subject:cc:mime-version; bh=6RIZ5Czi5aNRw6fa/aajAkGXLvP1oBoEbDyaOy6wxbI=; b=SPc5xH+2nuRwvuCM8HDAk6Y75LQNpWVKL7/SxkjyqUw1mPAeDQBXbfwFvZbj2lfU/P w+m+8u0xdQf8dg5avJClJwhg0vjjBLTp3mRgzAwO8ClWvqGQZk46wfp4UAF72+wTZrM7 gy2Dvqy7eNU6AORuCYnZltGpMLcMYB2Dv07qLnl4IJ/knt5vXDCaEbBTSednr4AytMad xQrm/vvEjYRw34TbAcDE3p/jPymXitCIIcOGd/yFJ99uHWM/MkVT92nFtcBbPbewTwhc 7vf3TU4+3nI+JgvQl3qBKJx/iP4X70ZxkayZUr30y633VM44+F0sgBQhi+nuc9NeJFE9 QODQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AKaTC03mdNKgAsuILi1pjpgzQqoC8/YFzTWqSGbQH0jecXna3JyD1EmqHcyHmVAtV0ZQmQ== X-Received: by 10.31.162.72 with SMTP id l69mr37374020vke.123.1481562822879; Mon, 12 Dec 2016 09:13:42 -0800 (PST) From: Bart Schaefer Message-Id: <161212091406.ZM1220@torch.brasslantern.com> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 09:14:06 -0800 In-Reply-To: <584ED038.5060006@eastlink.ca> Comments: In reply to Ray Andrews "Re: zsh-5.2-test-3" (Dec 12, 8:28am) References: <20161209095729.2033b5be@pwslap01u.europe.root.pri> <20161209195457.27e43234@ntlworld.com> <584CB4EF.6070904@eastlink.ca> <584CCC14.10701@eastlink.ca> <20161211171559.322b58fc@ntlworld.com> <584D9809.4070805@eastlink.ca> <161211112327.ZM30304@torch.brasslantern.com> <584DB4BA.4050802@eastlink.ca> <161211154559.ZM30830@torch.brasslantern.com> <584DF7A1.6010906__17132.6343705461$1481504750$gmane$org@eastlink.ca> <20161212083742.GA11457@fujitsu.shahaf.local2> <584ED038.5060006@eastlink.ca> X-Mailer: OpenZMail Classic (0.9.2 24April2005) To: Ray Andrews Subject: Re: zsh-5.2-test-3 Cc: zsh-users@zsh.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Dec 12, 8:28am, Ray Andrews wrote: } } BTW, why would run-help alias to man by default? It used to be the case that zsh was frequently installed as just the binary, without the function suite present in any usuable location, so a lot of the defaults are arranged to make sure the shell works under those circumstances. } We already have man, so who need another way of running it? Are you not using the run-help ZLE key-binding? If you're on a command line and type ESC-h, ZLE will find the first word on the line and invoke run-help on it. Way, way back, that key binding just ran "man" directly; the alternate name was introduced so "man" could be swapped for something smarter. This happened so long ago that shell functions didn't exist yet, so it was done by creating an alias, and it has been that way ever since.