Re: problem with zmv

[Ray Andrews <rayandrews@eastlink.ca>]

On 12/03/2016 09:05 AM, Bart Schaefer wrote:
> On Dec 3,  7:44am, Ray Andrews wrote:
> }
> } On 12/02/2016 07:51 PM, Bart Schaefer wrote:
> } > It occurs to me that it might be slightly better to use
> } >
> } >      alias zmv='function { . zmv }'
> } >
> } Gotcha ... ok, thanks Bart, I'll not try to understand why, that's taken
> } on faith.
>
> I was having trouble coming up with an example last night, but:
>
> You may have noticed that "noglob" acts a bit like "command" in that
> aliases are not expanded:

I had no idea.  If ever I run into that, I'm warned in advance.
>
> % alias noglob='noglob '
>

I will never understand the thinking that produced things like that.

> If you want noglob with zmv you have to autoload the real function, as
> there's no way to use precommand modifiers with an anonymous function.
>
Ok, autoload it is.  Astonishing that you can remember all these little 
twists and turns Bart.  Simplicity is not a zsh virtue.