hello, according to zshmisc(1): - The command is executed with a `-' prepended to its argv[0] string. ok ... but why is it useful? regards, marc
Marc Chantreux wrote on Mon, 14 Sep 2020 06:15 +00:00:
> hello,
>
> according to zshmisc(1):
>
> - The command is executed with a `-' prepended to its
> argv[0] string.
>
> ok ... but why is it useful?
Most shells check whether their argv[0] starts with a "-", and if that's
the case, they behave as login shells (as though -l was passed).
The effect can also be achieved with ARGV0; see zshparam(1).
Cheers,
Daniel