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From: Bruce Stephens <bruce@cenderis.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: What is the zsh equivalent of csh's set echo?
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 (Hall Jeffrey S NPRI's message of "Mon, 16 Sep 2002 17:54:18 -0400")
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Hall Jeffrey S NPRI <HallJS@Npt.NUWC.Navy.Mil> writes:

> Actually, I figured out my problem. I got burned by the zsh not
> splitting parameter substitutions into multiple words.

[...]

> This "feature" of zsh should be better known. I've used the zsh for
> like 8 years and never stumbled (staggered) across this problem
> before.

It's in the FAQ.  It's a feature if you want to treat strings
consistently whether or not they happen to contain spaces.