On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 7:19 PM Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com>
wrote:

>
> You can do it like this:  ${(e):-\${PWD:h${N}}}
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> Yes that works, Thanks.
    e Perform single word shell expansions,
Had to think about that for a second, but got it. Learned my something new
for
today. :-)

Yes, the digit following :h has to be a literal digit, not an expansion.
>

Darn, it would have been nice, but your example is just fine.

Regards,

Jim Murphy