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From: Jim <linux.tech.guy@gmail.com>
To: zsh <zsh-users@zsh.org>
Subject: "history" modifier question
Date: Thu, 4 May 2023 01:32:08 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CA+rB6GKpL_5VPVcb_fd9cuprjA6dpmnoKX0JXKj5HsxWrNQ2sg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

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Hello,

Trying to use history modifier 'h [ digit ]' (the following also applies to
't [digit ]'),where digit is a scalar or integer, ( e.g. ${PWD:h${N}} ) to
step
through a path via a loop, but this doesn't appear to be allowed. Tried
multiple ways of doing this including quoting.

This seems like a logical use of a parameter, but 'my' logic, sometimes,
doesn't match reality.

Is there a way of doing this or is this just not possible. If not could
someone
tell me why, I would like to understand what I'm missing here. The man
page, AFAICT, doesn't say  one way or the other if this is possible. Unless,
"digit" is explicit here.

FYI, I did come up with an alternative method by using an array and split.

ZSH_VERSION: 5.9

Thanks for your time, and with regards,

Jim Murphy

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             reply	other threads:[~2023-05-04  6:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-05-04  6:32 Jim [this message]
2023-05-05  0:19 ` Bart Schaefer
2023-05-05  0:50   ` Jim

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