From: TJ Luoma <luomat@gmail.com>
To: agkozak@gmail.com
Cc: Zsh-Users List <zsh-users@zsh.org>
Subject: Re: removing spaces in variables when using :t or :r or similar
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 01:07:55 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADjGqHuSEUpx8A4oqAW_HG7bwz_7T=Pyq3WMS4Y10XS--Nv5zA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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Aha! I had tried extra quotes and {brackets} but I never hit upon the right
combination.
Thanks!
Tj
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On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 9:35 PM Alexandros Kozak <agkozak@gmail.com> wrote:
> ${${INSTALL_TO:t:r:l}// /}
>
> seems to work.
>
>
> Alexandros Kozak
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TJ Luoma <luomat@gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 6:28 PM
> To: Zsh-Users List <zsh-users@zsh.org>
> Subject: removing spaces in variables when using :t or :r or similar
>
> Let's use this variable as an example:
>
> INSTALL_TO='/Applications/Keyboard Maestro.app'
>
> Now, if I want to get just "keyboard maestro" I can use this:
>
> $INSTALL_TO:t:r:l
>
> But what if I want "keyboardmaestro" ?
>
> I tried this:
>
> echo "${INSTALL_TO:t:r:l// /}"
>
> but that just produced this error:
>
> zsh: unrecognized modifier
>
> I realize I could do this:
>
> FOO="${INSTALL_TO// /}"
>
> echo "$FOO:t:r:l"
>
> but I'd rather avoid using a second variable, if I can avoid it.
>
> Is there a way to do that with zsh, or am I stuck just sending it to `tr
> -d ' '` ?
>
> Thanks!
>
> TjL
>
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> TJ Luoma
> TJ @ MacStories
> Personal Website: luo.ma (aka RhymesWithDiploma.com)
> Twitter: @tjluoma
>
>
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-09-12 1:28 TJ Luoma
2018-09-12 1:35 ` Alexandros Kozak
2018-09-12 5:07 ` TJ Luoma [this message]
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