Has anybody written a "zsh wtf" style tool where a complex expression is annotated, similar to "
explainshell.com"?
The more I learn about Zsh, the more obscure and hard-to-read my code is.
Tue Nov 23 20:17:53 CST 2021
$ ls -la *(.Dmm-3)
-rw-r--r-- 1 zachriggle staff 0 Nov 23 20:17 file_10
-rw-r--r-- 1 zachriggle staff 0 Nov 23 20:15 file_8
-rw-r--r-- 1 zachriggle staff 0 Nov 23 20:16 file_9
Is definitely very convenient -- but only if you know what's going on. Other, more documented commands can achieve roughly the same thing.
$ find . -Bmin -3 -type f -maxdepth 1 | xargs ls -la
-rw-r--r-- 1 zachriggle staff 0 Nov 23 20:17 ./file_10
-rw-r--r-- 1 zachriggle staff 0 Nov 23 20:15 ./file_8
-rw-r--r-- 1 zachriggle staff 0 Nov 23 20:16 ./file_9
Is there any interest in something like ExplainShell or ShellCheck for Zsh? I'm not sure what tools are best fit for parsing things like complicated expressions.
Zach Riggle