From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <zsh-users-return-10872-mason-zsh=primenet.com.au@sunsite.dk>
Received: (qmail 17741 invoked from network); 14 Oct 2006 20:46:31 -0000
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.6 (2006-10-03) on f.primenet.com.au
X-Spam-Level: 
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,
	FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=ham version=3.1.6
Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88)
  by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 14 Oct 2006 20:46:31 -0000
Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts)
Received: (qmail 41045 invoked from network); 14 Oct 2006 20:46:23 -0000
Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90)
  by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 14 Oct 2006 20:46:23 -0000
Received: (qmail 593 invoked by alias); 14 Oct 2006 20:46:15 -0000
Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
X-No-Archive: yes
X-Seq: 10872
Received: (qmail 579 invoked from network); 14 Oct 2006 20:46:15 -0000
Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88)
  by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 14 Oct 2006 20:46:15 -0000
Received: (qmail 39943 invoked from network); 14 Oct 2006 20:46:15 -0000
Received: from vanunu.ucsc.edu (128.114.150.22)
  by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 14 Oct 2006 20:46:14 -0000
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by vanunu.ucsc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D62325D77E6;
	Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:46:30 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:46:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: William Scott <wgscott@chemistry.ucsc.edu>
X-X-Sender: wgscott@vanunu.ucsc.edu
To: Phil Pennock <phil.pennock@globnix.org>
Cc: zsh-users@sunsite.dk
Subject: Re: can't write zsh_history
In-Reply-To: <20061014014909.GB22643@parhelion.globnix.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.OSX.4.61.0610141344520.2144@vanunu.ucsc.edu>
References: <76C42610-83A0-4174-ADBF-5CD4D75891D5@gmail.com>
 <200610121802.k9CI2A8i025805@news01.csr.com> <Pine.OSX.4.61.0610130720390.16279@vanunu.ucsc.edu>
 <20061014014909.GB22643@parhelion.globnix.org>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed

>
> I strongly suspect that somewhere in your zsh startup files, you're
> exporting HISTFILE to the environment.  The variable is used by tcsh

Yes, it turns out I was (naively) exporting the variable.

I still need a function along the lines of what Roman Neuhauser suggested 
(although mine uses [[]] ).

Thanks.