From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <zsh-users-return-11061-mason-zsh=primenet.com.au@sunsite.dk>
Received: (qmail 8740 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2006 13:43:30 -0000
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) on f.primenet.com.au
X-Spam-Level: 
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,
	FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=ham version=3.1.7
Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88)
  by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 6 Dec 2006 13:43:30 -0000
Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts)
Received: (qmail 27306 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2006 13:43:20 -0000
Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90)
  by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 6 Dec 2006 13:43:20 -0000
Received: (qmail 2369 invoked by alias); 6 Dec 2006 13:43:10 -0000
Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
X-No-Archive: yes
X-Seq: 11061
Received: (qmail 2358 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2006 13:43:09 -0000
Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88)
  by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 6 Dec 2006 13:43:09 -0000
Received: (qmail 26141 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2006 13:43:09 -0000
Received: from main.gmane.org (HELO ciao.gmane.org) (80.91.229.2)
  by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 6 Dec 2006 13:43:04 -0000
Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43)
	id 1Grx36-0008D4-Hq
	for zsh-users@sunsite.dk; Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:43:00 +0100
Received: from 241.119-84-212.staticip.namesco.net ([212.84.119.241])
        by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian))
        id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00
        for <zsh-users@sunsite.dk>; Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:43:00 +0100
Received: from david by 241.119-84-212.staticip.namesco.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian))
        id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00
        for <zsh-users@sunsite.dk>; Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:43:00 +0100
X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/
To: zsh-users@sunsite.dk
From:  zzapper <david@tvis.co.uk>
Subject:  Re: Script breaking on cd *param
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 13:42:48 +0000 (UTC)
Organization:  SuccessTheory
Message-ID:  <Xns98918B7FC51B8zzappergmailcom@80.91.229.5>
References:  <Xns98917C0D1AAA8zzappergmailcom@80.91.229.5> <200612061226.kB6CQnpu022275@news01.csr.com>
X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org
X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 241.119-84-212.staticip.namesco.net
User-Agent: Xnews/2006.08.24
Sender: news <news@sea.gmane.org>

Peter Stephenson <pws@csr.com> wrote in news:200612061226.kB6CQnpu022275
@news01.csr.com:

> local str
> local -a dirs
> for str in param param\* \*param \*param\*; do
>   # Expands to all matching directories, else nothing.
>   dirs=(${~str}(N/))
>   if (( ${#dirs} == 1 )); then
>     cd $dirs
>     break
>   fi
> done
PWS
Thanx JWTDO

but did you forget the dollars on $param?

function cdc()
{
local str
local param=$1
local -a dirs
echo $param
for str in $param $param\* \*$param \*$param\*; do
  # Expands to all matching directories, else nothing.
     dirs=(${~str}(N/))
       if (( ${#dirs} == 1 )); then
           cd $dirs
               break
                 fi
                 done
  
}


-- 
http://successtheory.com/tips/ Vim, Zsh, MySQL Tips