From: J <jean.chalard@gmail.com>
To: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com>
Cc: Zsh Users <zsh-users@sunsite.dk>
Subject: Re: globbing with interposition
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 17:36:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <fb6be96e050419083636422af8@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1050419152554.ZM31922@candle.brasslantern.com>
> On Apr 19, 10:22am, J wrote:
> } Subject: Re: globbing with interposition
> }
> } a=(fotos*) mutt eric '-a '${^a} -s "all images attached" </dev/null
>
> That doesn't work because the order of assignment and expansion is not
> what you expect. That is, the ${^a} is expanded at parse time, but
> the assignment prefixes are handled at execute time. You'd have to do
Oh. I was bitten by the fact I tested it after I already give the
value to the array and assumed the variable was reassigned on this
line before evaluation. My bad.
Anyway, I should have been aware of the problems with the spaces in
filenames and the quoted space anyway.
Well, sorry for the noise.
--
J
"If you wish to leave a record of your call,
please state your messij at the sound of the tone."
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-04-19 23:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-04-19 7:21 Eric Smith
2005-04-19 7:50 ` DervishD
2005-04-19 8:22 ` J
2005-04-19 8:35 ` DervishD
2005-04-19 15:25 ` Bart Schaefer
2005-04-19 15:36 ` J [this message]
2005-04-19 15:59 ` Peter Stephenson
2005-04-19 16:22 ` Bart Schaefer
2005-04-19 16:46 ` DervishD
2005-04-19 18:36 ` Oliver Kiddle
2005-04-21 10:45 ` globbing with interposition -> rocking Eric Smith - Fruitcom
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