From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.4 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 16496 invoked from network); 31 May 2021 21:45:52 -0000 Received: from zero.zsh.org (2a02:898:31:0:48:4558:7a:7368) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 31 May 2021 21:45:52 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=zsh.org; s=rsa-20200801; h=List-Archive:List-Owner:List-Post:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Help:List-Id:Sender:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-Type:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date:References:In-Reply-To:Message-Id: Mime-Version:Reply-To:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From: Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID; bh=K/9eMFcV+h/1j+815tEPIwGRVOZqBvq7Y8+rfMZT+wo=; b=v6++7+UlIhKV7EeCGA1moXW0er qoOROLClxkdQbYUEhu7pNfx6GCwCS00qQdDuq3WMTTXp+Suu3DjL+SOuDy8D20lMKfhv16xAT3bio eiXBHxuZqmJFMhDIbjZV+SMAXbLz7A9MqsizOEt42QKCZielYr49Rc20TQTuk8D15Ig/sxoK4HdoJ cvjmUwWzGM4yISVxOx3wb2fSV73/GO+sa9j6RfkPg9LrDsedV6SdSZup6IkyqSYWit38H0k08h7dD LmI9frZunbKEE/FBqJY/xWlN5MTGdWUCIqVNp/uuPfzeTTCkl2CRTwKiwbYu669Uc7M1snNLMNq5O MXmx5XNg==; Received: from authenticated user by zero.zsh.org with local id 1lnpjM-00077Q-Er; Mon, 31 May 2021 21:45:52 +0000 Received: from authenticated user by zero.zsh.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) id 1lnpi8-000693-1V; Mon, 31 May 2021 21:44:36 +0000 Received: from compute3.internal (compute3.nyi.internal [10.202.2.43]) by mailauth.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A4AC27C0054; Mon, 31 May 2021 17:44:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from imap2 ([10.202.2.52]) by compute3.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 31 May 2021 17:44:34 -0400 X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduledrvdelgecutefuodetggdotefrodftvfcurf hrohhfihhlvgemucfhrghsthforghilhdpqfgfvfdpuffrtefokffrpgfnqfghnecuuegr ihhlohhuthemuceftddtnecunecujfgurhepofgfggfkjghffffhvffutgfgsehtqhertd erreejnecuhfhrohhmpefnrgifrhgvnhgtvggpgggvlhojiihquhgviicuoehlrghrrhih vhesiihshhdrohhrgheqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnheptdduuefhffeljeekgeduvdffle ekfedthfdtkeehhfffgeetgefhgeeihfevueeinecuffhomhgrihhnpeifihhkihhpvggu ihgrrdhorhhgnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehmrghilhhfrh homheplhgrrhhrhihvodhmvghsmhhtphgruhhthhhpvghrshhonhgrlhhithihqdduudeh udekjeejtdegqdduudelvdejfeekhedqlhgrrhhrhihvpeepiihshhdrohhrghesfhgrsh htmhgrihhlrdgtohhm X-ME-Proxy: Received: by mailuser.nyi.internal (Postfix, from userid 501) id E7148A0007A; Mon, 31 May 2021 17:44:33 -0400 (EDT) X-Mailer: MessagingEngine.com Webmail Interface User-Agent: Cyrus-JMAP/3.5.0-alpha0-519-g27a961944e-fm-20210531.001-g27a96194 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <1eb8dc21-eb40-cc32-4ca8-c049d7273a03@necoro.eu> References: <26fc6ecd-4a05-e562-7274-ba045df536bf@necoro.eu> <20210531173651.2pfklkhv5zizfldg@chazelas.org> <1eb8dc21-eb40-cc32-4ca8-c049d7273a03@necoro.eu> Date: Mon, 31 May 2021 17:43:45 -0400 From: =?UTF-8?Q?Lawrence_Vel=C3=A1zquez?= To: =?UTF-8?Q?Ren=C3=A9_Neumann?= Cc: zsh-users@zsh.org Subject: Re: [Review Request] Arrays and their usage Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Seq: 26756 Archived-At: X-Loop: zsh-users@zsh.org Errors-To: zsh-users-owner@zsh.org Precedence: list Precedence: bulk Sender: zsh-users-request@zsh.org X-no-archive: yes List-Id: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Owner: List-Archive: On Mon, May 31, 2021, at 4:04 PM, Ren=C3=A9 Neumann wrote: > Fun fact: I prefer `...`, because I find it more legible, especially i= n=20 > the x=3D`cmd y z` form=C2=B9. If you're doing command substitution in a context where you have to suppress word-splitting yourself, then you're choosing between outer_cmd foo "`inner_cmd bar`" baz and outer_cmd foo "$(inner_cmd bar)" baz Many (including me) would consider "`...`" less legible. > (NB though: The linebreak for the two pipe elements was inserted for=20= > this email only, with me hoping, that backslash newline was the correc= t=20 > thing to do ;)) The backslash isn't necessary if the vertical bar is at the end of the line. > What does 'rc' stand for? rc is the shell for Research Unix Version 10 and Plan 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rc --=20 vq