From: Peter Stephenson <pws@cambridgesiliconradio.com>
To: zsh-workers@sunsite.auc.dk (Zsh hackers list)
Subject: Modifier substitutions.
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 10:15:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <0FSL00D608EDHX@la-la.cambridgesiliconradio.com> (raw)
This is all a little inconsistent.
% str="Think of a number"
% old=number
% new=word
% print ${str:s%number%$new}
Think of a word
% print ${str:s%$old%$new}
Think of a number
% print "${str:s%number%$new}"
Think of a $new
Substitutions with ${.../.../...} are more consistent, though there is
something a little odd with quoting in that case. For example,
% str='#Think of a number'
% old='#Think'
% new='Despair'
% print ${str/$old/$new}
#Think of a number
% print ${str/\\$old/$new}
Despair of a number
The `#' is being interpreted as an anchor at the head of the string even
when buried inside $old. I have a feeling that wasn't my intention.
pws
next reply other threads:[~2000-04-06 9:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-04-06 9:15 Peter Stephenson [this message]
2000-04-06 9:32 ` Andrej Borsenkow
2000-04-06 12:49 ` Andrej Borsenkow
2000-04-12 12:26 ` Should we backup this change? " Andrej Borsenkow
2000-04-12 12:34 ` Sven Wischnowsky
2000-04-12 14:53 ` Bart Schaefer
2000-04-12 15:06 ` Andrej Borsenkow
2000-04-12 20:54 ` Peter Stephenson
2000-04-13 6:00 ` Andrej Borsenkow
2000-04-13 8:59 ` Peter Stephenson
2000-05-04 7:02 ` Let's do it " Andrej Borsenkow
2000-05-04 15:56 ` Peter Stephenson
2000-05-05 13:32 ` PATCH:RE: Let's do it RE: Should we backup this change? RE: Modifiersubstitutions Andrej Borsenkow
2000-05-05 14:26 ` PATCH: substitution anchors Peter Stephenson
2000-05-05 14:52 ` Bart Schaefer
2000-05-05 14:55 ` Andrej Borsenkow
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