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To: zsh-workers@zsh.org
Subject: Re: PATCH: expanding parameters like echo/print builtins
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 17:47:31 +0200
Message-ID: <1489.1305128851@thecus>

Bart wrote:
> I'd probably have done it with ${(%)arr:gs/%/%%} ... but I don't have
> any objection to the (g) flag except to wonder if another choice for
> the letter (g) might be better.  The fact that it mnemes to GETKEY_
> isn't going to be very helpful to most users.

Given that % is used for the (%) flag it might be logical to use \ here.
Or would it just be too confusing. It'd probably need quoting, right?

As for existing solutions, ${(Q)${(qqqq)var}//\\\\/\\} might do it.

Oliver