From: Zefram <A.Main@dcs.warwick.ac.uk>
To: schaefer@nbn.com
Cc: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu
Subject: Re: beta21; Bug in execcmd() and job text question
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 01:46:20 +0100 (BST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <17740.199606270046@stone.dcs.warwick.ac.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <960626173717.ZM3859@candle.brasslantern.com> from "Bart Schaefer" at Jun 26, 96 05:37:14 pm
>} % eval $foo& jobs
>} [1] 884
>} [1] + running eval sleep 10
>
>In fact, I'd prefer it if the "eval" got stripped off so all that zsh
>prints is `sleep 10'. After all, "eval" is not a job; the thing that
>was being eval'd is the job.
No, the eval is backgrounded in this case. If it were `foo="sleep
10&"; eval $foo` then the sleep would be the job.
-zefram
prev parent reply other threads:[~1996-06-27 0:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-06-26 23:25 Thorsten Meinecke
[not found] ` <kaefer@aglaia.snafu.DE>
1996-06-27 0:37 ` Bart Schaefer
1996-06-27 0:46 ` Zefram [this message]
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