Not finding named directories in subshells

Not finding named directories in subshells

[Mikael Magnusson]

{17:56:22|~}% cd ~pastebot/html
{17:56:23|~pastebot/html}% zsh
{17:56:25|/home/pastebot/html}% cd .
{17:56:27|/home/pastebot/html}% cd $PWD
{17:56:29|/home/pastebot/html}% cd ..
{17:56:31|/home/pastebot}% cd ../pastebot
{17:56:33|/home/pastebot}% cd /home/pastebot
{17:56:36|/home/pastebot}% cd ~pastebot
{17:56:36|~pastebot}%

Putting hash -d -f in .zshenv fixes it, is this expected behaviour?

-- 
Mikael Magnusson

Re: Not finding named directories in subshells

[Stephane Chazelas]

On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 06:01:03PM +0100, Mikael Magnusson wrote:
> {17:56:22|~}% cd ~pastebot/html
> {17:56:23|~pastebot/html}% zsh
> {17:56:25|/home/pastebot/html}% cd .
> {17:56:27|/home/pastebot/html}% cd $PWD
> {17:56:29|/home/pastebot/html}% cd ..
> {17:56:31|/home/pastebot}% cd ../pastebot
> {17:56:33|/home/pastebot}% cd /home/pastebot
> {17:56:36|/home/pastebot}% cd ~pastebot
> {17:56:36|~pastebot}%
> 
> Putting hash -d -f in .zshenv fixes it, is this expected behaviour?
[...]

See the description of the auto_name_dirs option in the manual

AUTO_NAME_DIRS
     Any parameter that is set to the absolute name of a directory
     immediately becomes a name for that directory, that will be used
     by the `%~' and related prompt sequences, and will be available
     when completion is performed on a word starting with `~'.
     (Otherwise, the parameter must be used in the form `~PARAM' first.)

Cheers,
Stephane

Re: Not finding named directories in subshells

[Mikael Magnusson]

On 13/12/2007, Stephane Chazelas <stephane_chazelas@yahoo.fr> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 06:01:03PM +0100, Mikael Magnusson wrote:
> > {17:56:22|~}% cd ~pastebot/html
> > {17:56:23|~pastebot/html}% zsh
> > {17:56:25|/home/pastebot/html}% cd .
> > {17:56:27|/home/pastebot/html}% cd $PWD
> > {17:56:29|/home/pastebot/html}% cd ..
> > {17:56:31|/home/pastebot}% cd ../pastebot
> > {17:56:33|/home/pastebot}% cd /home/pastebot
> > {17:56:36|/home/pastebot}% cd ~pastebot
> > {17:56:36|~pastebot}%
> >
> > Putting hash -d -f in .zshenv fixes it, is this expected behaviour?
> [...]
>
> See the description of the auto_name_dirs option in the manual
>
> AUTO_NAME_DIRS
>      Any parameter that is set to the absolute name of a directory
>      immediately becomes a name for that directory, that will be used
>      by the `%~' and related prompt sequences, and will be available
>      when completion is performed on a word starting with `~'.
>      (Otherwise, the parameter must be used in the form `~PARAM' first.)

I don't see how this has anything to do with my issue though.

-- 
Mikael Magnusson

Re: Not finding named directories in subshells

[Peter Stephenson]

"Mikael Magnusson" wrote:
> I don't see how this has anything to do with my issue though.

If you don't have the option set to name directories automatically, then
they're not automatically named.  They become named when referred to
with a ~ in front.

-- 
Peter Stephenson <pws@csr.com>                  Software Engineer
CSR PLC, Churchill House, Cambridge Business Park, Cowley Road
Cambridge, CB4 0WZ, UK                          Tel: +44 (0)1223 692070

Re: Not finding named directories in subshells

[Mikael Magnusson]

On 13/12/2007, Peter Stephenson <pws@csr.com> wrote:
> "Mikael Magnusson" wrote:
> > I don't see how this has anything to do with my issue though.
>
> If you don't have the option set to name directories automatically, then
> they're not automatically named.  They become named when referred to
> with a ~ in front.

But these are home directories of users, when I go there in the
"parent" shell, it works fine. Besides, setting the option doesn't fix
it. But I see now that subshells aren't special, it behaves in the
same way in the parent shell. So I guess I just want the hash -d -f in
my .zshenv after all.

-- 
Mikael Magnusson