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Why does Zsh evaluate

   $1[3,4]

as

   ${1}[3,4]

instead of 

   ${1[3,4]} 

(like named parameters)? Bug or feature? (Just being curious)

Regards,
	Bernd

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Bernd Eggink
Regionales Rechenzentrum der Uni Hamburg
eggink@uni-hamburg.de
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