x=(foo ; bar) array assignments with embedded semicolons

x=(foo ; bar) array assignments with embedded semicolons

[Daniel Shahaf]

% x=(foo ; bar)
% print $#x $x
2 foo bar

Eric reproduced that with various versions going as far back as 3.0.8.

Re: x=(foo ; bar) array assignments with embedded semicolons

[Bart Schaefer]

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That's actually a feature, it's the same as writing

x=(foo
bar)

Yes, I'm being somewhat facetious, but that's why it happens.

Re: x=(foo ; bar) array assignments with embedded semicolons

[Peter Stephenson]

On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:55:10 -0800
Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com> wrote:
> That's actually a feature, it's the same as writing
> 
> x=(foo
> bar)
> 
> Yes, I'm being somewhat facetious, but that's why it happens.

I don't think it's facetious at all.  Unquoted ";" is a separator,
whether in an array or not.  The only other thing I can think of it
could reasonably do is an error because you haven't completed the array
before the end of the command, but that doesn't seem very useful.

pws

Re: x=(foo ; bar) array assignments with embedded semicolons

[Bart Schaefer]

On Nov 18, 10:20am, Peter Stephenson wrote:
}
} I don't think it's facetious at all.  Unquoted ";" is a separator,
} whether in an array or not.

Nevertheless it is a syntax error in e.g. bash to use ";" there.

Re: x=(foo ; bar) array assignments with embedded semicolons

[Eric Cook]

On 11/18/2015 10:47 AM, Bart Schaefer wrote:
> On Nov 18, 10:20am, Peter Stephenson wrote:
> }
> } I don't think it's facetious at all.  Unquoted ";" is a separator,
> } whether in an array or not.
> 
> Nevertheless it is a syntax error in e.g. bash to use ";" there.
> 
And that is what i assumed zsh would do. Since the only syntactical mention of ;
in the man pages i saw was as a list terminator; leaving the incomplete array definition.

Since it is intentional, could it be added to the man pages?