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On May 25,  7:58pm, Richard Coleman wrote:
} Subject: Re: Reserved words and aliases
}
} > You can now do
} > 
} > % alias exec="((SHLVL++, SAVEHIST=0)); exec"
} > 
} > if you really want.
} 
} I'm not sure why you would want to do this

Do the words "compatibility with older versions of zsh" ring any bells?

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