From: "Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@candle.brasslantern.com>
To: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu
Subject: Treating $(...) as an array
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 15:27:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <960622152729.ZM9904@candle.brasslantern.com> (raw)
You can force $(...) to be interpreted as an array when assigning it to a
variable:
zsh% x=($(print -l "One two" "Three four" "Five six"))
zsh% echo $#x
6
You can force a string variable to be interpreted as an array:
zsh% x="$(print -l "One two" "Three four" "Five six")"
zsh% echo ${x[2]} ${x[(w)2} ${x[(f)2]}
n two Three four
You can use $(...) as a string substitution inside ${...}:
zsh% echo ${(L)$(print -l "One two" "Three four" "Five six")}
one two three four five six
You can use modifiers on $(...) when it appears as a string substitution:
zsh% echo ${$(print -l "One two" "Three four" "Five six"):l}
one two three four five six
So, WHY can't you force $(...) to be interpreted directly as an array
when it appears as a string substitution?
zsh% echo ${$(print -l "One two" "Three four" "Five six")[(f)2]}
zsh: closing brace expected
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