From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20127 invoked from network); 28 Oct 1998 04:58:11 -0000 Received: from math.gatech.edu (list@130.207.146.50) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 28 Oct 1998 04:58:11 -0000 Received: (from list@localhost) by math.gatech.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id XAA00176; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 23:49:59 -0500 (EST) Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 23:49:59 -0500 (EST) From: "Bart Schaefer" Message-Id: <981027205341.ZM18641@candle.brasslantern.com> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 20:53:41 -0800 In-Reply-To: <199810270513.XAA19217@hzoli.home> Comments: In reply to Zoltan Hidvegi "Re: Docs fix" (Oct 26, 11:13pm) References: <199810270513.XAA19217@hzoli.home> X-Mailer: Z-Mail (4.0b.820 20aug96) To: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu (Zsh hacking and development) Subject: Re: Docs fix MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Resent-Message-ID: <"c5Sbh2.0.g2.t9gDs"@math> Resent-From: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/4463 X-Loop: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: zsh-workers-request@math.gatech.edu On Oct 26, 11:13pm, Zoltan Hidvegi wrote: } Subject: Re: Docs fix } } > If you replace $* with "$@" when converting those aliases, you end up } > quoting the word in the command position, which causes unexptected side } > effects. } } This really does not have any relevance to this discussion, but what are } those side effects? Hm; well, you're right, I can no longer find any. I'm pretty sure there were at one time, but I could be remembering something from zsh 2.0.0 or before, which is when I was actively converting things from csh. I'm still of the opinion that a FAQ about zsh is better off sticking with standard zsh syntax rather than attempt to present every example as usable in every other similar shell -- because for one thing its impossible to do it in every case, and for another I'd rather the FAQ were espousing the things that zsh does better rather than advocating avoiding them because they're unique -- but Peter's the FAQ maintainer and I won't argue with whatever decision he makes on the issue. -- Bart Schaefer Brass Lantern Enterprises http://www.well.com/user/barts http://www.brasslantern.com