From: "Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@brasslantern.com>
To: Sven Wischnowsky <wischnow@informatik.hu-berlin.de>,
zsh-workers@sunsite.auc.dk
Subject: Re: PATCH: suggestion for new condition
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:23:04 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <990126102304.ZM24322@candle.brasslantern.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <199901261547.QAA19696@beta.informatik.hu-berlin.de>
On Jan 26, 4:47pm, Sven Wischnowsky wrote:
} Subject: Re: PATCH: suggestion for new condition
}
} The patch below implements the `(t)' flag. `${(t)param}' will expand
} to a string describing the type of parameter. When param is unset, it
} will expand to `-'
Why? Why not have it expand to nothing? In any case "-" is a bad choice,
because in certain contexts it could be misinterpreted as an option.
Otherwise I think ${(t)param} is a useful addition.
--
Bart Schaefer Brass Lantern Enterprises
http://www.well.com/user/barts http://www.brasslantern.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1999-01-26 18:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-01-26 15:47 Sven Wischnowsky
1999-01-26 18:23 ` Bart Schaefer [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1999-01-28 9:19 Sven Wischnowsky
1999-01-27 7:51 Sven Wischnowsky
1999-01-28 6:01 ` Bart Schaefer
1999-01-25 10:40 Sven Wischnowsky
1999-01-25 10:57 ` Peter Stephenson
1999-01-25 12:50 ` Andrej Borsenkow
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