From: "Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@candle.brasslantern.com>
To: zsh-workers@sunsite.auc.dk (Zsh hackers list)
Subject: Re: PATCH: pws-21: parentheses in command word
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:51:40 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <990608145140.ZM24078@candle.brasslantern.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9906081206.AA21204@ibmth.df.unipi.it>
On Jun 8, 2:06pm, Peter Stephenson wrote:
} Subject: PATCH: pws-21: parentheses in command word
}
} I mentioned this a while ago, but can't find that in the archive, because I
} can never find things.
I frequently do searches that I *know* should succeed, but that find
nothing. I suppose I should send a couple of them off to Geoff and
ask why.
} For some reason, parentheses are treated specially in the command word in
} zsh, not just at the start (where, of course, they start a subshell).
I think know why, but perhaps now the lexer is more sophisticated. I have
an early-morning meeting today, so I don't have time to build pws-21 and
try the patch.
They're treated that way because array assignments are in command position.
--
Bart Schaefer Brass Lantern Enterprises
http://www.well.com/user/barts http://www.brasslantern.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1999-06-08 14:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-06-08 12:06 Peter Stephenson
1999-06-08 14:51 ` Bart Schaefer [this message]
1999-06-08 14:30 ` Peter Stephenson
1999-06-09 8:11 ` Andrej Borsenkow
1999-06-09 7:50 ` Peter Stephenson
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