From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from primenet.com.au (ns1.primenet.com.au [203.24.36.2]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 587844d4 for ; Sun, 19 May 2019 19:43:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 19495 invoked by alias); 19 May 2019 19:43:10 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Workers List List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: X-Seq: 44329 Received: (qmail 8736 invoked by uid 1010); 19 May 2019 19:43:10 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Diagnostics: from mail-lj1-f194.google.com by f.primenet.com.au (envelope-from , uid 7791) with qmail-scanner-2.11 (clamdscan: 0.101.2/25454. spamassassin: 3.4.2. Clear:RC:0(209.85.208.194):SA:0(-2.1/5.0):. Processed in 1.830418 secs); 19 May 2019 19:43:10 -0000 X-Envelope-From: sehouston3@gmail.com X-Qmail-Scanner-Mime-Attachments: | X-Qmail-Scanner-Zip-Files: | Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at _netblocks.google.com designates 209.85.208.194 as permitted sender) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=o9NXp45ms4vq2SJIa43DYer3T/7TG0/8rXDkDXxRd28=; b=UMPE+or5BPL6pvrCWPMa4Znr6tv2pZo9/ilSVYFh2i/CgruMXzfuT+PTlAsLf+OqmA 8ANXrOGK9o+7Rtva2Ktn4BMwu8v//NJW7LZETMYZAdCDeKyRpTM6c7RG8NBr1nQ4hDBt Q4/zWniDMaI9hy5xysYEVy8GqcRAEQeTpLZJkhnGko4chfwvS4VODqKyMDM8TcjC30G2 S+El1UcHCKcFYpgRadUC/2Biwt639QDd9TpkOSXsekd1gAvwcGPEVu5AvrzGm1LEmgtS z97F2+RPyCqt94mfj1WJSnXAB8OoTrDsqfF42ePw3q9tObyiuG/hQjpuC7cT3PyvFa2L 0bvg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=o9NXp45ms4vq2SJIa43DYer3T/7TG0/8rXDkDXxRd28=; b=ewR44W2uzgBWIPzXgqFnN3/Ce32la4FwKA+WccnUbFq66qo8WAslSXWmv2Hbcc0yVV pxCdF6qKCRrxV3p4So+okOZ9w6qkeRNUdAuVAezuFrvX00zniGrk+q1KVSKvLLmra0T5 vLJ0GcZxUyy1fBQQGKd6uHaPwJxGuY9gWCaHsrSH+zjwXM/7E31er/VHN+7O+tBLN6IC Dz5XEFhHHvmDSju8CLDkKmzMGUimlr9hfadVAh37iRaEMvsHlNxYhXhLZ6RujxeccHa1 ULKd3HrjfYsAwIsTzoQxtJMnrCIFqZvFRIN8KK2dlFtcE5UhOlcnCrQUrvbj7DteQdNT 4TCA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAWoem1+vKYd8ZGXX3LKLOeVU6c9mgdKPheiXsAiyelu3ZrNNNJ0 Jo6fuhQx0baOO0cF5tvZs+3FpJdM9Dz/JVvbaYeiVA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqwcvCw6QdEXwmJJ8mo2DMZH+CtOB0ABw7Ueq7zk9JrFgcByDuux+K7jCOeAQSncPb3Yi1w4XzcO2GeP7Bxbn+g= X-Received: by 2002:a05:651c:150:: with SMTP id c16mr34535272ljd.65.1558294953660; Sun, 19 May 2019 12:42:33 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20190519183210.GA47046@CptOrmolo.darkstar> In-Reply-To: <20190519183210.GA47046@CptOrmolo.darkstar> From: Sam Houston Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 20:42:22 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Git grep command not interpreting flags correctly when an argument To: Sam Houston , zsh-workers@zsh.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000002b13ec058942d133" --0000000000002b13ec058942d133 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Very helpful Matthew, I've changed my implementation to use a zsh array. Thanks to you both, I've solved my problem :) On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 7:32 PM Matthew Martin wrote: > On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 07:09:22PM +0100, Sam Houston wrote: > > In a `bash` shell, in some empty directory, I can run the commands: > > > > ```bash > > git init > > echo "pattern" > file.txt > > FLAGS="--untracked --color" > > git grep $FLAGS pattern > > ``` > > > > And see the output: > > > > ``` > > file.txt:pattern > > ``` > > > > But in a `zsh` shell, when I run the same commands, I get the following > > error: > > > > ``` > > error: unknown option `untracked --color' > > ``` > > The better way (both in zsh and in bash) would be to use an array. > > flags=(--untracked --color) > git grep "${flags[@]}" pattern > # git grep $flags pattern would also work, but just in zsh > > Relying on word splitting means that arguments that contain spaces or > other IFS characters are mangled into two or more arguments. > --0000000000002b13ec058942d133--