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Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 09:52:55 +0200
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Subject: Re: PATCH: clarify which quotation marks to note
From: Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@gmail.com>
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On 27 May 2011 07:14, Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 27 May 2011 06:44, Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com> wrote:
>> On May 27,  3:33am, Mikael Magnusson wrote:
>> } Subject: PATCH: clarify which quotation marks to note
>> }
>> } I found the "Note the quotation marks" remark a bit confusing when I
>> } read this.
>>
>> I still find it confusing. :-}
>>
>> }  the expression `tt(*(e:'reply=(${REPLY}{1,2})':))' will cause the words
>> } +`tt(lonely1)' and `tt(lonely2)' to be inserted into the command line.  Note
>> } +the quotation marks in the expression.
>>
>>    Note the single quotes inside the colons in the expression.
>>
>> Perhaps??
>
> Maybe we could say "The var(string) is quoted as noted above",
> referring to this earlier sentence
>
> Note that expansions must be quoted in the var(string)
> to prevent them from being expanded before globbing is done.
>
> Which is not incorrect, but you need to quote other things too,
> *(e:):) is an error for example (a different error than *(e:\):) ).
>
> It's weird how long you can stare at some stupid little thing and not
> come up with a good concise way to write it down.

Okay, how about simply "note the quoting of var(string)"?

-- 
Mikael Magnusson