From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4915 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2001 13:57:58 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.51.30) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 5 Jul 2001 13:57:58 -0000 Received: (qmail 9340 invoked by alias); 5 Jul 2001 13:56:56 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 15257 Received: (qmail 9315 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2001 13:56:56 -0000 Message-ID: To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk (Zsh hackers list) Subject: Short `if' Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 14:57:23 +0100 From: Peter Stephenson I can't get the short form of `if' to work, described in the manual as: if LIST SUBLIST A short form of the alternate `if'. What am I doing wrong? I don't need it, I just need the code, manual and tests to be consistent. % setopt shortloops % if true; print hello if> ^C % if true { print hello } # didn't expect this to work zsh: parse error near `}' 14:55% if true; { print hello } # shouldn't be dependent on shortloops(?) if> ^C -- Peter Stephenson Software Engineer CSR Ltd., Unit 300, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0XL, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 392070 ********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. **********************************************************************