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Re: KSH style globbing

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From: "Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Stefan Troeger <stefan.troeger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: KSH style globbing
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 1999 00:47:14 +0000
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On Nov 6,  8:54pm, Stefan Troeger wrote:
} Subject: KSH style globbing
}
} setopt KSH_GLOB
} ls !(*a*)
} 
} zsh: number expected
} 
} What am I doing wrong?

You need

	setopt KSH_GLOB NO_BARE_GLOB_QUAL

Otherwise, the trailing parens are interpreted as a glob qualifier before
they have a chance to be considered as a ksh pattern.  This ought to be
documented better.

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Bart Schaefer                                 Brass Lantern Enterprises
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References:
- KSH style globbing
  - From: Stefan Troeger

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