Re: listing all executables by prefix?

[Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>]

"Bart Schaefer" wrote:
> 
> 	ls -l ${(@)$(hash -m prefix\*)#*=}

I think you have to be a bit careful that the hash database is set up;
it isn't immediately after zsh -f or a rehash.  I don't think you lose
much by using

ls -l "${(@f)$(whence -pm prefix\*)}"

instead.  (Of course you really need to check the expansion isn't going
to be empty first.)

-- 
Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>                  Software Engineer
CSR Ltd., Science Park, Milton Road,
Cambridge, CB4 0WH, UK                          Tel: +44 (0)1223 392070


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