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Re: What is the zsh equivalent of csh's set echo?

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From: Bruce Stephens <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Zsh-Users (E-mail)" <zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: What is the zsh equivalent of csh's set echo?
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:06:11 +0100
In-reply-to: <1F1D28572ECAD211BC490008C75D71F5025D6388@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Hall Jeffrey S NPRI's message of "Mon, 16 Sep 2002 17:54:18 -0400")
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Hall Jeffrey S NPRI <HallJS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Actually, I figured out my problem. I got burned by the zsh not
> splitting parameter substitutions into multiple words.

[...]

> This "feature" of zsh should be better known. I've used the zsh for
> like 8 years and never stumbled (staggered) across this problem
> before.

It's in the FAQ.  It's a feature if you want to treat strings
consistently whether or not they happen to contain spaces.

References:
- RE: What is the zsh equivalent of csh's set echo?
  - From: Hall Jeffrey S NPRI

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