Re: Brace Expansion

[Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>]

zzapper wrote:
> This must be an old zsh chestnut EXCEPT I couldn't Google a solution

By the way, you might want to try the manual as well as Google.

BRACE EXPANSION

...

     Note that brace expansion is not part of filename generation
     (globbing);  an expression such as */{foo,bar} is split into
     two separate words */foo and */bar before  filename  genera-
     tion  takes  place.  In particular, note that this is liable
     to produce a `no match' error if either of the  two  expres-
     sions  does  not  match;  this  is  to  be  contrasted  with
     */(foo|bar), which is treated as a single pattern but other-
     wise has similar effects.

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Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>                  Software Engineer
CSR Ltd., Science Park, Milton Road,
Cambridge, CB4 0WH, UK                          Tel: +44 (0)1223 692070


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