Re: unset IFS - zsh: segmentation fault (core dumped) zsh

[Frank Terbeck <ft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Atom Smasher <atom@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> if i unset IFS i get:
> 	zsh: segmentation fault (core dumped)  zsh

Doesn't happen for me, with a cvs build on linux.

> would it be better if zsh reset IFS to a reasonable default, instead?
>
> if i have to, i can restore IFS to its default this way:
> 	IFS=' '$'\t'$'\n'$'\0'
>  is there a more elegant way to reset IFS?

What's with the constant on off? IFS=' '$'\t\n\0'

Regards, Frank

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