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Re: checking for file existence when I don't know the exact name

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From: Stephane CHAZELAS <stephane_chazelas@xxxxxxxx>
To: zsh-users@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: checking for file existence when I don't know the exact name
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:41:09 +0000 (UTC)
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2011-10-24, 14:31(+01), Peter Stephenson:
[...]
> matchingfiles() {
>    emulate -L zsh
>    local -a files
>    files=(${~*}(N))

Shouldn't it be 
    files=(${^~*}(N))


>    (( ${#files} ))
> }
> if matchingfiles "OmniFocus.*.omnilicense"; then
>   ...
> fi
>
> in which you now do need the double quotes.

-- 
Stephane

References:
- checking for file existence when I don't know the exact name
  - From: TJ Luoma
- Re: checking for file existence when I don't know the exact name
  - From: Peter Stephenson

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