Re: xargs with zsh function

[Lawrence Velázquez <vq@xxxxxxxxx>]

> On Jan 19, 2021, at 9:30 AM, Ray Andrews <rayandrews@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Perhaps this has something to do with the call in 'el' being to a clean shell? Same sort of problem if I do this:
> 
> $ ls (#i)c
> C  c
> 
> $ zsh -f
> h5--9-Debian1# ls (#i)c
> zsh: no matches found: (#i)c
> 
> ...  But that's bedrock syntax no?  How can the clean shell not swallow it?

Globbing flags require EXTENDED_GLOB, which is not enabled by default.

> Anyway I'd like zargs to work within my environment as it is.

To establish a known configuration, zargs resets nearly all zsh options for the duration of its execution. Your function should do likewise.

f() {
    emulate -L zsh
    setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
    [also any other options required]

    [...]
}

This ensures a known configuration that is isolated from that of the calling context.

vq
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