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From: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Zsh Users <zsh-users@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Most Recent File
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 11:39:34 -0700
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On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 10:32 AM Peter Stephenson
<p.w.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >   $ echo "${(q)f}"
> >   c$'
> >   'd
> >
> > Why does the value contain a '$'?
>
> The $'...' form of quoting is a special one

Also:

% printf "%s\n" "${(q)f}"
c$'\n'c

'Twas echo changed the \n to an actual newline.

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