Re: tilde syntax

[Ray Andrews <rayandrews@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2024-01-04 14:49, Bart Schaefer wrote:

> Results of parameter expansion by default (in native zsh emulation)
> are not subject to further interpretation.
>     
    Hmmm ... I don't think I've known that.  I've tended to think that
    once a variable is substituted out, there is no difference.  
> No, it turns "do nothing else" into "also act as a glob or pattern".
> In this example, it's a glob.
>     
    I tried to find something about that in the manual but it's one of
    those things where you need to know what to call it in words. 
    Searching for " $~ " hardly works.
> What do you mean by "works"?
>

I mean the code does what I'm expecting.