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Re: history expansion

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From: Stephane Chazelas <stephane@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: zsh-users@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: history expansion
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:57:10 +0100
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On 2026-07-12 18:16, Mark J. Reed wrote:

Maybe it's less surprising to have it on because most users will becoming
from bash, where it is likewise on by default in interactive shells?

[...]

And at the time zsh was initially written, most people will have comefrom csh/tcsh where that feature comes from.


--
Stephane

References:
- history expansion
  - From: Vincent Lefevre
- Re: history expansion
  - From: Erik Wybouw
- Re: history expansion
  - From: Mark J. Reed
- Re: history expansion
  - From: Vincent Lefevre
- Re: history expansion
  - From: Mark J. Reed

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