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Re: PATCH: Re: :r modifier
- X-seq: zsh-workers 13276
- From: mason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Geoff Wing)
- To: zsh-workers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: Re: PATCH: Re: :r modifier
- Date: 14 Dec 2000 23:52:04 GMT
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- Organization: PrimeNet Computer Consultants
- References: "Andrej Borsenkow"'s message of "Thu, 14 Dec 2000 17:43:11 +0300" <mvbzohy6f3g.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Reply-to: mason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Alexandre Duret-Lutz <duret_g@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
:>>> "Andrej" == Andrej Borsenkow <Andrej.Borsenkow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
:Here is my proposal. The following patch modifies :r, :e, :h,
:and :t to behave as I expect them to. My point for doing so is that
: 1) this seems natural and more useful (from the user point of
: view)
? I don't expect :r to behave that way but I don't really use it
much these days so maybe my objections have little weight.
: item(tt(r))(
:-Remove a trailing suffix of the form `tt(.)var(xxx)', leaving the basename.
:+Remove a filename extension of the form `tt(.)var(xxx)', leaving
:+the root name.
: )
I'm not sure the wording has cleared it up. The previous wording of
"trailing suffix" [what's a non-trailing suffix? :-)] wasn't that
good but what's the "root name"? (Can't think of anything better
at the moment, sorry).
Regards,
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