Re: Minor expansion problem

[Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>]

Bart Schaefer wrote:
> Expanding $(...) doesn't put
> in backslashes, but expanding `...` does.  This appears to be happening
> because the ${(e)exp} at _expand line 83 returns one word for `...` but
> an array for $(...).

Yes, it's completely reproducible just with ${(e)exp}.

> } but what I expect, i.e. no backslashes, with the _expand_word widget?
> 
> Hrm, I get backslashes in both cases.  Are you sure you're using the
> _expand_word widget (^Xe) and not the builtin expand-word (^X*) ?

You're right, I was using expand-word, which is not rebound by the
completion system.

-- 
Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>                  Software Engineer
CSR Ltd., Science Park, Milton Road,
Cambridge, CB4 0WH, UK                          Tel: +44 (0)1223 392070


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