Re: PATCH: zsh/files adjustments

[Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 7 May 2008 23:08:13 -0700
Phil Pennock <zsh-workers+phil.pennock@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This patch for zsh/files:
>  * Updates the documentation to be more cautionary
>  * Adds new binary names for the commands
>  * Implements ln -h/-n to inhibit chasing symlinks

Looks OK and I've committed it.

> Is there any thought to being able to name groups of features, perhaps
> with a g: prefix, so that it becomes possible to do:
>   zmodload -F zsh/files +g:zf_commands
>   zmodload -F zsh/files -g:bare_commands
> ?  Is this desirable?  I'd view the semantics as batch-enable/disable,
> so that later items on the command-line override, even if more general.

Something like this is probably desirable, but we might get away with an
option to handle features based on pattern.

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