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Re: Strange brace(}) behavior with multiple for loops

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From: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: linuxtechguy@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: devs <zsh-workers@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Strange brace(}) behavior with multiple for loops
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 10:08:01 -0800
Archived-at: <https://zsh.org/workers/50967>
In-reply-to: <CA+rB6G++kshQjMqdw--T38S1thcyhPmGHLN21beUuPjas1Fp1g@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 9:56 AM Jim <linux.tech.guy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Depending on how I terminate the loops(see above) the anonymous function either
> works or fails if using 3 braces(}}}) togather(no spaces).
>
> Q:  Is this a bug, or am I missing something?

I suppose it's technically a bug, but "}" is either a token or not
depending on context, so it's generally a good idea to put spaces
around them, just like in the previous thread about alias expansions.

References:
- Strange brace(}) behavior with multiple for loops
  - From: Jim

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