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Re: BUG: ${var##(|A)} fails to find longest prefix

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From: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Philippe Altherr <philippe.altherr@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Zsh hackers list <zsh-workers@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: BUG: ${var##(|A)} fails to find longest prefix
Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 15:25:33 -0700
Archived-at: <https://zsh.org/workers/53596>
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Section 14.8

X|Y
     Matches either X or Y.  This operator has lower precedence than any
     other.  The '|' character must be within parentheses, to avoid
     interpretation as a pipeline.  The alternatives are tried in order
     from left to right.

There's no backtracking for X|Y

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