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Re: What's the equivalent of ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}?

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From: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Roman Perepelitsa <roman.perepelitsa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Zsh Users <zsh-users@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: What's the equivalent of ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}?
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 05:59:56 -0600
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On Sat, Mar 16, 2024 at 3:43 AM Roman Perepelitsa
<roman.perepelitsa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 5:29 PM Felipe Contreras
> <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Actually I realized that it's ${(%):-%x} what I'm looking for, since
> > that is the best equivalent for ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}.
> >
> > According to StackOverflow there are no better options [1].
>
> Better in what sense? What are the shortfalls of ${(%):-%x} from your
> point of view?

There aren't any shortfalls, it works fine. It's just complicated.

Given that this seems to be commonly used I just thought perhaps there
was something straightforward like $ZSH_SOURCE.

-- 
Felipe Contreras

References:
- What's the opposite of ZSH_ARGZERO?
  - From: Felipe Contreras
- Re: What's the opposite of ZSH_ARGZERO?
  - From: Bart Schaefer
- Re: What's the equivalent of ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}?
  - From: Felipe Contreras
- Re: What's the equivalent of ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}?
  - From: Roman Perepelitsa

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