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Re: PATCH: new and updated completions

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From: Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: zsh-workers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Zsh hackers list)
Subject: Re: PATCH: new and updated completions
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 15:20:45 +0100
In-reply-to: ""Bart Schaefer""'s message of "Wed, 08 Aug 2001 15:52:28 -0000." <1010808155228.ZM922@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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"Bart Schaefer" wrote:
> On Aug 8, 12:37pm, Oliver Kiddle wrote:
> }
> } +    [[ -e /etc/redhat-release ]] && args=( $args[@]
> 
> There is no reason, ever, to use $args[@].

Indeed, there's no reason to use the `@' forms outside double quotes,
which is their natural habitat.  There the distinction between $args and
$args[@] is important, although I tend to use ${args[@]} just for
clarity (but I tend to be inconsistent, too).

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References:
- Re: PATCH: new and updated completions
  - From: Bart Schaefer

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