Re: Recursive globbing shorthand (a la **.c)

[Peter Stephenson <p.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's a patch with documentation.  I've searched this for the
misspelling "shrot" I keep making.  Ist doch nicht Schrott.

pws

diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
index 5ea8610..20e0c8d 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
@@ -2381,6 +2381,18 @@ follow symbolic links; the alternative form `tt(***/)' does, but is
 otherwise identical.  Neither of these can be combined with other forms of
 globbing within the same path segment; in that case, the `tt(*)'
 operators revert to their usual effect.
+
+Even shorter forms are available when the option tt(GLOB_STAR_SHORT) is
+set.  In that case if no tt(/) immediately follows a tt(**) or tt(***)
+they are treated as if both a tt(/) plus a further tt(*) are present.
+Hence:
+
+example(setopt GLOBSTARSHORT
+ls **.c)
+
+is equivalent to
+
+example(ls **/*.c)
 subsect(Glob Qualifiers)
 cindex(globbing, qualifiers)
 cindex(qualifiers, globbing)
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/options.yo b/Doc/Zsh/options.yo
index fbf65ab..60379ca 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/options.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/options.yo
@@ -534,6 +534,21 @@ cindex(globbing, of . files)
 item(tt(GLOB_DOTS) (tt(-4)))(
 Do not require a leading `tt(.)' in a filename to be matched explicitly.
 )
+pindex(GLOB_STAR_SHORT)
+pindex(NO_GLOB_STAR_SHORT)
+pindex(GLOBSTARSHORT)
+pindex(NOGLOBSTARSHORT)
+cindex(globbing, short forms)
+cindex(globbing, ** special)
+item(tt(GLOB_STAR_SHORT))(
+When this option is set and the default zsh-style globbing is in
+effect, the pattern `tt(**/*)' can be abbreviated to `tt(**)' and the
+pattern `tt(***/*)' can be abbreviated to tt(***).  Hence `tt(**.c)'
+finds a file ending in tt(.c) in any subdirectory, and `tt(***.c)' does
+the same while also following symbolic links.  A tt(/) immediately
+after the `tt(**)' or `tt(***)' forces the pattern to be treated as the
+unabbreviated form.
+)
 pindex(GLOB_SUBST)
 pindex(NO_GLOB_SUBST)
 pindex(GLOBSUBST)
diff --git a/Src/glob.c b/Src/glob.c
index 24e60d0..51ffeb5 100644
--- a/Src/glob.c
+++ b/Src/glob.c
@@ -682,25 +682,32 @@ parsecomplist(char *instr)
     char *str;
     int compflags = gf_noglobdots ? (PAT_FILE|PAT_NOGLD) : PAT_FILE;
 
-    if (instr[0] == Star && instr[1] == Star &&
-        (instr[2] == '/' || (instr[2] == Star && instr[3] == '/'))) {
-	/* Match any number of directories. */
-	int follow;
-
-	/* with three stars, follow symbolic links */
-	follow = (instr[2] == Star);
-	instr += (3 + follow);
-
-	/* Now get the next path component if there is one. */
-	l1 = (Complist) zhalloc(sizeof *l1);
-	if ((l1->next = parsecomplist(instr)) == NULL) {
-	    errflag |= ERRFLAG_ERROR;
-	    return NULL;
+    if (instr[0] == Star && instr[1] == Star) {
+	int shortglob = 0;
+        if (instr[2] == '/' || (instr[2] == Star && instr[3] == '/')
+	    || (shortglob = isset(GLOBSTARSHORT))) {
+	    /* Match any number of directories. */
+	    int follow;
+
+	    /* with three stars, follow symbolic links */
+	    follow = (instr[2] == Star);
+	    /*
+	     * With GLOBSTARSHORT, leave a star in place for the
+	     * pattern inside the directory.
+	     */
+	    instr += ((shortglob ? 1 : 3) + follow);
+
+	    /* Now get the next path component if there is one. */
+	    l1 = (Complist) zhalloc(sizeof *l1);
+	    if ((l1->next = parsecomplist(instr)) == NULL) {
+		errflag |= ERRFLAG_ERROR;
+		return NULL;
+	    }
+	    l1->pat = patcompile(NULL, compflags | PAT_ANY, NULL);
+	    l1->closure = 1;		/* ...zero or more times. */
+	    l1->follow = follow;
+	    return l1;
 	}
-	l1->pat = patcompile(NULL, compflags | PAT_ANY, NULL);
-	l1->closure = 1;		/* ...zero or more times. */
-	l1->follow = follow;
-	return l1;
     }
 
     /* Parse repeated directories such as (dir/)# and (dir/)## */
diff --git a/Src/options.c b/Src/options.c
index 1fb102f..3bf9f39 100644
--- a/Src/options.c
+++ b/Src/options.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ static struct optname optns[] = {
 {{NULL, "globassign",	      OPT_EMULATE|OPT_CSH},	 GLOBASSIGN},
 {{NULL, "globcomplete",	      0},			 GLOBCOMPLETE},
 {{NULL, "globdots",	      OPT_EMULATE},		 GLOBDOTS},
+{{NULL, "globstarshort",      OPT_EMULATE},		 GLOBSTARSHORT},
 {{NULL, "globsubst",	      OPT_EMULATE|OPT_NONZSH},	 GLOBSUBST},
 {{NULL, "hashcmds",	      OPT_ALL},			 HASHCMDS},
 {{NULL, "hashdirs",	      OPT_ALL},			 HASHDIRS},
diff --git a/Src/zsh.h b/Src/zsh.h
index d03d171..a6f0397 100644
--- a/Src/zsh.h
+++ b/Src/zsh.h
@@ -2215,6 +2215,7 @@ enum {
     GLOBASSIGN,
     GLOBCOMPLETE,
     GLOBDOTS,
+    GLOBSTARSHORT,
     GLOBSUBST,
     HASHCMDS,
     HASHDIRS,