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Re: cd - and $OLDPWD, bug in the manual?

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From: Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Zsh User <zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxx>, pws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: cd - and $OLDPWD, bug in the manual?
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:40:24 +0100
In-reply-to: Message from Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> of "Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:36:43 -0800." <060325233643.ZM6802@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Bart Schaefer wrote:
> The manual DOESN'T say that you can have any useful effect by assigning
> OLDPWD.  You can assign to PWD as well, but that doesn't cause a "cd"
> to magically occur.

We could make OLDPWD settable by making it special, though I don't think
we're morally obliged to.  Spoofing the previous directory sort of makes
sense.  Spoofing the current directory doesn't, at least not without
opening a large can of worms.

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Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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References:
- Re: cd - and $OLDPWD, bug in the manual?
  - From: Bart Schaefer

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