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Re: echo ${pwd::="$( pwd/Next)"} failed

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From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Marc Chantreux <marc.chantreux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: echo ${pwd::="$( pwd/Next)"} failed
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 13:50:24 -0600
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In the last episode (Feb 01), Marc Chantreux said:
> Found in zsh man
> 
> ${NAME:=WORD}
> ${NAME::=WORD}
>     In the first form, if NAME is unset or is null then set it to
>     WORD; in the second form, unconditionally set NAME to WORD.  In
>     both forms, the value of the parameter is then substituted.
> 
> echo ${pwd::=pw3Pwe7}
> 
> works fine but
> 
> echo ${pwd::="$( pwd/Next)"}
> 
> failed. Is there a way to make it run ?

Failed with what error message?  A similar command works for me:

 dan% echo ${pwd::=$(apg -n 1)}
 KiUpVuc6
 dan% echo $pwd
 KiUpVuc6

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	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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