Re: history expansion

[Eric Pozharski <apple.universe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 12:53:17AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2026-07-14 13:06:17 -0700, Bart Schaefer wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 3:42 AM Vincent Lefevre <vincent@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>> My problem was more with things like
>>>   echo "foo!"
>> You probably know this: history expansion takes place inside "..."
>> but not inside '...'.
> Perhaps I should have asked whether anyone relies on history expansion
> inside double quotes (it is supported by bash, but differently, e.g.
> no history expansion with the above command in bash).

Yes, I do.  That's routine:

	converter-with-quirks filename-with-spaces-and-other-shell-hair
	# process fails for whatever reason
	mv !$ "###-!#^"
	# days later, other directory
	ls ~/some/place/\#*
	transfer-with-quirks !$
	for p ( !$ ) { safe-remove $p }

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