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-rw-r--r--Functions/Misc/checkmail5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Functions/Misc/checkmail b/Functions/Misc/checkmail
index 9cc743db4..fc987e871 100644
--- a/Functions/Misc/checkmail
+++ b/Functions/Misc/checkmail
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/local/bin/zsh
 #
 # This autoloadable function checks the folders specified as arguments
-# for new mails.  The arguments are interpeted in exactly the same way
+# for new mails.  The arguments are interpreted in exactly the same way
 # as the mailpath special zsh parameter (see zshparam(1)).
 #
 # If no arguments are given mailpath is used.  If mailpath is empty, $MAIL
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # This function requires zsh-3.0.1 or newer.
 #
 
+emulate -L zsh
 local file message
 
 for file in "${@:-${mailpath[@]:-${MAIL:-/var/spool/mail/$LOGNAME}}}"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ do
 	if [[ -d "$file" ]] then
 		file=( "$file"/**/*(.ND) )
 		if (($#file)) then
-			checkmail "${^file}\?$message"
+			checkmail ${^file}\?$message
 		fi
 	elif test -s "$file" -a -N "$file"; then  # this also sets $_ to $file
 		print -r -- "${(e)message:-You have new mail.}"