From 63e60d3d21ebfd985d83a5359b8e5bc68de5dcaf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Stephenson Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:52:32 +0000 Subject: users/13566: note you cant unset array elements --- Etc/FAQ.yo | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'Etc/FAQ.yo') diff --git a/Etc/FAQ.yo b/Etc/FAQ.yo index 1cf3cae49..1ba9ed38f 100644 --- a/Etc/FAQ.yo +++ b/Etc/FAQ.yo @@ -541,6 +541,12 @@ tt(SH_OPTION_LETTERS), mytt($array) refers to the whole array, not tt($array[0]); braces are unnecessary: tt($a[1] == ${a[1]}), etc. Set the tt(KSH_ARRAYS) option for compatibility. + it() Furthermore, individual elements of arrays in zsh are always + strings, not separate parameters. This means, for example, you + can't `unset' an array element in zsh as you can in ksh; you + can only set it to the empty string, or shorten the array. + (You can unset elements of associative arrays in zsh because + those are a completely different type of object.) it() Coprocesses are established by mytt(coproc); mytt(|&) behaves like csh. Handling of coprocess file descriptors is also different. it() In mytt(cmd1 && cmd2 &), only mytt(cmd2) instead of the whole -- cgit 1.4.1