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mv multiple files on Linux vs. on Mac
To move multiple files on Linux, one could use:
mv -t DESTINATION file1 file2
Whereas on macOS it is
mv file1 file2 DESTINATION
Why is this difference? Is this a Bash vs. Zsh thing, or older vs. ...
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How to make the (N) patterns of the zsh eatable by bash?
I am trying to develop a script which runs (and, ideally, does the same :-) ) in zsh and Bash. Problem is, that at a point, the zsh-specific part contains a pattern ending with (N). So: this_pattern*(...
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Comments are causing errors after changing the value of "histchars" in zsh
Why, after using set histchars='?', is there an error that occurs every time I source ~/.zshrc?
/home/user/.zshrc:1: bad pattern: #
In other words, every # token within comments is causing some ...
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How do I syntax check a Zsh script?
I can do it in bash using bash -n script.sh command.
is this possible in zsh?
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The repeat command syntax in zsh
I'm beginning with zsh and I use this manual.
The syntax for repeat is presented as:
repeat word do list done
However I've noticed that:
repeat 5 echo ok
also works fine.
Still, this omission is ...
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