Re: popd in tcsh fails

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 08.08.2005 um 16:53 schrieb Andreas Schwab:

> > I changed the expression according the manual to:
> >
> >          '(shell-pushd-regexp "p\(ush\|\)d")
>
> This is not the proper string syntax for backslashes.  Remember that 
> there
> are two levels of quoting, first the regexp quoting and, on top of it, 
> the
> string quoting.  Both use the same character for quoting, the 
> backslash.
> So in order to get the backslash through the string quoting level you 
> have
> to quote it with a backslash.  Or, even better, use the customize
> interface to change the variable, which removes the second level of
> quoting for you.

Oh, thank you! There where only backslashes missing!!

Actually I first introduced these variables from *Customization* -- 
could be I there used an expression with backslashes, which were 
escaped, so nothing worked. Then I tried it myself ...

There should be a flashing writing at this spot: jwwym (just write what 
you mean) -- could this mislead someone too?

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  Pete

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