Package: zsh
Version: 4.2.4-2
Severity: wishlist
Note: this is a linux-only wishlist; I hope this wouldn't be a problem
for upstream.
It is well-known that the Linux kernel has a limitation on the length
of the command line. A solution is to use xargs or zargs (probably
better with zsh), but when typing interactive commands in particular,
this is annoying.
So, what I wish, is:
* a configurable command-based trap mechanism when the command line
is too long;
* default fallbacks distributed with the zsh package.
Here's an example: I type "rm **/*.foo". If the command line is not too
long, the rm command is executed as expected. Otherwise, an alternate
rm command (something like a builtin) is executed, using zargs. This
alternate command should be able to cope with the various rm options,
special filenames (e.g. starting with a '-') and error handling to hide
the unwanted side effects of the rm wrapper.
Ditto for the other common commands (mv, cp, etc.).
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (200, 'unstable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.9-powerpc
Locale: LANG=POSIX, LC_CTYPE=en_US.ISO8859-1 (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Versions of packages zsh depends on:
ii debconf 1.4.30.11 Debian configuration management sy
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii passwd 1:4.0.3-30.10 change and administer password and
-- debconf information:
* zsh/rcmove:
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