${name:&}: Repeat substitution

Repeats the previous :s substitution.

Use :g& to replace all occurrences of the previous substitution.

Links

• The Z Shell Manual on modifiers

Examples

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value="Joe Dalton, William Dalton, Jack Dalton and Averell Dalton" # Strip first "Dalton" value=${value:s/ Dalton//} # Strip all remaining echo ${value:g&}

Output:

1	Joe, William, Jack and Averell