${name:f}: Repeat modifier

Repeats the immediately following modifier until the value does not change anymore.

Use :F<expr>:... to control the number of repetitions.

Links

• The Z Shell Manual on modifiers

Examples

Replace all values

1 2	value="a aa aaa aaaa" echo $value:fs/a/z/

Output:

1	z zz zzz zzzz

Replace first two values

1 2	value="a aa aaa aaaa" echo $value:F:2:s/a/z/

Output:

1	z za aaa aaaa