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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T03:43:35+00:00 2026-05-11T03:43:35+00:00

In zsh, how do I pass anonymous arrays into functions? e.g. looking for something

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In zsh, how do I pass anonymous arrays into functions? e.g. looking for something like:

foo() {   echo ${1[2]} '\n'; }  a=(abc def ghi) foo $a  --> def 

Or ideally:

foo (abc def ghi) 
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  1. 2026-05-11T03:43:36+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 3:43 am

    Figured out a workaround:

    foo() {   local a=$1   local b=$2    echo ${(j:---:)${=b}}    foreach d in ${${=b}}   do       echo $d   done } 

    Where parameter2 is a string of white-separated text, e.g. ‘a badkljf odod’

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