${(@)…}: Array elements as separate words

In double quotes, array elements are put into separate words.

Links

• Zsh manual on parameter expansion flags

Examples

Expand array values into separate words

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value=(one two three) # with the flag, each value is expanded into a word for f in "${(@)value}"; do echo "with flag: $f"; done # without the flag, it's expanded into just one word for f in "${value}"; do echo "without flag: $f"; done

Output:

1 2 3 4

with flag: one with flag: two with flag: three without flag: one two three