trivial syntax issue

Ray Andrews <[email protected]> Wed, 6 May 2026 14:04:55 -0700

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% a=(junk*(N)); [[ $a ]] && echo TRUE
TRUE

% a=(zzz*(N)); [[ $a ]] && echo TRUE

% [[ (zzz*(N)) ]] && echo TRUE
TRUE

... I'd expect the 3d line to work as a naive simplification but it 
returns true every time.  Can it be fixed?



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    <font face="DejaVu Sans">% a=(junk*(N)); [[ $a ]] &amp;&amp; echo
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      % [[ (zzz*(N)) ]] &amp;&amp; echo TRUE<br>
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      ... I'd expect the 3d line to work as a naive simplification but
      it returns true every time.  Can it be fixed?<br>
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