Add variable expand ranges

echo $PATH[-1..1] #now works

Add tests for ranges

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/test8.in b/tests/test8.in
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+# Test index ranges 
+
+# Test variable expand
+set test (seq 10)
+echo $test[1..10]      # normal range
+echo $test[10..1]      # inverted range
+echo $test[2..5 8..6]  # several ranges
+echo $test[-1..-2]     # range with negative limits
+echo $test[-1..1]      # range with mixed limits
+
+# Test variable set
+set test1 $test
+set test1[-1..1] $test  # reverse variable
+echo $echo $test1
+set test1[2..4 -2..-4] $test1[4..2 -4..-2]
+echo $test1
+
+# Test command substitution
+echo (seq 5)[-1..1]
+echo (seq 10)[3..5 -2..2]
+