Re: * [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :: "]] does not work.

[Josef Atmin <jatmin@web.de>]

Dear Nicolas!

On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 06:38:09PM +0100, Nicolas Goaziou wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Josef Atmin <jatmin@web.de> writes:
> 
> >> when a shell command in an unnumbered list includes '::', it is not recognized as a shell
> >> command anymore.
> >> 
> >> To reproduce the bug, paste the following two lines in file 'tmp'
> >> 
> >>   asdf :: asdf
> >>   asdf :: qwer
> >> 
> >> and add the following shell commands to an org file
> >> 
> >>    * [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :"]]
> >>    * [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf ::"]]
> >>    * [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :: "]]
> >> 
> >> If you klick on them you will probably find that the first two work while the last one
> >> does not, presumably because it is interpreted as a description list entry.
> >> Interestingly, if you use a numbered list
> >> 
> >>    1. [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :"]]
> >>    2. [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf ::"]]
> >>    3. [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :: "]]
> >> 
> >> then all three work.
> 
> This is not a bug. - .... :: *is* description list syntax, no matter how
> you look at it. You can easily work around this, e.g., by starting the
> link on the next line.

Well, one could also say [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :: "]] is link
syntax, no matter how you look at it.  It is a question of precedence.
I think it is more obvious to interpret

   * [[ ... :: ... ]] ....

as a link syntax rather than a descrition list entry.

But even if the * .... :: syntax takes precedence, then the folowing
should work, I think, but it does not.

   * test :: [[shell:cat ~/tmp | grep "asdf :: "]]

If I klick on the link, I still get the errror message "No link found".

Best regards,

Josef.