Hi Johan,
What about foo#3 and foo#-3? This would mirror the : in sequences,
foo:-3 (three messages from end of foo)
foo#-3 (third message from foo's end)
That's quite nice. `#3' as in `number 3'. And it's not a shell comment
character as it doesn't start a word.
foo#3-5 Third, fourth, and fifth.
foo#2--2 All but the first and last, potentially none.
foo#-5--1 Same as foo:-5.
foo#-5-3 Second and third if foo holds six.
Cheers, Ralph.
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