This kind of thing terrifies me when I see it in in code -- particularly when it's something like `$VAR -flags` -- because my first thought is always > "what i

This kind of thing terrifies me when I see it in in code -- particularly when it's something like `$VAR -flags` -- because my first thought is always > "what if that variable isn't set to whatever the developer is expecting it to be set? What random command will then be executed?" As an author of an alternative shell myself, I purposely removed this ability for that reason.