zsh: no matches found →

With the use of Git or Octopress (typically Rake), we type [, ], ^ characters to terminal:

git reset HEAD^

rake install[classic]

Some Zsh users know what would happen when we type that commands:

zsh: no matches found: HEAD^

zsh: no matches found: install[classic]

This is caused by Zsh:

zsh allows Filename Generation and Pattern Matching (Globbing) using square brackets and other characters (explained in the zsh guide, section 5.9).

The solution is simple:

The solution, found in the zsh FAQ (section 3.4), is simply adding a line in ~/.zshrc that disables globbing for a single command:

alias rake="noglob rake"

Aliasing git is also useful:

alias git="noglob git"