> I would like to do something, in essence, like this (zsh globs):

>   [[ -n .*~.git ]] && git add .*~.git

> In words, the *intent* of the above is something like "if there
> are in the current directory any dot-items (other than .git), then
> add them to the git index."

> Of course, the test above is basically nonsense; it certainly does
> not do what is intended.

> I thought that zsh offered a mechanism for performing this sort of
> test, but I can't find it.  Is my memory tricking me?

> Thanks!

> PS: One way to achieve the desired result would be something like

>   [[ -n $(echo .*~.git) ]] && git add .*~.git