1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpt-lib.in b/src/cpt-lib.in
index 1280765..b01790d 100644
--- a/src/cpt-lib.in
+++ b/src/cpt-lib.in
@@ -132,20 +132,16 @@ trap_set() {
     esac
 }
 
-sepchar() (
+sepchar() {
     # Seperate every character on the given string without resorting to external
     # processes.
     [ "$1" ] || return 0; str=$1; set --
     while [ "$str" ]; do
-        str_tmp=$str
-        for i in $(_seq $(( ${#str} - 1 ))); do
-            str_tmp=${str_tmp%?}
-        done
-        set -- "$@" "$str_tmp"
-        str=${str#$str_tmp}
+        set -- "$@" "${str%${str#?}}"
+        str=${str#?}
     done
     printf '%s\n' "$@"
-)
+}
 
 _re() {
     # Check that the string supplied in $2 conforms to the regular expression