On 4/10/12 12:22 AM, Elliott Forney wrote:
> My two cents, would be to add a bit to the man page that says something like:
>
> -------
> For historical reasons, the following format is also supported for
> arithmetic evaluation:
>
> $[expression]
>
> Note, however, that this format is non-standard and that
> $((expression)) is preferred.
> -------
>
> At least that way there won't be an undocumented feature.
I don't mind an undocumented feature in this case, since the only reason
it's there is being carried along for backwards compatibility.
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