On Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:41:04 PM UTC-5, Eric Blake wrote: > On 04/23/2013 01:07 PM, todd....@gmail.com wrote: > > > Guys, I found the part in the manual about submitting bugs but not requests > > for enhancement. If this is not the right place, let me know. > > > > A missing feature is merely a different form of bug, so yes, this is the > > right place. > > > > > > > > Enhancement Request: > > > Bash could use a standardized method of capturing a command AND its output > > for display in the terminal and/or redirection (to wherever, file, what > > have you). > > > > 'set -x' is standardized by POSIX, and portable to more than just bash. > > Additionally, the DEBUG trap can provide you bash-specific additional > > hooks into logging, at the expense of no longer being standardized. > > > > > > > > Is this silly = yes. But, I have 2 words to disable any similar arguments: > > 'government work'. The white collars may never come around to our way of > > thinking, or more appropriately, knowing. Until that happens some goofy > > reporting must be used. > > > > > > echoing a command, then executing is just duplication; also silly. trap is > > cool, (EG: trap 'printf %s\\n "$BASH_COMMAND" >&2' DEBUG) - but in the case > > of redirection to a file, the variable is first printed literally, then > > expanded; this fails too. > > > > > > Is there any any relief for those working-class scripters like myself? > > > > Yes, and what you want already exists. > > > > Read this thread for more details: > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-bash/2013-04/msg00031.html > > > > In particular, that thread points out: > > http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/050 > > > > -- > > Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 > > Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
Omitting the set -x from the original post was my error: 1) I wouldn't live without it for debugging purposes. 2) set x- creates a lot of "noise" on the screen the suites cannot live with. Is there no foundation for this request to make our lives bit more comfortable?
