On 10/18/14 10:35 AM, Tim Friske wrote:
> Hi,
>
> when I define the following function:
>
> $ function foo {
> > echo bar
> > }
>
> and try to run it, I get:
>
> $ foo
> bar
>
> but try to print its definition with "declare", I get:
>
> $ declare -p foo
> bash: declare: foo: not found
> $ declare -pf foo
> bash: declare: foo: not found
> $declare -pF foo
> bash: declare: foo: not found
>
> but try to print its definition with "type", I get:
>
> $ type foo
> foo is a function
> foo ()
> {
> echo bar
> }
>
> I'm running the above commands in the following environment:
>
> * Fedora Linux 20 "Heisenbug"
> * BASH_VERSION => 4.2.53(1)-release
> * bash --version => GNU bash, version 4.2.53(1)-release
> (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu)
This changed between bash-4.2 and bash-4.3. Bash-4.3 behaves as you
expect. (According to CHANGES, it changed between bash-4.3-alpha and
bash-4.3-beta.)
Chet
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