On 9/17/15 12:29 AM, ziyunfei wrote:
> $ SHLVL=998 bash -c 'echo $SHLVL'
> 999
> $ SHLVL=999 bash -c 'echo $SHLVL'
>
> $ SHLVL=999 bash -c 'echo -n "$SHLVL" | hexdump'
> 0b 01
> $ SHLVL=999 bash -c 'echo -n "$SHLVL" | hexdump'
> 0f 01
> $ SHLVL=999 bash -c 'echo -n "$SHLVL" | hexdump'
> 04 01
> $ SHLVL=1000 bash -c 'echo $SHLVL'
> bash: warning: shell level (1001) too high, resetting to 1
> 1
Thanks for the report. That bug is old enough to vote in the US.
Chet
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