On Feb 28 2017, Geoff Hull <gbh...@gmail.com> wrote: > If I "source" the attached file (i.e. ". test_aliases") in a bash session, > then run the following: > > assemble_fam1 > assemble_fam2 > say_families > > I see the following output: > > Flintstones=wilma:bam-bam:fred > Rubbles=barney
It seems like the shell is eating an extra newline. Try typing an empty line after assemble_fam2: $ set -x $ assemble_fam1 + fred ++ echo fred + FSTONES=fred + FSTONES=wilma:bam-bam:fred $ assemble_fam2 + barney ++ echo barney + RUBBLES=barney $ + RUBBLES=betty:pebbles:barney $ say_families + say_families + echo Flintstones=wilma:bam-bam:fred Flintstones=wilma:bam-bam:fred + echo Rubbles=betty:pebbles:barney Rubbles=betty:pebbles:barney Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, sch...@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."
