On 3/25/19 6:19 AM, Christophe Lyon wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think I've noticed a bit of explanation missing in the documentation
> about parameter expansion.
>
> bash supports :+ and + expansion, but 'man bash' describes the former only.
> This is also true for the similar expansions (:-, :=, :?)
"When not performing substring expansion, using the forms documented
below (e.g., :-), bash tests for a parameter that is unset or null.
Omitting the colon results in a test only for a parameter that is
unset."
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