Hello Lawrence, hello *!
> >> However, invalid parameter transformation operators are not considered
> >> fatal errors, even in posix mode. Maybe they should be.
> >
> > Yes, please :-)
> >
> > Or no error at all.
>
> Why should invalid parameter transformation operators be treated
> differently from other invalid parameter expansions?
For sure all syntactical errors on parameter expansions should be handled in
the same way - I suggest they should be considered as fatal errors.
Consider the following script:
>>>
#!/bin/bash
echo "${x;:-}" ; echo "Not executed"
echo "Executed"
echo "${x:-}" ;; echo "Not executed"
echo "Not executed"
<<<
It just a source of problems that the two syntactical errors (both caused by an
extra semicolon) lead to different behaviour.
Martin
