On Apr 02 2021, Robert Elz wrote:
> Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2021 21:33:31 -0400
> From: [email protected] (Dale R. Worley)
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>
> | I was going to ask why "else {" works,
>
> Wrong question. That one is easy. What follows
> 'else' is a list and the simplest form of a list
> is a simple command, which starts with a command
> word, so reserved words are always going to work
> there, even without the "follows a reserved word'
> rule.
>
> The right question would be why '} else' works.
The two case are not really different, they are covered by the same
rule:
This recognition shall only occur when none of the characters is
quoted and when the word is used as:
* The first word following one of the reserved words other than
case, for, or in
Andreas.
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