Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: x86_64 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -g -O2 -fdebug-prefix-map=/build/bash-2bxm7h/bash-5.0=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall -Wno-parentheses -Wno-format-security uname output: Linux porter 4.19.0-13-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.160-2 (2020-11-28) x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 5.0 Patch Level: 3 Release Status: release Description: When running commands through eval, the script's line counter is incremented, even though the eval line is fixed. Repeat-By: The error in this 6-line script is reported as being at line 1006. $ cat x.sh #!/bin/bash set -eu unset heavy_cargo many_lines=$( for((i=0; i<1000; i++)); do echo ":"; done; echo "echo \$heavy_cargo" ) eval "$many_lines" $ ./x.sh ./x.sh: line 1006: heavy_cargo: unbound variable