Andreas Schwab <sch...@linux-m68k.org> writes:
>> In default mode, you actually can do
>> $ function a=b { printf hi\\n; }
>> though you can't execute it:
>> $ a=b foo
>> bash: foo: command not found
>
> You just have to quote any part of the function name upto the equal sign
> to stop if from being interpreted as an assignment.
>
> $ \a=b foo
> hiOh, wow! I guess that makes sense but I'd never imagine that one would want it to make sense! Dale
