# documentation
severity 680007 minor
tags 680007 + moreinfo upstream
quit
Hi,
ael wrote:
> The man page description of ${parameter:-word},
> ${parameter:=word},i and ${parameter:?word}, etc
> does not mention that ":" is optional (at least in scripts).
I see
Omitting the colon results in a test only for a parameter that
is unset.
What change would you suggest to improve the clarity?
Thanks,
Jonathan
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