Jan Schampera wrote:
> Well, I guess intuitively expected that it evaluates to 0, like for
> example:
>
> $ test=string
> $ echo $((test))
> 0
In that case it is like the 'atoi(3)' routine. A non-numeric has no
number value and is evaluated to be zero. A single zero is a valid
arithmetic expres
Jan Schampera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Description:
> Parameters inside arithmetic contexts like $(()) and (()) break
> the expression parsing when they contain a newline
>
> Repeat-By:
> $ foo="12
> > 34"
>
> $ echo $((foo))
> bash: 12
>
Jan Schampera wrote:
> Parameters inside arithmetic contexts like $(()) and (()) break
> the expression parsing when they contain a newline
Thank you for your bug report.
> $ foo="12
> > 34"
>
> $ echo $((foo))
> bash: 12
> 34: syntax error
