At 2022-06-08T12:05:06-0500, mcmuffin6o wrote:
> In section 3.5.3 Shell Parameter Expansion:
>
> In the sixth paragraph it correctly states that "Bash tests for a
> parameter that is unset *or* null" when you use the colon. It later
> attempts to restate this but fails by saying "if the colon is
>
On 5/18/18 5:09 PM, Jorge Maldonado Ventura wrote:
>> After the string is decoded, it is expanded via parameter expansion,
> command substitution, arithmetic expansion, and quote removal, subject
> to the value of the |promptvars| shell option (see _Bash Builtins_).
>
> The documentation should po
Elmar Stellnberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Bash Version: 3.1
> Patch Level: 17
> Release Status: release
> concerns: FAQ E4)
>
> "IFS=." inside a subprocess can not influence the read builtin:
> read A B C D < <(IFS=.; echo $(/usr/local/bin/ipaddr))
It is true that is has no effect on read,
