Re: parameter expansion malinterpretation

2007-03-08 Thread Paul Jarc
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ hello="hello"; echo ${hello:-1} Read entry E12 in the bash FAQ. paul ___ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash

Re: parameter expansion malinterpretation

2007-03-08 Thread Chet Ramey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Bash Version: 3.2 > Patch Level: 9 > Release Status: release > > Description: > When introducing negative values in a parameter or variable > substitution dealing with substrings it does not interpret as a negative > number, I think it interprets like a default v