[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ hello="hello"; echo ${hello:-1}
Read entry E12 in the bash FAQ.
paul
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[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
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i586
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: i586-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i586'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i586-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/loc
