On 8/23/17 3:57 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
>>> EXPR1 -a EXPR2 True if both expr1 AND expr2 are true.
>>> EXPR1 -o EXPR2 True if either expr1 OR expr2 is true.
>>
>> Why update the help documentation? Bash supports it. It's just deprecated
>> in the posix standard.
>
> Not just deprecated,
I was directed to the POSIX section on aliases and it doesn't
say they are only to be enabled during interactive mode, but
seem to be a required compatibility feature even when running
non-interactively:
=
2.3.1 Alias Substitution
^[UP XSI ] [Option Start] The processing
of aliases
On 8/24/17 9:49 PM, L A Walsh wrote:
> However, in testing posix and non-posix modes in bash 4.4.12, I don't
> see aliases being enabled in scripts.
>
> To be POSIX conformant, wouldn't they have to be on?
They are:
$ ../bash-4.4-patched/bash --version
GNU bash, version 4.4.12(4)-release (x86_
On 08/24/2017 08:49 PM, L A Walsh wrote:
>
> However, in testing posix and non-posix modes in bash 4.4.12, I don't
> see aliases being enabled in scripts.
That's what happens when you run your script in bash mode, rather than
POSIX mode.
>
> To be POSIX conformant, wouldn't they have to be on?
Eric Blake wrote:
On 08/24/2017 08:49 PM, L A Walsh wrote:
However, in testing posix and non-posix modes in bash 4.4.12, I don't
see aliases being enabled in scripts.
That's what happens when you run your script in bash mode, rather than
POSIX mode.
My scripts were:
#!/bin/sh
s
