Parameter indirection

2018-07-15 Thread konsolebox
Hi Chet, As noted in the manual a "variable is a parameter denoted by a name", and a parameter "is an entity that stores values; it can be a name, a number, or one of the special characters." But as observed, variable indirection doesn't only expand "variables". It also expands other forms of par

Re: Parameter indirection

2018-07-15 Thread Chet Ramey
On 7/15/18 2:19 PM, konsolebox wrote: > Hi Chet, > > As noted in the manual a "variable is a parameter denoted by a name", > and a parameter "is an entity that stores values; it can be a name, a > number, or one of the special characters." > > But as observed, variable indirection doesn't only ex

Re: ${parameter@A} doesn't work should no value be set

2018-07-15 Thread Chet Ramey
On 7/14/18 3:10 PM, Michal Pesa wrote: > Bash Version: 4.4 > Patch Level: 19 > Release Status: release > > Description: > Hello, I would like to report a bug or rather a feature I think should be > implemented. The new parameter expansions ${parameter@A} and ${parameter@a} > don't work if only at

Re: bash history for each folder it was ran in.

2018-07-15 Thread Chet Ramey
On 7/14/18 10:03 AM, Clayton G wrote: > .bash_history for each folder perhaps in one large sql database. and a nice > gui to run it and clear it maybe a weekly option for the cautious. Sounds like an interesting project for someone. -- ``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer