On 3/12/14 1:57 AM, Filipus Klutiero wrote:
> Package: bash
> Version: 4.3-2
> Severity: minor
> X-Debbugs-Cc: bug-b...@gnu.org
>
> According to the manual, either the function keyword or parentheses should
> be sufficient to define a function:
>
>> Shell Function Definitions
>>
>>
>> A shell function is an object that is called like a simple command and
>> executes a compound command with a new set of positional parameters.
>> Shell functions are declared as follows:
>> name () compound-command [redirection]
>> function name [()] compound-command [redirection]
This is a documentation error. When the `function' reserved word is used,
and () doesn't appear, the braces are required to avoid ambiguity. It's
always been like this. I will clarify the documentation.
Chet
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