Filipus Klutiero wrote:
Hi Linda,
On 2014-03-12 23:23, Linda Walsh wrote:
Filipus Klutiero wrote:
$ function bar () (echo x)
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Hmm...
You are right.
Are you in posix mode by chance?
I tried your example in my bash and it works.
bash --version
GNU bash, version 4.3.0(1)-rc1
On 2014-03-13 08:26, Linda Walsh wrote:
Filipus Klutiero wrote:
Hi Linda,
On 2014-03-12 23:23, Linda Walsh wrote:
Filipus Klutiero wrote:
$ function bar () (echo x)
---
Hmm...
You are right.
Are you in posix mode by chance?
No (assuming that's not the case by default).
I tried
On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 01:57:19 AM Filipus Klutiero wrote:
The following definition should therefore be valid:
$ function bar (echo x)
...but it's not:
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `echo'
However, an identical function can be defined with the following definition:
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
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
Hi Linda,
On 2014-03-12 23:23, Linda Walsh wrote:
Filipus Klutiero wrote:
$ function bar () (echo x)
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That's not a compound command.
They start with {
and end with }
you must have spaces between the braces and anything else,
and the } must be after a LF or a semicolon
(list) is the
Filipus Klutiero wrote:
$ function bar () (echo x)
---
That's not a compound command.
They start with {
and end with }
you must have spaces between the braces and anything else,
and the } must be after a LF or a semicolon
I suspect this is an upstream bug.
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