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> Julian Andres Klode:
>>>> Find() # dir [ find_args ]
>>>> {
>>>> - local dir=3D3D"$1"
>>>> shift
>>>> - find "$dir" -xdev -noleaf $@
>>>> + find "$1" -xdev -noleaf $@
>>>> }
> :::
>>> - in Find(), this patch makes $@ to include $1.
>> No. This is done via shift. shift removes $1 from $@ and makes $1 to be t=
>> he same
>> as $2 was previously.
>
> I see.
> So your first parameter for 'find' becomes incorrect, doesn't it?
OK. Overlooked. Simply do the same as suggested for List()
>
>
>>> - in List(), the variable 'arg' should be local.
>> Your script uses /bin/sh. By definition, /bin/sh on a Linux system is a
>> POSIX-compatible shell. And POSIX shells do not support local variables, =
>> only
>> global ones.
>
> I tested in on debian etch system with dash as /bin/sh.
> dash is posix compliant, isn't it?
Yes it is, but it also defines some (additional) non-POSIX functions. One of
these functions is local.
>
>
> Junjiro Okajima
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