On 6/6/13 6:48 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
>
> I wanted to test to see if a function was defined and looking at
> typeset in the bash man page, I see
> typeset ... The -p option will
> display the attributes and values of each name. When -p is used
> with name arguments, additional options are ignored. When -p is
> supplied without name arguments, it will display the attributes
> and values of all variables having the attributes specified by
> the additional options. If no other options are supplied with
> -p, declare will display the attributes and values of all shell
> variables. The -f option will restrict the display to shell
> functions. The -F option inhibits the display of function defi-
> nitions;
>
>
> ok ... so reading the above, how does "-f" and -F" tie in with
> "-p" ?? If I use -f with -p does that limit it to functions only?
I think the original intent of the -p option was to have it interact with
-f and -F to limit each name argument to the function namespace, and to
display definitions and attributes. I will change the code and revise
the documentation to reflect that.
Chet
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