On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 08:02:18AM +0100, Laurent Picquet wrote:
> function aFunction {
> local aVar="$(somethingThatFails)" || { echo "is expected to go there";
> return 1; }
> }"local" is a command with its own separate exit status. It masks the exit status of the command substitution. Run the two commands separately. local aVar aVar=$(foo) || diestuff https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#pf27
