On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 11:41 AM Robert Elz <k...@munnari.oz.au> wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2021 21:33:31 -0400
> From: wor...@alum.mit.edu (Dale R. Worley)
> Message-ID: <874kgpqxlg....@hobgoblin.ariadne.com>
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> | I was going to ask why "else {" works,
>
> Wrong question. That one is easy. What follows
> 'else' is a list and the simplest form of a list
> is a simple command, which starts with a command
> word, so reserved words are always going to work
> there, even without the "follows a reserved word'
> rule.
>
> The right question would be why '} else' works.
Indeed. This inconsistency should be fixed and prevent people from
using it wrong. `}; else` should work but not `} else` just like how
`{ :; } :` doesn't.
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