On 05/08/2012 10:02 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> diff --git a/tests/init.sh b/tests/init.sh
> index ae86714..d5cd294 100644
> --- a/tests/init.sh
> +++ b/tests/init.sh
> @@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ else
>    fi
>  fi
> 
> +# If this is bash, turn off all aliases.
> +test -n "$BASH_VERSION" && unalias -a
> +
>  test -n "$EXEEXT" && shopt -s expand_aliases

Looks good.

I was surprised to see that aliases are significant
(due to the expand_aliases above).
Why are aliases needed rather than using shell functions for example?

cheers,
Pádraig.



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