On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 05:52:26PM +0100, Jeremie Courreges-Anglas wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 04:59:34PM +0100, Kirill A. Korinsky wrote:
> > >Synopsis: ksh: syntax error: `(' unexpected
> > >Category: ksh
> > >Environment:
> > System : OpenBSD 7.6
> > Details : OpenBSD 7.6-current (GENERIC.MP) #39: Sun Nov 17 11:27:14
> > CET 2024
> >
> > catap@matebook.local:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP
> >
> > Architecture: OpenBSD.amd64
> > Machine : amd64
> > >Description:
> > ksh -n complains as syntax error on legitim shell script.
> > >How-To-Repeat:
> > echo 'login() { login }' | ksh -n -
> > >Fix:
> > No idea
>
> 'login' is already an alias:
But does that matter to the non-interactive ksh shell? The actual
issue, which you solved in your code below without actually writing
anything about it, is the lack of command-terminator before the final
"}" of reth function definition.
>
> ritchie ~$ command -v login
> alias login='exec login'
> ritchie ~$ echo '\login() { lala; }' | ksh -n -
> ritchie ~$
>
> See main.c:
> /* Aliases that are builtin commands in at&t */
> "login=exec login",
>
> I guess a builtin would be slightly cleaner, but it means more code.
>
>
> --
> jca
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Uppsala, Sweden
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