On 12/07/2013 05:39 PM, Bernhard Voelker wrote: > On 12/07/2013 04:39 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote: >> bash and ksh were fine with this, but dash 0.5.6 wasn't so... >> >> commit 645102c94cf8fddf1251940b2af884871befb388 >> Author: Pádraig Brady <[email protected]> >> Date: Sat Dec 7 15:36:33 2013 +0000 >> >> tests: avoid problematic $(< file) shell construct >> >> * tests/cp/link-deref.sh: This was seen to cause an issue >> with dash v0.5.6 at least, so change to a simpler expression. >> >> diff --git a/tests/cp/link-deref.sh b/tests/cp/link-deref.sh >> index 91a6c5d..c12dfc8 100755 >> --- a/tests/cp/link-deref.sh >> +++ b/tests/cp/link-deref.sh >> @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ for src in dirlink filelink danglink; do >> "$result" \ >> "$ino_dst" \ >> "$typ_dst" \ >> - "$(< err)" \ >> + "$(cat err)" \ >> > out >> >> # What was expected? >> > > +1, thanks. > > I'm afraid I'll be tempted to use the $(<file) construct next time > again. Do you this it's worth adding a new syntax-check?
Probably. POSIX says: "With the $( command) form, all characters following the open parenthesis to the matching closing parenthesis constitute the command. Any valid shell script can be used for command, except a script consisting solely of redirections which produces unspecified results." > BTW: how did you generate the mail? It seems it got a bit mangled > this time. Sorry cut n paste. I'll attach in future. Pádraig
