Re: function name bug ?

[christophe malvasio]

2008/7/31 Paul Jarc [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 christophe malvasio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   cbz (){ echo why 'cbz' not a valid function name ?;}
  bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

 It works for me.  What does alias cbz say for you?


 paul

alias work
are you in x86 ?

Re: function name bug ?

[Jan Schampera]

christophe malvasio wrote:


 cbz (){ echo why 'cbz' not a valid function name ?;}
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

It works for me.  What does alias cbz say for you?

alias work


He wants to know if you probably have an alias named cbz defined, not 
if your alias engine works.


J.

Re: function name bug ?

[Paul Jarc]

christophe malvasio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  cbz (){ echo why 'cbz' not a valid function name ?;}
 bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

It works for me.  What does alias cbz say for you?


paul

Re: function name bug ?

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On 2008-07-31, christophe malvasio wrote:
 Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
 Machine: x86_64
 OS: linux-gnu
 Compiler: gcc
 Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64'
 -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu'
 -DCONF_VENDOR='unknown' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash'
 -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I.  -I. -I./include -I./lib   -g -O2
 uname output: Linux xyz 2.6.26-paldo4-x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jul 27
 21:05:14 CEST 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
 Machine Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

 Bash Version: 3.2
 Patch Level: 33
 Release Status: release

 Description:
  cbz (){ echo why 'cbz' not a valid function name ?;}
 bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
 abz,caz and cba work

  Do you have an alias named 'cbz'? If so, unalias it before
  defining the function.

-- 
   Chris F.A. Johnson, webmaster http://Woodbine-Gerrard.com
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   Author:
   Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)