This dash bug appears to be fixed in Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS dash Version: 0.5.12-6ubuntu5
The bug still exists in Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS dash Version: 0.5.10.2-6 $ x='1 2 3' $ export y=$x dash: 2: export: 2: bad variable name -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to dash in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139097 Title: dash variable expansion error using local, readonly, and export Status in dash package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: <pre> Binary package hint: dash [Edited May 2010] True for all dash up to at least May 2010. Bug in variable expansion (incorrect word-splitting) using an assignment with "local", "readonly", or "export in dash: $ x='1 2 3' $ y=$x # this works fine $ echo "$y" 1 2 3 $ local y=$x # this fails due to dash bug local: 2: bad variable name $ echo "$y" 1 $ readonly y=$x # this fails due to dash bug readonly: 2: bad variable name $ export y=$x # this fails due to dash bug export: 2: bad variable name The same use of assignment using "local", "readonly" and "export" all work fine in bash: bash-3.2$ x='1 2 3' bash-3.2$ y=$x bash-3.2$ echo "$y" 1 2 3 bash-3.2$ local y=$x bash: local: can only be used in a function bash-3.2$ foo () { > local y=$x > echo "$y" > } bash-3.2$ foo 1 2 3 bash-3.2$ readonly y=$x # works fine bash-3.2$ export y=$x # works fine To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dash/+bug/139097/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
