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-e doesn't work in subshells
From: |
allbery |
Subject: |
-e doesn't work in subshells |
Date: |
Fri, 19 Jan 2001 21:29:31 -0500 |
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i386
OS: linux
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i386'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i386-suse-linux' -DCONF_VENDOR='suse'
-DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I. -I/usr/include -I.
-I./include -I./lib -I/usr/include -O2 -m486 -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wall -pipe
uname output: Linux tully 2.2.16 #1 Wed Aug 2 20:02:13 GMT 2000 i686 unknown
Machine Type: i386-suse-linux
Bash Version: 2.04
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release
Description:
"set -e" does not abort the entire script when used inside a
parenthesized subshell; it only aborts the subshell.
Repeat-By:
trap 'echo Congratulations, your shell is not buggy' 0
set -e
(false; echo you will not see this)
trap 0
echo You have the bash -e bug.
exit 1
Output with bash:
You have the bash -e bug.
Output with other shells (pdksh, zsh, Solaris /sbin/sh and ksh, AIX sh,
bsh, and ksh, DU sh and ksh):
Congratulations, your shell is not buggy
- -e doesn't work in subshells,
allbery <=