Re: Word splitting and arithmetic expansion

[Jan Schampera]

Chet Ramey wrote:

> Arithmetic expansion is a Posix invention.  It's treated just like every
> other expansion: split unless double quoted.  There's no compelling
> reason to make it behave differently.

I don't want it to behave differently :)

Okay, so it's just "as is", because by consistent design all expansions 
are subject to WS (with some exceptions).

> Pathname expansion happens after word splitting.  Tilde expansion is the
> one that's not subject to word splitting.

This is clear, it was an unlucky example (pathname expansion's location 
in the processing is where it is to prevent WS, but tilde expansion is a 
better example since it happens before WS and is excluded from WS).

Thanks.

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