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Re: Unquoted array slice ${a[@]:0} expands to just one word if IFS doesn


From: pepa65
Subject: Re: Unquoted array slice ${a[@]:0} expands to just one word if IFS doesn't have a space
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 19:42:30 +0700
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On 08/01/2018 07:12 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> This just reinforces the point that unquoted $@ or $* (or the array
> equivalent) is a bug in the script.  It gives unpredictable results.

If the results are unpredictable, isn't that a bug that wants fixing?
That would be a very noble goal, should it not be possible?

Peter



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