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Re: 01-as-require-shell-fn.patch
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: 01-as-require-shell-fn.patch |
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Sat, 13 Dec 2003 09:31:07 +0100 |
> Specifically, more recent Bourne shells localize the
> variables $*, $@, $1, $2, ..., during a function call, whereas older
shells
> do not. This means that it is safe to "shift" arguments within a function
in
> more recent shells without affecting outer bindings of these variables,
but
> it is not safe to do so with older shells.
What if you do not "shift" arguments? Are $*, $@, $<n> then properly
restored.
Paolo