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Re: set -- `echo $foo; exit 1` doesn't return the exit code 1
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: set -- `echo $foo; exit 1` doesn't return the exit code 1 |
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Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:15:27 -0400 |
> Machine Type: i686-pc-cygwin
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> Bash Version: 2.05a
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
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> Description:
> Hi there,
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> The following line of code
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> set -- `echo $foo; exit 1`
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> doesn't return the exit code 1.
Because POSIX.2 says that `set' returns 0 under those circumstances.
--
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