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Re: Question about the return value of 'local'
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Question about the return value of 'local' |
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Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:19:01 -0500 |
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On 12/13/12 3:56 AM, Francis Moreau wrote:
> I see thanks.
>
> Somehow I thought that help(1) would have given nothing more nothing
> less than what was described in the manual.
`help' is a quick reference -- a handy shortcut. The authoritative
documentation is still the manual page and texinfo document. I'll
add something to the effect that `error' means `variable assignment
error'.
Chet
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