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Re: [BUG] ERR trap triggered twice when using 'command'


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: [BUG] ERR trap triggered twice when using 'command'
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2018 15:41:37 -0400
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On 4/1/18 6:54 AM, Martijn Dekker wrote:
> $ bash -c 'trap "echo WHOA" ERR; command false'
> WHOA
> WHOA
> 
> Expected output: just one WHOA (as on *ksh, zsh)

Thanks for the report. This clearly falls under this clause

"In every other respect, if command_name is not the name of a function, the
effect of command (with no options) shall be the same as omitting command."

in the Posix description of `command'. It should be a one-line fix.

Chet
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