Re: Changing the way bash expands associative array subscripts

[Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev]

i guess shell-keyword all then :))

On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 1:37 PM Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 01:26:30PM +0100, Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev wrote:
> > no idea about your internal rules of keyword and builtin
>
> unicorn:~$ type [
> [ is a shell builtin
> unicorn:~$ type [[
> [[ is a shell keyword
>
> You know how you're allowed to omit quotes inside [[ but not inside [ ?
> That's because [[ has magical powers.  It's a "shell keyword".  It has
> its own special rules.
>
> > but clearly its
> > gotta parse it at most 1. level otherwise its big security fault isnt it
> > its a shell fuctionality keyword, unset, so ..
>
> I would not complain if unset became a shell keyword, and had a complete
> revamp of its behavior.  As long as we're willing to break backward
> compatibility, which Chet seems like he's aiming to do anyway....
>
>