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Re: Confusing documentation of `ENV` in section "Bash variables"
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Confusing documentation of `ENV` in section "Bash variables" |
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Wed, 23 Sep 2020 09:24:00 -0400 |
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On 9/22/20 6:27 PM, Reuben Thomas via Bug reports for the GNU Bourne Again
SHell wrote:
> The documentation says:
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> 'ENV'
> Similar to 'BASH_ENV'; used when the shell is invoked in POSIX Mode
> (*note Bash POSIX Mode::).
Hmmm, I can see that. How about, as you suggest, something like
"Expanded and executed similarly to BASH_ENV when an interactive shell is
invoked in POSIX Mode."
The behavior is described pretty completely in the INVOCATION section.
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