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Re: set -e in subshell
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: set -e in subshell |
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Fri, 13 Nov 2020 11:29:53 -0500 |
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On 11/13/20 11:15 AM, Aron Griffis wrote:
> GNU bash, version 5.0.17(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu)
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> $ (set -e; false; echo BANG) || echo whimper
> BANG
`set -e' doesn't have any effect on the LHS of an and-or list, and enabling
it has no effect. There have been many discussions about this.
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