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0 pointsIshKebab7y ago0 comments

Yeah what's wrong with functions? Clearly the Bash developers are continuing their tradition of obeying the principle of most surprise.

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Judging from this thread, Bash doesn’t seem to be the only shell to support these types of variables, but I agree – it’s unintuitive and surprising.

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0 pointsIshKebab7y ago0 comments

Yeah what's wrong with functions? Clearly the Bash developers are continuing their tradition of obeying the principle of most surprise.

Judging from this thread, Bash doesn’t seem to be the only shell to support these types of variables, but I agree – it’s unintuitive and surprising.

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