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0 pointslynx232y ago0 comments

I think they are refering to the fact that variables are always strings. You can write stuff like i=0;i=$(( i + 1 ) which looks like you are dealing with integers, but in reality, the shell only deals with strings.

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goku122y ago

That makes much more sense. I was wondering how shells are classified under type system theory.

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0 pointslynx232y ago0 comments

I think they are refering to the fact that variables are always strings. You can write stuff like i=0;i=$(( i + 1 ) which looks like you are dealing with integers, but in reality, the shell only deals with strings.

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goku122y ago

That makes much more sense. I was wondering how shells are classified under type system theory.

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