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Re: set -n ruins shell


From: Paul Jarc
Subject: Re: set -n ruins shell
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 00:49:19 -0400
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George Herson <gherson@snet.net> wrote:
> $ bash -c 'set -n; . /tmp/tmpscript2'
> $ bash -n /tmp/tmpscript2
> /tmp/tmpscript2: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(hello'
> /tmp/tmpscript2: line 1: `echo (hello'
>
>
> Thanks.  The first form didn't have output but the second did.

Oops, right.  The command to source the script doesn't get executed,
because set -n is in effect.


paul



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