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Re: unable to capture return value using backticks and local
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: unable to capture return value using backticks and local |
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Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:56:40 -0400 |
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Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (Macintosh/20060719) |
Adam Monsen wrote:
> Bash Version: 3.1
> Patch Level: 7
> Release Status: release
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> Description:
> When a variable is declared local and the assigned value is
> gathered from
> a command enclosed in backticks, it is not possible to retrieve the
> return value
> of the function within the backticks. Is this expected behavior?
It is expected and documented. `local' is a builtin command that returns
a 0 status if the assignment is performed.
Chet
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