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Re: unable to capture return value using backticks and local
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Adam Monsen |
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Re: unable to capture return value using backticks and local |
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Wed, 9 Aug 2006 11:04:56 -0700 |
On 8/8/06, Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> wrote:
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It is expected and documented. `local' is a builtin command that returns
a 0 status if the assignment is performed.
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Understood, thanks Chet.
Also, thank you Paul for the workaround.
I was incorrectly interpreting 'local' to be a modifier rather than a
separate builtin.
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Adam Monsen