Re: mapfile callback

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Mon, 20 Jul 2009, Pierre Gaston wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:46 AM, Chris F.A. Johnson <cfaj@freeshell.org>wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Chet Ramey wrote:
> >
> >  Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> > > >   mapfile callback code is executed in a subshell.
> > >
> > > It's not.  It's executed in the same context as an `eval' or a trap
> > > command.
> >
> >   So it is. Great! I wonder what I was doing wrong before.
>
>
> IIRC The callback is executed before the  assignment, so you cannot
> manipulate the
> line currently read with it.

   True, but I call a function which works with ${array[$1-1]}.

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