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Re: documentation... readonly help is not accurate


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: documentation... readonly help is not accurate
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:51:57 -0500
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On 3/3/13 4:40 PM, Gotmy Nick wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>    Sorry if this has been reported earlier, but I can't find nothing
> related in the archives.
> 
>       $ help readonly | grep -- '-p'
>       readonly: readonly [-aAf] [name[=value] ...] or readonly -p
>             -p        display a list of all readonly variables and functions
> 
>       $ echo $BASH_VERSION
>       4.2.37(1)-release
> 
>    I think the description should say "or" instead of "and". I think
> it's the sorter way to clarify the behavior.
> 
>    This is, it will not print readonly functions unless called with
> -fp, and in such case, it will not print variables, so in my opinion,
> using "or" could be more accurate than "and".

This isn't accurate.  Run the following script:

foo()
{
        echo foo
}
bar=quux

readonly foo
readonly bar

readonly

In addition to the built-in bash readonly variables, both bar and foo will
be listed.

Chet

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