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Re: $* vs ${ARRAY[*]} differences in some parameter expansions
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: $* vs ${ARRAY[*]} differences in some parameter expansions |
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Sat, 25 Feb 2017 20:49:07 -0500 |
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On 2/24/17 5:59 PM, Grisha Levit wrote:
> bash currently handles all parameter expansions with $* and $@ as described
> in interpretation 888, and the behavior when using an array subscripted
> with @ matches identically the behavior of the examples concerning $@.
> However, the behavior when using an array subscripted with * does not
> always match the behavior of the examples concerning $*.
Thanks for the report. I'll see what I can do about that, since the two
are supposed to behave identically.
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