Re: select syntax violates the POLA

[Greywolf]

On 4/1/2021 16:03, Robert Elz wrote:
> Partly because if you didn't use the braces, the issue wouldn't have arisen.
> (And because to most of us it just looks weird, kind of like people
> who write functions like f() {( commands to run in a subshell )}
> where the braces do nothing useful at all. and should just be omitted.

Heh.  Nope -- if it's to be subshelled, I do not use the braces
around the parens.

> that's not an unreasonable use explanation.  I find that a consistent
> style and correct indentation work well enough for this though.

I have a consistent style and indentation ("correct" is subjective) :)

> ... so '} done' should work correctly,
> always, if the '}' is a reserved word, and a ';' or newline between them
> should not be needed.

Which was why I was kind of taken aback when it failed.

> kre

                                Thank you, again!

                                --*greywolf;