parameter expansion with `:` does not work

[lisa-asket]

From: Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>
To: lisa-asket@perso.be;
   bug-bash@gnu.org
Subject: Re: parameter expansion with `:` does not work
Date: 08/07/2021 00:08:23 Europe/Paris
Cc: chet.ramey@case.edu

On 7/7/21 5:50 PM, lisa-asket@perso.be wrote:
> 
> Have noticed that parameter expansion with `:` does not work
> 
> 
> 
> : ${fltype:-"texi,org"}  # alternative to `fltype=` >

I'm not sure why you think that's an alternative. Maybe you meant
${fltype:="texi,org"}?



It is supposed to be built into bash so a new process is not created.

Perhaps not in Gnu Bash?



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