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 00:14:36 Europe/Paris
Cc: chet.ramey@case.edu

On 7/7/21 6:12 PM, lisa-asket@perso.be wrote:

> > : ${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?

> What are you talking about? What do you think you're saying?



Have read it somewhere.



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