Re: wrong variable name in error message about unbound variable?

[alex xmb sw ratchev]

On Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 16:58 Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> wrote:

> On 10/17/23 3:32 PM, Grisha Levit wrote:
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> > The reason is that if there was no variable found prior to expanding
> > the subscript, bash does not check to see if one was created during
> > that process.
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> Thanks, I'll consider it. Behavior varies across shells in this area.
>

to me , its a valid err of non exist value
another normal is to || true with like = or :=
ah i suggest an shopt , cause imo both approaches are valid but different

greets

Chet
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