Re: set -n ruins shell

[George Herson]

Paul Jarc wrote:

> George Herson <gherson@snet.net> wrote:
> > [root@geodollar /root]# cat > /tmp/tmpscript
> > echo "hello"
> > echobad
> > [root@geodollar /root]# bash -c "set -n /tmp/tmpscript"  # line 2
>
> This sets the -n flag, and then sets $1 to "/tmp/tmpscript".  If you
> want to set the -n flag, and then source the script, do this:
> bash -c 'set -n; . /tmp/tmpscript'

Thanks, but why am i still getting zero output?

[root@geodollar /root]# bash -c 'set -n; . /tmp/tmpscript'
[root@geodollar /root]# chmod u+x /tmp/tmpscript
[root@geodollar /root]# bash -n /tmp/tmpscript
[root@geodollar /root]#


Should i try a "real" syntax error?  like what?

thx,

george