Re: errexit lost in command substitution

[Chet Ramey]

> bash-3.00$ set -e
> bash-3.00$ echo $-
> ehimBH
> bash-3.00$ echo $(echo $-)
> himBH
> 
> (same for set +o)
> 
> Bug or feature?

Feature.  Command substitution has not inherited the -e option for a
very long time (certainly since before bash-2.0 was released, around
eight years ago).  In posix mode, the setting is inherited, since that's
what I interpret POSIX to say.

Chet

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