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Re: Can't unset function with unusual names
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Jan Schampera |
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Re: Can't unset function with unusual names |
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Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:12:22 +0200 |
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Andreas Schwab wrote:
>> $ unset .foo-bar
>> bash: unset: `.foo-bar': not a valid identifier
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> Use unset -f.
IMHO there is a bug. The docs say that ''unset'' without a specific
switch affects variables AND functions, hence it should allow the names
for both (or it should ONLY affect variables and expect an explicit -f
for functions).
The latter behaviour would be POSIX-compilant, too ("unspecified" opens
doors - heh).
It's at least a usability bug.
J.