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Re: Declaring variables as local effects command status $?
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Declaring variables as local effects command status $? |
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Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:02:26 -0500 |
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Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Macintosh/20081209) |
Michael Rendell wrote:
> Bash Version: 3.2
> Patch Level: 25
> Release Status: release
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> Description:
> Declaring a variable as local appears to prevent $? from being set;
> see script below.
`local' is a builtin command; you asked for and received its exit status.
Chet
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