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Re: using set +o posix unsets POSIXLY_CORRECT, even when POSIXLY_CORRECT
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: using set +o posix unsets POSIXLY_CORRECT, even when POSIXLY_CORRECT is a read only variable |
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Sun, 3 Jan 2016 14:33:17 -0500 |
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On 12/31/15 7:04 PM, nerdopolis wrote:
> I tested on
> 4.2.45(1)-release
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> basically I have tested
> nerdopolis@nerdopolis:~$ readonly POSIXLY_CORRECT=1
> nerdopolis@nerdopolis:~$ set +o posix
> nerdopolis@nerdopolis:~$ echo $POSIXLY_CORRECT
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> nerdopolis@nerdopolis:~$
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> Although I will admit I'm not sure if it's supposed to do that or not
Yes, it does, and yes, it's the intended behavior.
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