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Re: Changes to HISTIGNORE are not honored when changed via a reference?
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Changes to HISTIGNORE are not honored when changed via a reference? |
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Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:30:38 -0400 |
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On 6/13/20 6:17 PM, James D. Lin wrote:
> Bash Version: 5.0
> Patch Level: 3
> Release Status: release
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> Description:
> If I modify the `HISTIGNORE` variable indirectly through a reference (e.g.
> via `declare -n` or `local -n`), `HISTIGNORE` reflects the change, but the
> change isn't honored.
Thanks for the report. Bash checks whether `historyref' is the special
variable with side effects, not the target of the nameref.
Chet
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