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Re: bash dislikes empty functions or flow control bodies
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Greg Wooledge |
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Re: bash dislikes empty functions or flow control bodies |
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Tue, 18 Jan 2022 07:35:28 -0500 |
On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 12:44:46PM +0100, l.bashbug@scarydevilmonastery.net
wrote:
> a: defining an empty function will throw a syntax error
> b: defining an empty bodies flow control construct will thow a syntax error
This has been the case since the original Bourne shell in the 1970s.
The grammar requires a non-empty body in these places. I doubt this
is going to change, ever.