Re: >&"$var" broken in declare -f and exported functions

[Chet Ramey]

On 6/3/22 11:18 AM, Namikaze Minato wrote:

> Bash Version: 5.1
> Patch Level: 16
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
>    Output redirections to variable file descriptors inside functions
> lead to incorrect representation (declare -f). Breaking exported
> functions.
>    Reproductible with all bash versions from version 4.2 to latest
> version including beta.
>    Reproductbile on all all platforms.
>
> Repeat-By:
>    $ f(){ foo=1; printf test\\n >&"$foo"; }; declare -f f

Thanks for the report. This is, as you've pointed out, ambiguous until the
shell function is executed and `foo' is expanded. It's better for the
command printing code not to try to guess about how it will eventually be
translated when executed. I'll put in something to that effect, after
changing the code that caused this 2004 change.


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