Re: comments inside command subst are handled inconsistently

[Chet Ramey]

On 7/31/23 7:38 AM, Denys Vlasenko wrote:

> In the spirit of increased compatibility across Unix world, it'd be
> quite useful if shells stop inventing incompatible "extensions".

That's an excellent way to stifle innovation.

> The "function" keyword, for example. Why does it even exists?

You're 40 years too late to that game; `function' was in ksh83.

Chet
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