Re: [bug #65651] argument reference inconsistency

[alex xmb sw ratchev]

On Sun, Apr 28, 2024, 08:52 anonymous <INVALID.NOREPLY@gnu.org> wrote:

> URL:
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>                  Summary: argument reference inconsistency
>                    Group: The GNU Bourne-Again SHell
>                Submitter: None
>                Submitted: Sun 28 Apr 2024 06:51:44 AM UTC
>                 Category: None
>                 Severity: 3 - Normal
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>                   Status: None
>                  Privacy: Public
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>              Open/Closed: Open
>          Discussion Lock: Any
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> Date: Sun 28 Apr 2024 06:51:44 AM UTC By: Anonymous
> Try the following script w/ various sets of arguments and tell me if you
> see
> something weird!
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> #!/bin/bash
> echo "script has $# arguments"
> echo "cmdline \$* = $*"
> echo "first 3 args: [$1] [$2] [$3]"
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> for a in $*
> do
>    echo "arg: $a"
> done
>

did u mean ${!a}
or for a ; or for a in "$@"

Argument set:
> A)   alpha beta gamma
> B)   "alpha" "beta" "gamma"
> C)   "alp ha" "be ta" "gam ma"
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