Re: [Help-bash] Proposed usage of $-

[Mart Frauenlob]

On 13.01.2013 20:40, Chet Ramey wrote:
> On 1/13/13 1:38 PM, Dan Douglas wrote:
>
> > - only contains the options representable by short option flags to set. The
> > value you're looking for is in SHELLOPTS. [[ $SHELLOPTS == *posix* ]]. There
> > are some extra differences depending upon how "POSIX mode" was set but most
> > shouldn't have to worry about them (echo can be more or less strict for
> > instance).
>
> The `posix' option is settable using `set -o', but there is no single-
> letter flag equivalent (-p and -P were already used).

Thank you guys for your replies.
I wasn't aware of SHELLOPTS. Looks like the improved version of $-.
May I suggest a small man page and `help set' update, as this 'short 
flags only' isn't mentioned in the descriptions of $- and set.

The particular script, which brought this all up for me, as it won't 
work in posix mode, quits on error on process substitution:

line 199: syntax error near unexpected token `<'
line 199: `   done < <(some_command_generating_a_list)'

not sure if it should be like that, but guess so (report it just for 
safety).

Best regards

Mart