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

[Mart Frauenlob]

On 14.01.2013 16:33, Chet Ramey wrote:
> On 1/14/13 9:00 AM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 09:07:54AM +0100, Mart Frauenlob wrote:
> > > 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)'
> >
> > Well, obviously you can't use non-POSIX features in "bash -posix".

Yes obviously, if you are sure if something is posix or not.
I'm not a regular shell hacker. Just in my free time and even then only 
occasionally. I'm sorry, but everything regarding computers consumes 
time like a hog. Every time I start some project, I end up searching for 
docs, reading them, testing, compiling, etc... for days.
One of the reasons I never even tried to write a posix compatible 
script, is as I was following comp.unix.shell for a while, noticing what 
quirk it is to have a script work on all shells. Knowing posix like the 
alphabet and what was the other UNIX standard?
The good thing about standards, there's so many of them :)
Sorry if I sound ignorant. It's tough enough for me to write reasonable 
good bash scripts once a while.
Greg your wiki has been of great help for me. I really appreciate it. 
For sure I've been more on your wiki, than on austin groups site :)
I never even found time to explore another shell than bash :/

> That's not strictly true; Posix mode doesn't turn off everything that
> Posix doesn't specify.  Process substitution, however, is one of the
> things the Posix mode disables.

Was guessing it's like that, thank you.

Btw, is it just me - it takes six hours for a post to appear on the 
mailing list?

Best regards

Mart