Re: [Help-bash] Why`trap DEBUG` has no effect if it is called inside a function?

[Chet Ramey]

On 4/21/15 9:44 PM, Peng Yu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The following examples show that if `trap DEBUG` is called inside the
> function resetdebugsig, it will not able to reset the DEBUG signal
> outside the function. However, this problem does not exist for the
> signal EXIT. Can anybody help me understand why there is a difference
> between DEBUG and EXIT in this aspect?

The DEBUG trap is not inherited (set to the default) and restored to its
previous value unless the `functrace' option is set:

"All other aspects of the  shell  execution  environment  are  identical
between  a function and its caller with these exceptions: the DEBUG and
RETURN traps (see the description  of  the  trap  builtin  under  SHELL
BUILTIN  COMMANDS below) are not inherited unless the function has been
given the trace attribute (see the description of the  declare  builtin
below)  or  the -o functrace shell option has been enabled with the set
builtin (in which case all  functions  inherit  the  DEBUG  and  RETURN
traps),  and the ERR trap is not inherited unless the -o errtrace shell
option has been enabled."

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