Re: [Help-bash] Bash Trap: How to Get Line Number of a Subprocess with Non-Zero Status

[João Eiras]

> It's the difference between a simple command, which has a line number, and
> a subshell command, which does not.  The subshell command's line number is
> derived from the execution context, which is relative to the start of the
> function.  The OP wants the subshell's line number to be absolute, like the
> simple command's, and not relative to the start of the function, as it is
> now.

I agree that line numbers should be consistent, specially when running
a script. Inconsistent line numbers have been now and then a problem
for me debugging my scripts.