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Re: [Help-bash] Option execfail does not work in subshells
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: [Help-bash] Option execfail does not work in subshells |
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Wed, 9 Aug 2017 06:56:54 -0500 |
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On 8/8/17 10:04 AM, R. Diez wrote:
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>> `execfail' only works when the shell is interactive. Subshells are
>> not considered interactive shells.
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> But that is not what the documentation says:
I had to look at the source. Subshells are specifically exempted from the
execfail settings. It's been this way for at least 24 years, so the exact
reason is lost to time.
Chet
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