Re: issue with [[ -v A[\$k] ]]

[alex xmb ratchev]

On Mon, May 22, 2023, 00:11 Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> wrote:

> On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 11:47:00PM +0200, alex xmb ratchev wrote:
> > i tried on deb 5.2.15 release
>
> That's definitely not a "release".  That's the version of bash which is
> currently in the Debian testing and unstable branches.  Stable has 5.1.
>

uh , to me newest release is release
i dont listen to fake 'stables'
i bet 5.2.15 this is _not_ newest ayway

> btw wasnt it 'in interactive extglob is enabled'
> > not for this bash deb has ..
>
> No, that's never been true.  Extglob may be enabled by default with a
> compile-time option, but Debian doesn't use that option, and never has.
>

ah then its this , compile opt that deb doesnt do

You might be thinking of the fact that extglob is enabled by default
> inside the [[ ]] command in recent versions of bash.
>

maybe .. ..
but rather in interactive default on
chet somewhen long ago announced
.. maybe its non deb opt , maybe its [[ .. ]]

that [[ .. in interactive only .. ?

unicorn:~$ shopt | grep extglob
> extglob         off
> unicorn:~$ echo @(q|a)
> bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> unicorn:~$ [[ a = @(q|a) ]] && echo yes
> yes
>

.. thanks mate .. :))

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