Re: a sentense about set -k .. ?

[Greg Wooledge]

On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 04:34:08AM +0200, alex xmb ratchev wrote:
>               -k      All arguments in the form of assignment statements are
>                       placed in the environment for a command, not just
> those
>                       that precede the command name.
> 
> its not echo $yo yo=7
> nor yo=7 echo $yo

https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/104

Your example is flawed, as explained on that page.  You need to use a
command that actually *uses* the yo environment variable.

unicorn:~$ awk 'BEGIN {print ENVIRON["yo"]}' yo=7

unicorn:~$ set -k
unicorn:~$ awk 'BEGIN {print ENVIRON["yo"]}' yo=7
7

I've never seen anyone use this set -k "feature".  I cannot see any good
reason for it to continue to exist.  Looks extremely legacy-ish.