On 1/13/14 5:31 AM, Theodoros V. Kalamatianos wrote:
>> Bash uses DEL as an internal marker character during word expansion, so
>> problems involving DEL are a higher priority than you might think.
>
> Does that mean that DEL should not be entered in variables and such, or is
> that something that just affects the internals of Bash?
Bash's internal use of DEL is supposed to be transparent, so anything that
causes DELs to `leak through' is a concern. Scripts using DEL just
uncovers those problems more quickly.
Chet
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