On 9/28/26 5:21 PM, Robert Elz wrote:
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:39:32 -0400
From: Chet Ramey <[email protected]>
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Not that I care about this,
You seem to.
| It does this by looking at the next word,
| which it assumes is an option string if it begins with `-'.
That's OK, though I'd assume it should look at more than just the
first word, in case there are things with the options not all following
a single '-' (declare -g -i ...)
It looks at zero or more words beginning with `-'. The explanation
aligns with the reported case.
| This can also be defeated by quoting the word or using variable expansion.
But that's just dumb.
I'm sure you think so.
What it should be doing is
"I've thought about changing the way this code works, and maybe I will
someday. But today is not that day."
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