From 9.2 Bash History Builtin: > If @var{last} is not specified it is set to @var{first}
Missing comma after the dependent clause. It should read: If @var{last} is not specified, it is set to @var{first} Grammar references: * https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing/comma?10 * https://www.grammarly.com/blog/conditional-sentences/ * https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6786/comma-in-conditional-sentence-and-in-antithesis