I agree that this is a useful feature (including that export a=$b does not split words and export a=* does not generate pathnames); FreeBSD sh has had it for a few years: https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=84fbdd8ca068ec63c6c9a931303d3811738128cb .
It is specified by https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=351 planned for the next major revision of POSIX.1. ** Bug watch added: www.austingroupbugs.net/ #351 https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=351 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1908025 Title: export var=~root does not expand ~root to /root To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dash/+bug/1908025/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
