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On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:03:52 +0100 |
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Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote: |
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> It may be little known, but strictly speaking, hyphens in bash |
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> identifiers are illegal: |
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> `name' |
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> A `word' consisting solely of letters, numbers, and underscores, |
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> and beginning with a letter or underscore. `Name's are used as |
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> shell variable and function names. Also referred to as an |
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> `identifier'. |
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That looks wrong for all kinds of reasons and it is directly |
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contradicted in the same document and in the source code. |
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But we digress... :) |
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Regards, |
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jer |
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