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Function caller positional parameters
I need to read and write the positional parameters $@ of a function's caller. The Bash man page says that:
A shell function is an object that is called like a simple command and
executes a ...
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What are the scope restrictions for setting shopt extglob. and other options?
My non-interactive bash shell has extglob off. I would like to turn it on in the statement immediately before a command, but I have noticed that when shopt -s extglob is within an if .. then .. else ...
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Set and Shopt - Why Two?
set and shopt are both shell builtins that control various options. I often forget which options are set by which command, and occasionally which option sets/unsets (set +o/-o, shopt -s/-u). Why are ...
