Re: Assignment-like word shouldn't be subjected to tilde expansion in POSIX mode

From	Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org>
Newsgroups	gnu.bash.bug
Subject	Re: Assignment-like word shouldn't be subjected to tilde expansion in POSIX mode
Date	2020-07-21 07:48 -0400
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On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 10:55:06AM +0300, M. Nejat AYDIN wrote:
> Also, shouldn't the tilde be expanded following
>     $ echo ~:
> ? The colon terminates tilde-prefix in an assignment, but there is no
> assignment involved here.

Works for me.

unicorn:~$ echo ~:
/home/greg:

Also in POSIX mode.

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Re: Assignment-like word shouldn't be subjected to tilde expansion in POSIX mode Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-07-21 07:48 -0400

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