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Re: ${parameter@A} doesn't work should no value be set

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On 7/14/18 3:10 PM, Michal Pesa wrote:

> Bash Version: 4.4
> Patch Level: 19
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
> Hello, I would like to report a bug or rather a feature I think should be
> implemented. The new parameter expansions ${parameter@A} and ${parameter@a}
> don't work if only attributes are set but value is not. 

The ${parameter[op[word]]} expansion generally (except where explicitly
noted) expand to nothing when `parameter' is unset. I can see making an
exception for ${parameter@a}, though, since it displays only the
attributes. I'll take a look at that.

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Re: ${parameter@A} doesn't work should no value be set Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> - 2018-07-15 18:19 -0400

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