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| From | Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> |
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| Subject | Re: local failure |
| Date | Thu, 28 May 2020 10:21:12 -0400 |
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On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 08:02:18AM +0100, Laurent Picquet wrote:
> function aFunction {
> local aVar="$(somethingThatFails)" || { echo "is expected to go there";
> return 1; }
> }
"local" is a command with its own separate exit status. It masks
the exit status of the command substitution.
Run the two commands separately.
local aVar
aVar=$(foo) || diestuff
https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#pf27
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