Adam Monsen wrote: > Bash Version: 3.1 > Patch Level: 7 > Release Status: release > > Description: > When a variable is declared local and the assigned value is > gathered from > a command enclosed in backticks, it is not possible to retrieve the > return value > of the function within the backticks. Is this expected behavior?
It is expected and documented. `local' is a builtin command that returns a 0 status if the assignment is performed. Chet -- ``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer Live Strong. No day but today. Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/ _______________________________________________ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash