Scott Moser wrote:
Description:
#===== test.sh =====
x=$(cat <<"EOF"
bad' syntax
EOF
)
#=== end test.sh ===
[snip]
So, I'm not 100% certain what the "correct" behavior is, but it
certainly seems like this should work.
Given that:
cat << EOF
bad' syntax
EOF
...is correct syntax, IMO the same in command substitution should also
be legal. In fact, this strikes me as a definite bug, because there does
not seem to be a way to produce an unmatched single quote in a heredoc
inside $() command substitution (nor using `` depending on your bash
version, I guess).
FWIW, kate recognizes this as legitimate syntax (i.e. correctly "sees"
the heredoc inside the substitution).
--
Matthew
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