On 3/3/13 4:40 PM, Gotmy Nick wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Sorry if this has been reported earlier, but I can't find nothing
> related in the archives.
>
> $ help readonly | grep -- '-p'
> readonly: readonly [-aAf] [name[=value] ...] or readonly -p
> -p display a list of all readonly variables and functions
>
> $ echo $BASH_VERSION
> 4.2.37(1)-release
>
> I think the description should say "or" instead of "and". I think
> it's the sorter way to clarify the behavior.
>
> This is, it will not print readonly functions unless called with
> -fp, and in such case, it will not print variables, so in my opinion,
> using "or" could be more accurate than "and".
This isn't accurate. Run the following script:
foo()
{
echo foo
}
bar=quux
readonly foo
readonly bar
readonly
In addition to the built-in bash readonly variables, both bar and foo will
be listed.
Chet
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