On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 04:10:06PM +0700, Robert Elz wrote: > Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:50:46 +0100 > From: Emanuele Torre <torreemanue...@gmail.com> > Message-ID: <Zd0j1s452p-Vod6H@t420> > > | To use esac as a pattern you need to use the (esac) syntax, > > Or quote it > > 'esac') > > (or similar). > > kre >
No, then the pattern is 'esac' not esac. In fact, declare -f will print 'esac' and not esac in that case; as it would print 'es'ac instead of easc if you had used 'es'ac. After expansion, those patterns are both always esac, but that is entirely besides the point. o/ emanuele6
