Re: empty lists in for (/bin/sh)

In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Max Khon wrote: > hi, there! > > On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Martin Cracauer wrote: > > > I just checked POSIX 1003.2. > > > > for name [ in word ] > > do > > compound-list > > done > > > > "First, the list of words following 'in' shall be expanded to generate > > a list

Re: empty lists in for (/bin/sh)

hi, there! On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Martin Cracauer wrote: > I just checked POSIX 1003.2. > > for name [ in word ] > do > compound-list > done > > "First, the list of words following 'in' shall be expanded to generate > a list of items." [...] "If no items result from the expansion, the > co