I agree that this is a useful feature (including that export a=$b does not split words and export a=* does not generate pathnames); FreeBSD sh has had it for a few years: https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=84fbdd8ca068ec63c6c9a931303d3811738128cb .
It is specified by https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=351 planned for the next major revision of POSIX.1. ** Bug watch added: www.austingroupbugs.net/ #351 https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=351 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to dash in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1908025 Title: export var=~root does not expand ~root to /root Status in dash package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Shouldn't these give the same results in dash, i.e. "/root"? They give the same output in bash. $ dash $ var=~root $ echo "$var" /root $ export var=~root $ echo "$var" ~root ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: dash 0.5.10.2-6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-56.62-generic 5.4.73 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-56-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.13 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Mon Dec 14 00:14:44 2020 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-07 (67 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731) SourcePackage: dash UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dash/+bug/1908025/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
