parameter expansion and double quotes

parameter expansion and double quotes

[SamLT]

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Hello,

I'm using dash 0.5.5.1, and noticed a strange behaviour:

| $ t=123
| $ echo ${t%${t#?}}
| 1
| $ echo "${t%${t#?}}"
| 
| $

Is it a bug or something?

Thank you

Re: parameter expansion and double quotes

[Herbert Xu]

SamLT <samuel.lethiec@intelunix.fr> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm using dash 0.5.5.1, and noticed a strange behaviour:
> 
> | $ t=123
> | $ echo ${t%${t#?}}
> | 1
> | $ echo "${t%${t#?}}"
> | 
> | $
> 
> Is it a bug or something?

Yes, this looks like a bug.  I'll look into it.

Thanks,
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