Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2020 09:42:55 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 247410] sh(1): Document that if the dot command fails to find and source the file, the whole script fails Message-ID: <bug-247410-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=247410 Bug ID: 247410 Summary: sh(1): Document that if the dot command fails to find and source the file, the whole script fails Product: Base System Version: CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Keywords: needs-patch Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: 0mp@FreeBSD.org Let's consider the following script: ``` echo 1 [ echo 2 . /nonexistent echo 3 ``` The output of the script is: ``` 1 [: missing ] 2 .: cannot open /nonexistent: No such file or directory ``` As we can see, the dot builtin does aborts the script if it cannot source the desired file, while some other builtins, like [ in this example, just print an error message and let the script proceed. We should probably document this behavior. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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