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From: ray@GIBBS.PHYSICS.PURDUE.EDU (Ray Moody)
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Subject: ksh's trap "" ERR
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Date: 13 Jun 89 22:38:19 GMT
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|   bash doesn't print the error status.  Also note that bash doesn't
|   behave well under emacs, but I assume this is related to previous
|   reported bugs with determining interactive status.

>You had the right idea.  The problem (I believe) with your emulation is
>that the status ($?) gets reset after the test.  You could set up a
>function to do the same thing as follows:

    Remember that there is a known bug with $?.  Try applying the fix
I posted earlier.

								Ray