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From: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Re(2): shell bug I reported here a f
Message-ID: <1379@utah-gr.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 19:22:55 EST
Article-I.D.: utah-gr.1379
Posted: Thu Mar 14 19:22:55 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 17-Mar-85 01:38:48 EST
References: <508@ima.UUCP>
Reply-To: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas)
Organization: Univ of Utah CS Dept
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Summary: 

In article <508@ima.UUCP> johnl@ima.UUCP writes:
>The semantics I'd like to see would promise that all
>variable setting be (effectively) in the top shell unless explicitly put in
>a subshell by enclosing a sequence in parens.  I realize this would be
>tricky to implement, but it sure would make shell programming easier.

And what would

foo=spam | foo=vegemite | foo=peanut_butter_and_jelly

do?

-- 
=Spencer
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