| 1 | #!/bin/bash |
| 2 | # |
| 3 | # Tests for the blog. |
| 4 | # |
| 5 | # Fun game: try to come up with an expression that behaves differently on ALL |
| 6 | # FOUR shells. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ### ${##} |
| 9 | set -- $(seq 25) |
| 10 | echo ${##} |
| 11 | # stdout: 2 |
| 12 | |
| 13 | ### ${###} |
| 14 | set -- $(seq 25) |
| 15 | echo ${###} |
| 16 | # stdout: 25 |
| 17 | |
| 18 | ### ${####} |
| 19 | set -- $(seq 25) |
| 20 | echo ${####} |
| 21 | # stdout: 25 |
| 22 | |
| 23 | ### ${##2} |
| 24 | set -- $(seq 25) |
| 25 | echo ${##2} |
| 26 | # stdout: 5 |
| 27 | |
| 28 | ### ${###2} |
| 29 | set -- $(seq 25) |
| 30 | echo ${###2} |
| 31 | # stdout: 5 |
| 32 | # BUG mksh stdout: 25 |
| 33 | |
| 34 | ### ${1####} |
| 35 | set -- '####' |
| 36 | echo ${1####} |
| 37 | # stdout: ## |
| 38 | |
| 39 | ### ${1#'###'} |
| 40 | set -- '####' |
| 41 | echo ${1#'###'} |
| 42 | # stdout: # |
| 43 | |
| 44 | ### ${#1#'###'} |
| 45 | set -- '####' |
| 46 | echo ${#1#'###'} |
| 47 | # dash and zsh accept; mksh and bash don't |
| 48 | # OK dash stdout: 4 |
| 49 | # OK zsh stdout: 1 |
| 50 | # N-I bash/mksh stdout-json: "" |