Very Computer

Hi,

Just a little question on functions in ksh/bash

Quote:> {
>   echo hello
> }

hello



ksh: titi: not found

Quote:> {
>   echo hello
> }

hello

titi=()
{
  echo hello  

Quote:}    

bash: titi: command not found

From these experiences I have some questions :
- where can I have the list of functions declared with ksh as it doesn't
  shows nor with 'set' nor with 'env', is there a way to make them appear as
  in bash ?
- why can't I export functions both in ksh and bash ? How could I do to do it ?
  don't functions declaration behave themselves not as variable ?

Thanks in advance

Tuyet Tram DANG NGOC
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Laboratoire PRiSM -  Universite de Versailles-Saint-Quentin
http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~dntt

In ksh:
typeset +f
functions
The latter is actually a predefined alias to the former.

Quote:> - why can't I export functions both in ksh and bash? How could I do to do it?
>   don't functions declaration behave themselves not as variable?

Exported functions are exported to shell environments _not created with
a separate invocation of the shell_ (quote from memory from "The Kornshell
Command and Programming Language.")

Ksh93 has eliminated the capability of exporting functions; such things
are now expected to be defined in a per-process $ENV file.

I am unaware of the position bash takes in this. RTFM.

Quote:> Thanks in advance; Tuyet Tram DANG NGOC
> http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~dntt

-Brian

   ...
~> > From these experiences I have some questions :
~> > - where can I have the list of functions declared with ksh as it doesn't
~> >   shows nor with 'set' nor with 'env', is there a way to make them appear as
~> >   in bash?
~>
~> In ksh:
~> typeset +f
~> functions
~> The latter is actually a predefined alias to the former.
~>
~> > - why can't I export functions both in ksh and bash? How could I do to do it?
~> >   don't functions declaration behave themselves not as variable?
~>
~> Exported functions are exported to shell environments _not created with
~> a separate invocation of the shell_ (quote from memory from "The Kornshell
~> Command and Programming Language.")
~>
~> Ksh93 has eliminated the capability of exporting functions; such things
~> are now expected to be defined in a per-process $ENV file.

Or installed in a directory referenced by the FPATH variable?

jl
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