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Why { is parsed differently depending on the context?
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Peng Yu |
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Why { is parsed differently depending on the context? |
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Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:05:57 -0600 |
Hi,
`echo {` treats `{` as WORD.
`{ echo; }` treats `{` as a token of `{`.
`{a` treats `{a` as a WORD.
I don't see the point why yylex() treat `{` context dependently.
Wouldn't it better just treat a bare `{` as a token of `{`?
What is the reasoning behind the current design of the syntax?
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Regards,
Peng
- Why { is parsed differently depending on the context?,
Peng Yu <=