Re: set -a leads to truncated output from ps

[alex xmb sw ratchev]

On Fri, Jun 21, 2024, 8:58 PM Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> wrote:

> On 6/15/24 10:28 AM, Oğuz wrote:
>
> > Yes. All I'm saying is, a variable that affects how certain programs
> > behave when exported should not be implicitly exported by the shell,
> > the user should do it manually if he wants.
>
> This is a non-sequitur -- the entire reason for using `set -a' is to have
> every variable whose value changes placed in the environment. There are
> dozens of environment variables that `affect how certain programs behave'.
> Someone using `set -a' knows this. The issue is whether checkwinsize
> should change LINES and COLUMNS, and yes, users expect it to. (In fact,
> users expect the shell to set LINES and COLUMNS unconditionally, and have
> opened bug reports to that effect.)
>

i see a BASH_EXCLUDE_AVAR

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