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Bug 364127

Summary: libbash doesn't allow * and @ as variable name in parameter expansion
Product: Gentoo Hosted Projects Reporter: Mu Qiao (RETIRED) <qiaomuf>
Component: libbashAssignee: Petteri Räty (RETIRED) <betelgeuse>
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE    
Severity: normal    
Priority: Normal    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Description Mu Qiao (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2011-04-19 13:12:29 UTC
${*/foo/bar} should work for parameter expansion as bash manual says:
If parameter is ‘@’ or ‘*’, the substitution operation is applied to each positional parameter in turn, and the expansion is the resultant list.
Comment 1 Pacho Ramos gentoo-dev 2018-01-25 17:56:09 UTC
Developer retired (and his mail address is not active anymore)