On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Victor Lowther <victor.lowther@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I don't see the need for this patch. functions is not supposed to be >> executed standalone, it is only source'd from bash scripts. > > It is a habit I have -- including the shebang line at the top makes sure > my text editors automatically detect the right shell syntax for syntax > highlighting. It has the added benefit of making it quite clear that the script will not work on another POSIX shell. -- Caleb Cushing http://xenoterracide.blogspot.com
