On Thu, 2010-07-01 at 22:58 -0400, Caleb Cushing wrote: > 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. Indeed. -- Victor Lowther LPIC2 UCP RHCE