Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcsmb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsmb!pmontgom From: pmontgom@sdcsmb.UUCP (Peter Montgomery) Newsgroups: net.bugs.4bsd Subject: csh foreach variable can't have digit Message-ID: <113@sdcsmb.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 22:40:32 EST Article-I.D.: sdcsmb.113 Posted: Mon Oct 28 22:40:32 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Nov-85 01:56:12 EST Reply-To: pmontgom@sdcsmb.UUCP (Peter Montgomery) Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica Lines: 22 # csh does not allow the variable name in a foreach to contain a digit. # For example, foreach a2z (a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z) echo $a2z end # produces "foreach: Invalid variable." # It works if both occurrences of "a2z" are changed to "atoz". # The problem exists on a VAX 11/750, a VAX 11/780, # and a SUN Workstation, all running 4.2bsd. # Problem reported by Peter Montgomery of System Development # Corporation in October, 1985. -- Peter Montgomery {aero,allegra,bmcg,burdvax,hplabs, ihnp4,psivax,randvax,sdcsvax,trwrb}!sdcrdcf!sdcsmb!pmontgom Don't blame me for the crowded freeways - I don't drive.