Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site calma.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!qantel!hplabs!pesnta!greipa!decwrl!sun!calma!radzy From: radzy@calma.UUCP (Tim Radzykewycz) Newsgroups: net.bugs.4bsd Subject: Re: Re (And third bug): csh foreach variable can't have dig Message-ID: <50@calma.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 15:18:32 EST Article-I.D.: calma.50 Posted: Fri Nov 8 15:18:32 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Nov-85 06:32:02 EST References: <113@sdcsmb.UUCP> <6300017@uiucdcsb> <324@ncr-sd.UUCP> Reply-To: radzy@calma.UUCP (Tim Radzykewycz) Organization: GE/Calma Co., R&D Systems Engineering, Milpitas, CA Lines: 27 In article <6300017@uiucdcsb> liberte@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU writes: >There is at least one other related bug. >Csh does not allow numbers in variable names in curly brakets, e.g., > >% set bugs2fix = x >% echo ${bugs2fix} >Variable syntax. >% !! >echo 2${bugsfix} >bugsfix: Undefined variable. >% set bugsfix = " bugs to fix" >% !echo >echo 2${bugsfix} >2 bugs to fix but: % set bugs2fix = x % echo $bugs2fix x % echo it works this way (flames to /dev/null) There is definitely a bug, but this may allow some people to use a workaround. -- Tim (radzy) Radzykewycz, The Incredible Radical Cabbage calma!radzy@ucbvax.ARPA {ucbvax,sun,csd-gould}!calma!radzy