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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
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Posted: Fri Nov  8 15:18:32 1985
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Organization: GE/Calma Co., R&D Systems Engineering, Milpitas, CA
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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
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