readonly a=A | |
b=B | |
readonly b | |
# readonly on already readonly var is harmless | |
readonly b a | |
readonly | grep '^readonly [ab]=' | |
# this should work | |
export a b | |
export -n a b | |
echo Ok:$? | |
env | grep -e^a= -e^b= # shows nothing | |
# these should all fail (despite the same value being assigned) | |
# bash does not abort even in non-interactive more (in script) | |
true | |
a=A | |
echo Fail:$?; true | |
readonly a=A | |
echo Fail:$?; true | |
export a=A | |
echo Fail:$?; true | |
a=A echo Visible:$? # command still runs | |
unset a | |
echo Fail:$?; true |