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Note this recent discussion about bash -e, including my post that "the disappointment with set -e is that it does not work everywhere". https://news.ycombinato

by pflanze 12y ago

Note this recent discussion about bash -e, including my post that "the disappointment with set -e is that it does not work everywhere". https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8054440 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8054440

blueskin_ 12y ago
It's nice to have, but I wouldn't rely on it to save me - it's no replacement for checking return codes properly.
- pimlottc 12y ago
  Certainly, but it's a good habit to get into, like ``use strict`` in Perl.
  - blueskin_ 12y ago
    "Perl and line noise are distinguishable. Properly written perl starts with 'use strict'; line noise rarely does."