functions-in-bash

Unlike in most other languages, parenthesis are not allowed in function calls in BASH:

#!/bin/bash

function test() {
    echo "sudo scanimage --warmup-time 2 --format pnm --depth 8 --resolution $resolution -l $l -t $t -y $y -x $x > $1.pnm";
}

test "bar";

Is working, while

test("bar");

does not work.

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Last modified: oktober 17, 2019