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From:	Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date:	Thu, 30 Mar 2000 23:01:28 -0500
To:	cygwin-developers AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject:	Re: net release/installer status?
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In-Reply-To:	<Pine.HPP.3.96.1000330213918.1711A-100000@hp2.xraylith.wisc.edu>; from khan@NanoTech.Wisc.EDU on Thu, Mar 30, 2000 at 09:45:59PM -0600

On Thu, Mar 30, 2000 at 09:45:59PM -0600, Mumit Khan wrote:
>On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, Chris Faylor wrote:
>
>> 
>> I don't see a syntax error.  It seems to be legal to have:
>> 
>> 	for f ; in stuff; do
>> 
>> I don't know why you're seeing an error.  Is the above command an error
>> on your system?
>
>Same here. Bash, pdksh, ash, the real ksh from AT&T, all handle this
>correctly.

I think that this is broken in older bashes.

cgf

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