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Implement fg n and %n? #2097

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nisbet-hubbard opened this issue Oct 20, 2024 · 3 comments
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Implement fg n and %n? #2097

nisbet-hubbard opened this issue Oct 20, 2024 · 3 comments
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Currently, the fg %n syntax has been implemented.

Bash has fg n (undocumented) and %n (ie omitting fg) as shorthands.
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According to Chet Ramey, the syntax fg n is ‘wrong or deprecated. But it's been that way forever.’

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andychu commented Oct 28, 2024

This one is probably borderline too -- bash compatibility is generally motivated by making programs run, right now

https://github.com/oils-for-unix/oils/wiki/Shell-Programs-That-Run-Under-OSH

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Agreed. %n is very nice to have on the command line, but I doubt it's ever useful in scripts.

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