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You mean bash -$- so you're passing the options as options instead of attempting to run a file named "$-"

glenn jackman
– glenn jackman

2017-08-19 21:11:54 +00:00
Commented Aug 19, 2017 at 21:11
Thanks, Hauke! I wonder if I misunderstand the manual? It doesn't explicitly mention set options, so I think "Unless otherwise noted, the values are inherited from the shell" applies to set options. Am I missing something?

Tim
– Tim

2017-08-21 00:43:13 +00:00
Commented Aug 21, 2017 at 0:43
@Tim I guess your misunderstanding is "execution environment". The environment is external to a running binary, the shell options are internal. This paragraph is about simple commands in general. Calling a shell explicitly is a very special case.

Hauke Laging
– Hauke Laging

2017-08-21 08:12:05 +00:00
Commented Aug 21, 2017 at 8:12

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