Re: unset does not remove functions like a[b] unless -f is specified

[Chet Ramey]

On 2/2/23 3:36 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote:

> A case might be made that slashes should also be disallowed, because it
> allows exported function names like /bin/echo to be inherited by a
> script, potentially causing all kinds of odd behavior.  But that's a
> different battle.

As a matter of fact, bash doesn't import function names containing slashes
from the environment.

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