Re: is it normal that $BASH_COMMAND doesnt contain func() definition cmds ? then its just ( again ? ) the last cmd before foo() def

[Chet Ramey]

On 6/29/23 11:33 PM, Kerin Millar wrote:

> > > Perhaps $READLINE_LINE would be to your taste.
> >
> > how to get this variable
> > havent compiled bash.dev yet .. is it there .. ?
>
> It's there but only usable in certain contexts. I had it in my mind that it 
> would be expandable in PS1. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be true.

It's available during execution of bash commands bound to readline key
sequences with `bind -x', so they can modify it.

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