7671 2005-08-14 02:51:32 +0400 internal line numbering is screwed in subshell 2006-01-07 00:58:46 +0300 1 1 4 Development Sisyphus bash unstable all Linux CLOSED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 at placeholder glebfm ldv legion placeholder vt qa-sisyphus oldest_to_newest 28660 0 at 2005-08-14 02:51:34 +0400 $ cat test.sh : while getopts d: opt; do case "$opt" in d) dir="$(readlink -ev "${OPTARG:?}")" ;; *) exit 2 ;; esac done $ bash -e test.sh -d '' test.sh: line 1: OPTARG: parameter null or not set $ ash -e test.sh -d '' test.sh: 7: OPTARG: parameter not set or null $ Why does bash says it was line 1? I guess when bash enters subshell, internal line counter is reset to 1. And why does ash says it was line 7? It must have been line 4! 34338 1 ldv 2005-12-31 02:22:52 +0300 Seems to be fixed in bash-3.0 34485 2 ldv 2006-01-06 22:04:43 +0300 Fixed in 3.1.1-alt1. 34489 3 ldv 2006-01-07 00:58:46 +0300 ash still not fixed, but I don't care.