# problems with non-fatal expansion errors through bash-4.3 : ${THIS_SH:=./bash} ${THIS_SH} -c 'echo ${x!y} second echo after 1: $?' 2>/dev/null ${THIS_SH} -c 'echo ${#+} second echo after 2: $?' 2>/dev/null ${THIS_SH} -c 'echo ${#foo%} second echo after 3: $?' 2>/dev/null ${THIS_SH} -c 'b[0]=4 ; echo ${b[ ]} echo array after 1: $?' 2>/dev/null ${THIS_SH} -c 'typeset -A v ; v["0"]=one ; echo ${v[ ]} echo array after 2: $?' 2>/dev/null echo ${-3} x=-3; echo ${!x} echo after indir: $?