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diff --git a/CWRU/empty-for-wordlist b/CWRU/empty-for-wordlist new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2dd21d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/CWRU/empty-for-wordlist @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +This patch is from Brian Fox, in reply to an email message from +"Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk" <qrczak@knm.org.pl>, who wrote: + + I think that bash should accept such a syntax: + + for var in ; do command; done + + Of course it should do nothing. It would simplify some scripts. + +Here is a patch for those who wish it: + +*** parse.y.~1~ Wed Mar 4 09:39:46 1998 +--- parse.y Mon Jul 13 14:40:23 1998 +*************** +*** 495,500 **** +--- 495,504 ---- + { $$ = make_for_command ($2, REVERSE_LIST ($5, WORD_LIST *), $9); } + | FOR WORD newline_list IN word_list list_terminator newline_list '{' compound_list '}' + { $$ = make_for_command ($2, REVERSE_LIST ($5, WORD_LIST *), $9); } ++ | FOR WORD newline_list IN list_terminator newline_list DO compound_list DONE ++ { $$ = make_for_command ($2, (WORD_LIST *)NULL, $8); } ++ | FOR WORD newline_list IN list_terminator newline_list '{' compound_list '}' ++ { $$ = make_for_command ($2, (WORD_LIST *)NULL, $8); } + ; + |