From b6eb0b819c138387fd3e56b2ef7b3de22377fea7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vidar Holen Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 20:53:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Created SC3029 (markdown) --- SC3029.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 SC3029.md diff --git a/SC3029.md b/SC3029.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bd86a86 --- /dev/null +++ b/SC3029.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +## In POSIX sh, `|&` in place of `2>&1 |` is undefined. + +### Problematic code: + +```sh +#!/bin/sh +make |& tee ~/log +``` + +### Correct code: + +Either switch to bash: + +```sh +#!/bin/sh +make 2>&1 | tee ~/log +``` + +### Rationale: + +Your script uses a shell feature not supported by the shebang. Either rewrite the script to be portable, or change the shebang to explicitly require a shell like Bash. + +In this case, the non-portable shorthand `|&` to pipe both stdout and stderr can be easily replaced with its written out form `2>&1 |` as shown. + +### Exceptions: + +None + +### Related resources: + +* Help by adding links to BashFAQ, StackOverflow, man pages, POSIX, etc! \ No newline at end of file