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SC3018
Joachim Ansorg edited this page Nov 12, 2021
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In POSIX sh, ++ is undefined.
(or "In dash, ... is not supported." when using dash)
Problematic code:
#!/bin/sh
i=1
echo "$((i++))"Correct code:
Write out the increment/decrement operation explicitly:
#!/bin/sh
i=1
echo "$i"
i=$((i+1))Rationale:
Prefix and postfix increment and decrement are extensions in bash and ksh. They're not supported in dash or POSIX sh, which is what your shebang says you're using.
Exceptions:
If you only intend to target shells that supports this feature, you can change the shebang to a shell that guarantees support, or ignore this warning.
You can use # shellcheck disable=SC3000-SC4000 to ignore all such compatibility
warnings.
Related resources:
- Help by adding links to BashFAQ, StackOverflow, man pages, POSIX, etc!