Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date Submitted |
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Printed | Page 150 Towards the top above the Scorpion picture. |
At least as of bash version 5.1.4(1)-release: |
Jessie Saenz | Jul 26, 2021 |
Printed | Page 125 Last line. |
I believe '(because of the #)' is inserted in the middle of the sentence where it doesn't make sense. A few words after this presumed mistake is seen the intended '(because of the double ##)' text which applies to the solution above demonstrating the ${##} operator (not the ${#} operator). |
Jessie Saenz | Jul 16, 2021 |
Printed | Page 112 Top of the page, first sentence. |
It states the shell builtin variable is ${} when instead I think it was intended to mention the shell builtin variable $#. This solution talks about how to easily check the count of positional parameters given to a script. |
Jessie Saenz | Jul 16, 2021 |