BUG: Brace expansions do not support any type of variable.
Invert Ignas <[email protected]> Wed, 1 Apr 2026 20:22:00 +0000
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From: ignas To: [email protected] Subject: BUG: Brace expansions do not support any type of variable. Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: x86_64 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -g -O2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -flto=auto -ffat-lto-objects -fstack-protector-strong -fstack-clash-protect> uname output: Linux IgnasUltra 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Jun 5 18:30:46 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Bash Version: 5.2 Patch Level: 21 Release Status: release Description: There is a bug that doesn't let accept variables in brace expansions. Ex: {0..$foo} Please add the ability to add variables to brace expansions. Repeat-By: foo=3 for x in {0..$foo}; do echo $x done The output will be "{0..3}" instead of the expected: 0 1 2 3 Fix: Allow brace expansions to accept variables.