如何在 Bourne shell 中导出函数？

Question

Is it possible to export a function in Bourne shell (sh)?

The answers in this question indicate how to do so for bash , ksh and zsh , but none say whether sh supports it.

If sh definitely does not allow it, I won't spend any more time searching for it.

Answer 1

No, it is not possible.

The POSIX spec for export is quite clear that it only supports variables. typeset and other extensions used for the purpose in more recent shells are just that -- extensions -- not present in POSIX.

Answer 2

No. The POSIX specification for export lacks the -f present in bash that allows one to export a function.

A (very verbose) workaround is to save your function to a file and source it in the child script.

script.sh:

#!/bin/sh --

function_holder="$(cat <<'EOF'
    function_to_export() {
        printf '%s\n' "This function is being run in ${0}"
    }
EOF
)"

function_file="$(mktemp)" || exit 1

export function_file

printf '%s\n' "$function_holder" > "$function_file"

. "$function_file"

function_to_export

./script2.sh

rm -- "$function_file"

script2.sh:

#!/bin/sh --

. "${function_file:?}"

function_to_export

Running script.sh from the terminal:

[user@hostname /tmp]$ ./script.sh
This function is being run in ./script.sh
This function is being run in ./script2.sh

Answer 3

Eval it`s eviel, but you can use eval in some cases. Offcourse you should undestand what you do

#myfunc.sh
myfunc()
{
  #do somthing
}

#script.sh
eval "$(cat myfunc.sh)"
myfunc