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Can't render `for (( expr1 ; expr2 ; expr3 )) ; do list ; done`

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python, shell
Domain
cli

Research direction

Reproduce the parsing error for for (( expr1 ; expr2 ; expr3 )) ; do list ; done and trace the parser entry point that handles this shell construct. Done means explainshell.com renders the command without the reported unexpected token '(' error, with existing behavior still working for other commands.

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Description

when I trying to render for (( expr1 ; expr2 ; expr3 )) ; do list ; done, explainshell.com returns a parsing error with unexpected token '('.

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