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broken bash syntax highlighting

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Description

Hi
I'm using vscode 1.102

some lines of bash break highlighting of all the following lines in the same bash file.

In my case I had

portmask=$(( portmask | (1 << $p) ))

which broke the highlighting

I thought it's a bash language server problem. But they redirected me here. See https://github.com/bash-lsp/bash-language-server/issues/1301

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the report in a Bash file in VS Code 1.102 with portmask=$(( portmask | (1 << $p) )), then read the linked bash-language-server issue for context. Done means the arithmetic expression no longer breaks syntax highlighting for subsequent lines in the same file.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash, vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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