zopencommunity / zopencommunity/bashport

Introduce _ENCODE_FILE_EXISTING env variable

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Since May 5, 2026.

  • #105 by @sabi789 — open
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Groovy
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Description

Use the z/OS UNIX environmental variables, _ENCODE_FILE_NEW and _ENCODE_FILE_EXISTINGto control bash processing and tagging of new files and existing untagged files.

Issue Originated from - https://ibm-systems-z.slack.com/archives/C039TNSH9J5/p1772211070607389

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Research direction

Review the issue description and linked pull request #105 first, then locate the bash processing and file-tagging entry points involved in _ENCODE_FILE_NEW. Extend the same behavior to _ENCODE_FILE_EXISTING for existing untagged files, and verify that both environment variables control their respective cases.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
bash
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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