Parameter expansion of default values is not following POSIX

The syntax ${variable:default} is not one of the 8 valid cases described on the POSIX specifications:

That's true. This crate is "shell-like" substitution. It does not aim to be POSIX compatible.

True, it's shell-like, but it would still be desirable if at least ${variable:-default} was also valid.

I'm sorry, but this has never been a goal of the library. Being compatible with POSIX is much more complicated than what this crate aims to be.

No problem, I can work around this.

Can you take a look at #18 later? It has both an enhancement (permissive and partial substitution modes) and a fix for nested substitutions.

Yeah. I've been busy in a move lately, but I will try to get to it :)

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