bash getopts() builtin loops endlessly - local OPTIND or other variable clobering global special variable

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Issue

  • A script with a shell function that has a local OPTIND or other variable interferes with the global special OPTIND or other named variable.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL7)

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