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Description of problem:
The bash construct ${varname:-} is used all over the file
but in one occurrence in the pidofproc funcion the 
':' and '-'  chars have their positions swapped (demons-
trated with a small patch fixing the problem):

+++ functions   Mon Jan 28 12:00:22 2002
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
                for p in $line ; do
                       [ -z "${p//[0-9]/}" -a -d /proc/$p ] && pid="$pid $p"
                done
-               if [ -n "${pid-:}" ] ; then
+               if [ -n "${pid:-}" ] ; then
                        echo $pid
                        return 0
                fi


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
initscripts-6.40-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. $ less /etc/init.d/functions
2. search by -: by typing '/-:'
3. the line spotted is the bug
	

Actual Results:  
               if [ -n "${pid-:}" ] ; then



Expected Results:  should read
               if [ -n "${pid:-}" ] ; then

Additional info:

See (related) bugs #56174 and #57526