commit bash-20051208 snapshot

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diff --git a/doc/FAQ-3.0 b/doc/FAQ-3.0
index 5bcfdf21..1eb11627 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ-3.0
+++ b/doc/FAQ-3.0
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is the Bash FAQ, version 3.27, for Bash version 3.0.
+This is the Bash FAQ, version 3.31, for Bash version 3.0.
 
 This document contains a set of frequently-asked questions concerning
 Bash, the GNU Bourne-Again Shell.  Bash is a freely-available command
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ of Case Western Reserve University.
 
 A2)  What's the latest version?
 
-The latest version is 3.0, first made available on xxx, 2004.
+The latest version is 3.0, first made available on 27 July, 2004.
 
 A3)  Where can I get it?
 
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ Formatted versions of the documentation are available with the URLs:
 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bash/bash-doc-3.0.tar.gz
 ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/bash-doc-3.0.tar.gz
 
+Any patches for the current version are available with the URL:
+
+ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/bash-3.0-patches/
+
 A4)  On what machines will bash run?
 
 Bash has been ported to nearly every version of Unix.  All you
@@ -181,16 +185,15 @@ earlier Minix versions yet.
 
 Bash has been ported to versions of Windows implementing the Win32
 programming interface.  This includes Windows 95 and Windows NT.
-The port was done by Cygnus Solutions as part of their CYGWIN
-project.  For more information about the project, look at the URLs
-
-http://www.cygwin.com/
-http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin
+The port was done by Cygnus Solutions (now part of Red Hat) as part
+of their CYGWIN project.  For more information about the project, see
+http://www.cygwin.com/.
 
 Cygnus originally ported bash-1.14.7, and that port was part of their
 early GNU-Win32 (the original name) releases.  Cygnus has also done a
-port of bash-2.05 to the CYGWIN environment, and it is available as
-part of their current release.
+port of bash-2.05b to the CYGWIN environment, and it is available as
+part of their current release.  Bash-3.0 is currently being tested and
+should be available soon.
 
 Bash-2.05b and later versions should require no local Cygnus changes to
 build and run under CYGWIN.
@@ -1128,12 +1131,12 @@ simple calls to `read'.  For example, piping a command's output
 into a `while' loop that repeatedly calls `read' will result in
 the same behavior.
 
-Each element of a pipeline runs in a separate process, a child of
-the shell running the pipeline.  A subprocess cannot affect its
-parent's environment.  When the `read' command sets the variable
-to the input, that variable is set only in the subshell, not the
-parent shell.  When the subshell exits, the value of the variable
-is lost. 
+Each element of a pipeline, even a builtin or shell function,
+runs in a separate process, a child of the shell running the
+pipeline.  A subprocess cannot affect its parent's environment. 
+When the `read' command sets the variable to the input, that
+variable is set only in the subshell, not the parent shell.  When
+the subshell exits, the value of the variable is lost. 
 
 Many pipelines that end with `read variable' can be converted
 into command substitutions, which will capture the output of
@@ -1763,7 +1766,6 @@ These are features that may or may not appear in a future version of bash.
 
 breaking some of the shell functionality into embeddable libraries
 a module system like zsh's, using dynamic loading like builtins
-date-stamped command history
 a bash programmer's guide with a chapter on creating loadable builtins
 a better loadable interface to perl with access to the shell builtins and
 	variables (contributions gratefully accepted)
@@ -1777,7 +1779,7 @@ H5) When will the next release appear?
 
 The next version will appear sometime in 2005.  Never make predictions. 
 
-This document is Copyright 1995-2004 by Chester Ramey.
+This document is Copyright 1995-2005 by Chester Ramey.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, without written agreement and
 without license or royalty fees, to use, copy, and distribute