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@@ -357,9 +357,9 @@ SSHHEELLLL GGRRAAMMMMAARR
The _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n is evaluated according to the rules described be-
low under AARRIITTHHMMEETTIICC EEVVAALLUUAATTIIOONN. If the value of the expression
is non-zero, the return status is 0; otherwise the return status
- is 1. The _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n is expanded as if it were within double
- quotes, but double quote characters in _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n are not spe-
- cial and are removed.
+ is 1. The _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n undergoes the same expansions as if it
+ were within double quotes, but double quote characters in _e_x_-
+ _p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n are not treated specially and are removed.
[[[[ _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n ]]]]
Return a status of 0 or 1 depending on the evaluation of the
@@ -369,9 +369,9 @@ SSHHEELLLL GGRRAAMMMMAARR
and filename expansion. The shell performs tilde expansion, pa-
rameter and variable expansion, arithmetic expansion, command
substitution, process substitution, and quote removal on those
- words (as if the words were enclosed in double quotes). Condi-
- tional operators such as --ff must be unquoted to be recognized as
- primaries.
+ words (the expansions that would occur if the words were en-
+ closed in double quotes). Conditional operators such as --ff must
+ be unquoted to be recognized as primaries.
When used with [[[[, the << and >> operators sort lexicographically
using the current locale.
@@ -675,249 +675,250 @@ QQUUOOTTIINNGG
the string to be translated according to the current locale. The _g_e_t_-
_t_e_x_t infrastructure performs the lookup and translation, using the
LLCC__MMEESSSSAAGGEESS, TTEEXXTTDDOOMMAAIINNDDIIRR, and TTEEXXTTDDOOMMAAIINN shell variables. If the
- current locale is CC or PPOOSSIIXX, or if there are no translations avail-
- able, the dollar sign is ignored. This is a form of quoting, so the
- string always remains double-quoted, whether or not it is translated
- and replaced.
+ current locale is CC or PPOOSSIIXX, if there are no translations available,
+ or if the string is not translated, the dollar sign is ignored. This
+ is a form of double quoting, so the string remains double-quoted by de-
+ fault, whether or not it is translated and replaced. If the nnooeexx--
+ ppaanndd__ttrraannssllaattiioonn option is enabled using the sshhoopptt builtin, translated
+ strings are single-quoted instead of double-quoted. See the descrip-
+ tion of sshhoopptt below under SSHHEELLLLBUILTINCCOOMMMMAANNDDSS.
PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS
- A _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is an entity that stores values. It can be a _n_a_m_e, a num-
+ A _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is an entity that stores values. It can be a _n_a_m_e, a num-
ber, or one of the special characters listed below under SSppeecciiaall PPaarraamm--
- eetteerrss. A _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e is a parameter denoted by a _n_a_m_e. A variable has a
- _v_a_l_u_e and zero or more _a_t_t_r_i_b_u_t_e_s. Attributes are assigned using the
+ eetteerrss. A _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e is a parameter denoted by a _n_a_m_e. A variable has a
+ _v_a_l_u_e and zero or more _a_t_t_r_i_b_u_t_e_s. Attributes are assigned using the
ddeeccllaarree builtin command (see ddeeccllaarree below in SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS).
A parameter is set if it has been assigned a value. The null string is
- a valid value. Once a variable is set, it may be unset only by using
+ a valid value. Once a variable is set, it may be unset only by using
the uunnsseett builtin command (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below).
A _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e may be assigned to by a statement of the form
_n_a_m_e=[_v_a_l_u_e]
- If _v_a_l_u_e is not given, the variable is assigned the null string. All
- _v_a_l_u_e_s undergo tilde expansion, parameter and variable expansion, com-
- mand substitution, arithmetic expansion, and quote removal (see EEXXPPAANN--
+ If _v_a_l_u_e is not given, the variable is assigned the null string. All
+ _v_a_l_u_e_s undergo tilde expansion, parameter and variable expansion, com-
+ mand substitution, arithmetic expansion, and quote removal (see EEXXPPAANN--
SSIIOONN below). If the variable has its iinntteeggeerr attribute set, then _v_a_l_u_e
is evaluated as an arithmetic expression even if the $((...)) expansion
- is not used (see AArriitthhmmeettiicc EExxppaannssiioonn below). Word splitting is not
- performed, with the exception of ""$$@@"" as explained below under SSppeecciiaall
- PPaarraammeetteerrss. Pathname expansion is not performed. Assignment state-
- ments may also appear as arguments to the aalliiaass, ddeeccllaarree, ttyyppeesseett, eexx--
- ppoorrtt, rreeaaddoonnllyy, and llooccaall builtin commands (_d_e_c_l_a_r_a_t_i_o_n commands).
- When in _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e, these builtins may appear in a command after one or
- more instances of the ccoommmmaanndd builtin and retain these assignment
- statement properties.
-
- In the context where an assignment statement is assigning a value to a
+ is not used (see AArriitthhmmeettiicc EExxppaannssiioonn below). Word splitting and path-
+ name expansion are not performed. Assignment statements may also ap-
+ pear as arguments to the aalliiaass, ddeeccllaarree, ttyyppeesseett, eexxppoorrtt, rreeaaddoonnllyy, and
+ llooccaall builtin commands (_d_e_c_l_a_r_a_t_i_o_n commands). When in _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e,
+ these builtins may appear in a command after one or more instances of
+ the ccoommmmaanndd builtin and retain these assignment statement properties.
+
+ In the context where an assignment statement is assigning a value to a
shell variable or array index, the += operator can be used to append to
- or add to the variable's previous value. This includes arguments to
- builtin commands such as ddeeccllaarree that accept assignment statements
+ or add to the variable's previous value. This includes arguments to
+ builtin commands such as ddeeccllaarree that accept assignment statements
(_d_e_c_l_a_r_a_t_i_o_n commands). When += is applied to a variable for which the
_i_n_t_e_g_e_r attribute has been set, _v_a_l_u_e is evaluated as an arithmetic ex-
pression and added to the variable's current value, which is also eval-
- uated. When += is applied to an array variable using compound assign-
- ment (see AArrrraayyss below), the variable's value is not unset (as it is
- when using =), and new values are appended to the array beginning at
- one greater than the array's maximum index (for indexed arrays) or
- added as additional key-value pairs in an associative array. When ap-
- plied to a string-valued variable, _v_a_l_u_e is expanded and appended to
+ uated. When += is applied to an array variable using compound assign-
+ ment (see AArrrraayyss below), the variable's value is not unset (as it is
+ when using =), and new values are appended to the array beginning at
+ one greater than the array's maximum index (for indexed arrays) or
+ added as additional key-value pairs in an associative array. When ap-
+ plied to a string-valued variable, _v_a_l_u_e is expanded and appended to
the variable's value.
A variable can be assigned the _n_a_m_e_r_e_f attribute using the --nn option to
- the ddeeccllaarree or llooccaall builtin commands (see the descriptions of ddeeccllaarree
- and llooccaall below) to create a _n_a_m_e_r_e_f, or a reference to another vari-
- able. This allows variables to be manipulated indirectly. Whenever
- the nameref variable is referenced, assigned to, unset, or has its at-
- tributes modified (other than using or changing the _n_a_m_e_r_e_f attribute
- itself), the operation is actually performed on the variable specified
- by the nameref variable's value. A nameref is commonly used within
+ the ddeeccllaarree or llooccaall builtin commands (see the descriptions of ddeeccllaarree
+ and llooccaall below) to create a _n_a_m_e_r_e_f, or a reference to another vari-
+ able. This allows variables to be manipulated indirectly. Whenever
+ the nameref variable is referenced, assigned to, unset, or has its at-
+ tributes modified (other than using or changing the _n_a_m_e_r_e_f attribute
+ itself), the operation is actually performed on the variable specified
+ by the nameref variable's value. A nameref is commonly used within
shell functions to refer to a variable whose name is passed as an argu-
- ment to the function. For instance, if a variable name is passed to a
+ ment to the function. For instance, if a variable name is passed to a
shell function as its first argument, running
declare -n ref=$1
- inside the function creates a nameref variable rreeff whose value is the
+ inside the function creates a nameref variable rreeff whose value is the
variable name passed as the first argument. References and assignments
- to rreeff, and changes to its attributes, are treated as references, as-
- signments, and attribute modifications to the variable whose name was
- passed as $$11. If the control variable in a ffoorr loop has the nameref
- attribute, the list of words can be a list of shell variables, and a
- name reference will be established for each word in the list, in turn,
+ to rreeff, and changes to its attributes, are treated as references, as-
+ signments, and attribute modifications to the variable whose name was
+ passed as $$11. If the control variable in a ffoorr loop has the nameref
+ attribute, the list of words can be a list of shell variables, and a
+ name reference will be established for each word in the list, in turn,
when the loop is executed. Array variables cannot be given the nnaammeerreeff
- attribute. However, nameref variables can reference array variables
- and subscripted array variables. Namerefs can be unset using the --nn
- option to the uunnsseett builtin. Otherwise, if uunnsseett is executed with the
- name of a nameref variable as an argument, the variable referenced by
+ attribute. However, nameref variables can reference array variables
+ and subscripted array variables. Namerefs can be unset using the --nn
+ option to the uunnsseett builtin. Otherwise, if uunnsseett is executed with the
+ name of a nameref variable as an argument, the variable referenced by
the nameref variable will be unset.
PPoossiittiioonnaall PPaarraammeetteerrss
- A _p_o_s_i_t_i_o_n_a_l _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is a parameter denoted by one or more digits,
+ A _p_o_s_i_t_i_o_n_a_l _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is a parameter denoted by one or more digits,
other than the single digit 0. Positional parameters are assigned from
- the shell's arguments when it is invoked, and may be reassigned using
- the sseett builtin command. Positional parameters may not be assigned to
- with assignment statements. The positional parameters are temporarily
+ the shell's arguments when it is invoked, and may be reassigned using
+ the sseett builtin command. Positional parameters may not be assigned to
+ with assignment statements. The positional parameters are temporarily
replaced when a shell function is executed (see FFUUNNCCTTIIOONNSS below).
- When a positional parameter consisting of more than a single digit is
+ When a positional parameter consisting of more than a single digit is
expanded, it must be enclosed in braces (see EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN below).
SSppeecciiaall PPaarraammeetteerrss
- The shell treats several parameters specially. These parameters may
+ The shell treats several parameters specially. These parameters may
only be referenced; assignment to them is not allowed.
- ** Expands to the positional parameters, starting from one. When
- the expansion is not within double quotes, each positional pa-
- rameter expands to a separate word. In contexts where it is
+ ** Expands to the positional parameters, starting from one. When
+ the expansion is not within double quotes, each positional pa-
+ rameter expands to a separate word. In contexts where it is
performed, those words are subject to further word splitting and
- pathname expansion. When the expansion occurs within double
- quotes, it expands to a single word with the value of each pa-
- rameter separated by the first character of the IIFFSS special
- variable. That is, "$$**" is equivalent to "$$11_c$$22_c......", where _c
+ pathname expansion. When the expansion occurs within double
+ quotes, it expands to a single word with the value of each pa-
+ rameter separated by the first character of the IIFFSS special
+ variable. That is, "$$**" is equivalent to "$$11_c$$22_c......", where _c
is the first character of the value of the IIFFSS variable. If IIFFSS
- is unset, the parameters are separated by spaces. If IIFFSS is
+ is unset, the parameters are separated by spaces. If IIFFSS is
null, the parameters are joined without intervening separators.
- @@ Expands to the positional parameters, starting from one. In
- contexts where word splitting is performed, this expands each
- positional parameter to a separate word; if not within double
- quotes, these words are subject to word splitting. In contexts
- where word splitting is not performed, this expands to a single
- word with each positional parameter separated by a space. When
- the expansion occurs within double quotes, each parameter ex-
- pands to a separate word. That is, "$$@@" is equivalent to "$$11"
- "$$22" ... If the double-quoted expansion occurs within a word,
- the expansion of the first parameter is joined with the begin-
- ning part of the original word, and the expansion of the last
- parameter is joined with the last part of the original word.
- When there are no positional parameters, "$$@@" and $$@@ expand to
+ @@ Expands to the positional parameters, starting from one. In
+ contexts where word splitting is performed, this expands each
+ positional parameter to a separate word; if not within double
+ quotes, these words are subject to word splitting. In contexts
+ where word splitting is not performed, this expands to a single
+ word with each positional parameter separated by a space. When
+ the expansion occurs within double quotes, each parameter ex-
+ pands to a separate word. That is, "$$@@" is equivalent to "$$11"
+ "$$22" ... If the double-quoted expansion occurs within a word,
+ the expansion of the first parameter is joined with the begin-
+ ning part of the original word, and the expansion of the last
+ parameter is joined with the last part of the original word.
+ When there are no positional parameters, "$$@@" and $$@@ expand to
nothing (i.e., they are removed).
## Expands to the number of positional parameters in decimal.
- ?? Expands to the exit status of the most recently executed fore-
+ ?? Expands to the exit status of the most recently executed fore-
ground pipeline.
- -- Expands to the current option flags as specified upon invoca-
- tion, by the sseett builtin command, or those set by the shell it-
+ -- Expands to the current option flags as specified upon invoca-
+ tion, by the sseett builtin command, or those set by the shell it-
self (such as the --ii option).
- $$ Expands to the process ID of the shell. In a subshell, it ex-
+ $$ Expands to the process ID of the shell. In a subshell, it ex-
pands to the process ID of the current shell, not the subshell.
- !! Expands to the process ID of the job most recently placed into
- the background, whether executed as an asynchronous command or
+ !! Expands to the process ID of the job most recently placed into
+ the background, whether executed as an asynchronous command or
using the bbgg builtin (see JJOOBB CCOONNTTRROOLL below).
- 00 Expands to the name of the shell or shell script. This is set
+ 00 Expands to the name of the shell or shell script. This is set
at shell initialization. If bbaasshh is invoked with a file of com-
- mands, $$00 is set to the name of that file. If bbaasshh is started
- with the --cc option, then $$00 is set to the first argument after
- the string to be executed, if one is present. Otherwise, it is
- set to the filename used to invoke bbaasshh, as given by argument
+ mands, $$00 is set to the name of that file. If bbaasshh is started
+ with the --cc option, then $$00 is set to the first argument after
+ the string to be executed, if one is present. Otherwise, it is
+ set to the filename used to invoke bbaasshh, as given by argument
zero.
SShheellll VVaarriiaabblleess
The following variables are set by the shell:
- __ At shell startup, set to the pathname used to invoke the shell
- or shell script being executed as passed in the environment or
- argument list. Subsequently, expands to the last argument to
- the previous simple command executed in the foreground, after
- expansion. Also set to the full pathname used to invoke each
- command executed and placed in the environment exported to that
- command. When checking mail, this parameter holds the name of
+ __ At shell startup, set to the pathname used to invoke the shell
+ or shell script being executed as passed in the environment or
+ argument list. Subsequently, expands to the last argument to
+ the previous simple command executed in the foreground, after
+ expansion. Also set to the full pathname used to invoke each
+ command executed and placed in the environment exported to that
+ command. When checking mail, this parameter holds the name of
the mail file currently being checked.
- BBAASSHH Expands to the full filename used to invoke this instance of
+ BBAASSHH Expands to the full filename used to invoke this instance of
bbaasshh.
BBAASSHHOOPPTTSS
- A colon-separated list of enabled shell options. Each word in
- the list is a valid argument for the --ss option to the sshhoopptt
+ A colon-separated list of enabled shell options. Each word in
+ the list is a valid argument for the --ss option to the sshhoopptt
builtin command (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below). The options
- appearing in BBAASSHHOOPPTTSS are those reported as _o_n by sshhoopptt. If
- this variable is in the environment when bbaasshh starts up, each
- shell option in the list will be enabled before reading any
+ appearing in BBAASSHHOOPPTTSS are those reported as _o_n by sshhoopptt. If
+ this variable is in the environment when bbaasshh starts up, each
+ shell option in the list will be enabled before reading any
startup files. This variable is read-only.
BBAASSHHPPIIDD
- Expands to the process ID of the current bbaasshh process. This
- differs from $$$$ under certain circumstances, such as subshells
- that do not require bbaasshh to be re-initialized. Assignments to
- BBAASSHHPPIIDD have no effect. If BBAASSHHPPIIDD is unset, it loses its spe-
+ Expands to the process ID of the current bbaasshh process. This
+ differs from $$$$ under certain circumstances, such as subshells
+ that do not require bbaasshh to be re-initialized. Assignments to
+ BBAASSHHPPIIDD have no effect. If BBAASSHHPPIIDD is unset, it loses its spe-
cial properties, even if it is subsequently reset.
BBAASSHH__AALLIIAASSEESS
- An associative array variable whose members correspond to the
- internal list of aliases as maintained by the aalliiaass builtin.
- Elements added to this array appear in the alias list; however,
- unsetting array elements currently does not cause aliases to be
+ An associative array variable whose members correspond to the
+ internal list of aliases as maintained by the aalliiaass builtin.
+ Elements added to this array appear in the alias list; however,
+ unsetting array elements currently does not cause aliases to be
removed from the alias list. If BBAASSHH__AALLIIAASSEESS is unset, it loses
its special properties, even if it is subsequently reset.
BBAASSHH__AARRGGCC
- An array variable whose values are the number of parameters in
+ An array variable whose values are the number of parameters in
each frame of the current bbaasshh execution call stack. The number
- of parameters to the current subroutine (shell function or
- script executed with .. or ssoouurrccee) is at the top of the stack.
- When a subroutine is executed, the number of parameters passed
+ of parameters to the current subroutine (shell function or
+ script executed with .. or ssoouurrccee) is at the top of the stack.
+ When a subroutine is executed, the number of parameters passed
is pushed onto BBAASSHH__AARRGGCC. The shell sets BBAASSHH__AARRGGCC only when in
extended debugging mode (see the description of the eexxttddeebbuugg op-
- tion to the sshhoopptt builtin below). Setting eexxttddeebbuugg after the
+ tion to the sshhoopptt builtin below). Setting eexxttddeebbuugg after the
shell has started to execute a script, or referencing this vari-
- able when eexxttddeebbuugg is not set, may result in inconsistent val-
+ able when eexxttddeebbuugg is not set, may result in inconsistent val-
ues.
BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV
- An array variable containing all of the parameters in the cur-
+ An array variable containing all of the parameters in the cur-
rent bbaasshh execution call stack. The final parameter of the last
- subroutine call is at the top of the stack; the first parameter
+ subroutine call is at the top of the stack; the first parameter
of the initial call is at the bottom. When a subroutine is exe-
- cuted, the parameters supplied are pushed onto BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV. The
- shell sets BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV only when in extended debugging mode (see
- the description of the eexxttddeebbuugg option to the sshhoopptt builtin be-
+ cuted, the parameters supplied are pushed onto BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV. The
+ shell sets BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV only when in extended debugging mode (see
+ the description of the eexxttddeebbuugg option to the sshhoopptt builtin be-
low). Setting eexxttddeebbuugg after the shell has started to execute a
- script, or referencing this variable when eexxttddeebbuugg is not set,
+ script, or referencing this variable when eexxttddeebbuugg is not set,
may result in inconsistent values.
BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV00
- When referenced, this variable expands to the name of the shell
+ When referenced, this variable expands to the name of the shell
or shell script (identical to $$00; see the description of special
- parameter 0 above). Assignment to BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV00 causes the value
- assigned to also be assigned to $$00. If BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV00 is unset, it
+ parameter 0 above). Assignment to BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV00 causes the value
+ assigned to also be assigned to $$00. If BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV00 is unset, it
loses its special properties, even if it is subsequently reset.
BBAASSHH__CCMMDDSS
- An associative array variable whose members correspond to the
- internal hash table of commands as maintained by the hhaasshh
+ An associative array variable whose members correspond to the
+ internal hash table of commands as maintained by the hhaasshh
builtin. Elements added to this array appear in the hash table;
- however, unsetting array elements currently does not cause com-
- mand names to be removed from the hash table. If BBAASSHH__CCMMDDSS is
- unset, it loses its special properties, even if it is subse-
+ however, unsetting array elements currently does not cause com-
+ mand names to be removed from the hash table. If BBAASSHH__CCMMDDSS is
+ unset, it loses its special properties, even if it is subse-
quently reset.
BBAASSHH__CCOOMMMMAANNDD
- The command currently being executed or about to be executed,
+ The command currently being executed or about to be executed,
unless the shell is executing a command as the result of a trap,
- in which case it is the command executing at the time of the
- trap. If BBAASSHH__CCOOMMMMAANNDD is unset, it loses its special proper-
+ in which case it is the command executing at the time of the
+ trap. If BBAASSHH__CCOOMMMMAANNDD is unset, it loses its special proper-
ties, even if it is subsequently reset.
BBAASSHH__EEXXEECCUUTTIIOONN__SSTTRRIINNGG
The command argument to the --cc invocation option.
BBAASSHH__LLIINNEENNOO
- An array variable whose members are the line numbers in source
- files where each corresponding member of FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE was invoked.
+ An array variable whose members are the line numbers in source
+ files where each corresponding member of FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE was invoked.
$${{BBAASSHH__LLIINNEENNOO[[_$_i]]}} is the line number in the source file
($${{BBAASSHH__SSOOUURRCCEE[[_$_i_+_1]]}}) where $${{FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE[[_$_i]]}} was called (or
- $${{BBAASSHH__LLIINNEENNOO[[_$_i_-_1]]}} if referenced within another shell func-
+ $${{BBAASSHH__LLIINNEENNOO[[_$_i_-_1]]}} if referenced within another shell func-
tion). Use LLIINNEENNOO to obtain the current line number.
BBAASSHH__LLOOAADDAABBLLEESS__PPAATTHH
- A colon-separated list of directories in which the shell looks
- for dynamically loadable builtins specified by the eennaabbllee com-
+ A colon-separated list of directories in which the shell looks
+ for dynamically loadable builtins specified by the eennaabbllee com-
mand.
BBAASSHH__RREEMMAATTCCHH
- An array variable whose members are assigned by the ==~~ binary
- operator to the [[[[ conditional command. The element with index
- 0 is the portion of the string matching the entire regular ex-
+ An array variable whose members are assigned by the ==~~ binary
+ operator to the [[[[ conditional command. The element with index
+ 0 is the portion of the string matching the entire regular ex-
pression. The element with index _n is the portion of the string
matching the _nth parenthesized subexpression.
BBAASSHH__SSOOUURRCCEE
- An array variable whose members are the source filenames where
- the corresponding shell function names in the FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE array
+ An array variable whose members are the source filenames where
+ the corresponding shell function names in the FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE array
variable are defined. The shell function $${{FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE[[_$_i]]}} is de-
- fined in the file $${{BBAASSHH__SSOOUURRCCEE[[_$_i]]}} and called from
+ fined in the file $${{BBAASSHH__SSOOUURRCCEE[[_$_i]]}} and called from
$${{BBAASSHH__SSOOUURRCCEE[[_$_i_+_1]]}}.
BBAASSHH__SSUUBBSSHHEELLLL
- Incremented by one within each subshell or subshell environment
- when the shell begins executing in that environment. The ini-
- tial value is 0. If BBAASSHH__SSUUBBSSHHEELLLL is unset, it loses its spe-
+ Incremented by one within each subshell or subshell environment
+ when the shell begins executing in that environment. The ini-
+ tial value is 0. If BBAASSHH__SSUUBBSSHHEELLLL is unset, it loses its spe-
cial properties, even if it is subsequently reset.
BBAASSHH__VVEERRSSIINNFFOO
A readonly array variable whose members hold version information
- for this instance of bbaasshh. The values assigned to the array
+ for this instance of bbaasshh. The values assigned to the array
members are as follows:
BBAASSHH__VVEERRSSIINNFFOO[[0]] The major version number (the _r_e_l_e_a_s_e).
BBAASSHH__VVEERRSSIINNFFOO[[1]] The minor version number (the _v_e_r_s_i_o_n).
@@ -926,94 +927,94 @@ PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS
BBAASSHH__VVEERRSSIINNFFOO[[4]] The release status (e.g., _b_e_t_a_1).
BBAASSHH__VVEERRSSIINNFFOO[[5]] The value of MMAACCHHTTYYPPEE.
BBAASSHH__VVEERRSSIIOONN
- Expands to a string describing the version of this instance of
+ Expands to a string describing the version of this instance of
bbaasshh.
CCOOMMPP__CCWWOORRDD
- An index into $${{CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDSS}} of the word containing the current
+ An index into $${{CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDSS}} of the word containing the current
cursor position. This variable is available only in shell func-
- tions invoked by the programmable completion facilities (see
+ tions invoked by the programmable completion facilities (see
PPrrooggrraammmmaabbllee CCoommpplleettiioonn below).
CCOOMMPP__KKEEYY
The key (or final key of a key sequence) used to invoke the cur-
rent completion function.
CCOOMMPP__LLIINNEE
- The current command line. This variable is available only in
- shell functions and external commands invoked by the program-
+ The current command line. This variable is available only in
+ shell functions and external commands invoked by the program-
mable completion facilities (see PPrrooggrraammmmaabbllee CCoommpplleettiioonn below).
CCOOMMPP__PPOOIINNTT
- The index of the current cursor position relative to the begin-
- ning of the current command. If the current cursor position is
+ The index of the current cursor position relative to the begin-
+ ning of the current command. If the current cursor position is
at the end of the current command, the value of this variable is
- equal to $${{##CCOOMMPP__LLIINNEE}}. This variable is available only in
- shell functions and external commands invoked by the program-
+ equal to $${{##CCOOMMPP__LLIINNEE}}. This variable is available only in
+ shell functions and external commands invoked by the program-
mable completion facilities (see PPrrooggrraammmmaabbllee CCoommpplleettiioonn below).
CCOOMMPP__TTYYPPEE
- Set to an integer value corresponding to the type of completion
- attempted that caused a completion function to be called: _T_A_B,
- for normal completion, _?, for listing completions after succes-
- sive tabs, _!, for listing alternatives on partial word comple-
- tion, _@, to list completions if the word is not unmodified, or
- _%, for menu completion. This variable is available only in
- shell functions and external commands invoked by the program-
+ Set to an integer value corresponding to the type of completion
+ attempted that caused a completion function to be called: _T_A_B,
+ for normal completion, _?, for listing completions after succes-
+ sive tabs, _!, for listing alternatives on partial word comple-
+ tion, _@, to list completions if the word is not unmodified, or
+ _%, for menu completion. This variable is available only in
+ shell functions and external commands invoked by the program-
mable completion facilities (see PPrrooggrraammmmaabbllee CCoommpplleettiioonn below).
CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDBBRREEAAKKSS
- The set of characters that the rreeaaddlliinnee library treats as word
- separators when performing word completion. If CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDBBRREEAAKKSS
- is unset, it loses its special properties, even if it is subse-
+ The set of characters that the rreeaaddlliinnee library treats as word
+ separators when performing word completion. If CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDBBRREEAAKKSS
+ is unset, it loses its special properties, even if it is subse-
quently reset.
CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDSS
- An array variable (see AArrrraayyss below) consisting of the individ-
- ual words in the current command line. The line is split into
- words as rreeaaddlliinnee would split it, using CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDBBRREEAAKKSS as de-
- scribed above. This variable is available only in shell func-
- tions invoked by the programmable completion facilities (see
+ An array variable (see AArrrraayyss below) consisting of the individ-
+ ual words in the current command line. The line is split into
+ words as rreeaaddlliinnee would split it, using CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDBBRREEAAKKSS as de-
+ scribed above. This variable is available only in shell func-
+ tions invoked by the programmable completion facilities (see
PPrrooggrraammmmaabbllee CCoommpplleettiioonn below).
- CCOOPPRROOCC An array variable (see AArrrraayyss below) created to hold the file
- descriptors for output from and input to an unnamed coprocess
+ CCOOPPRROOCC An array variable (see AArrrraayyss below) created to hold the file
+ descriptors for output from and input to an unnamed coprocess
(see CCoopprroocceesssseess above).
DDIIRRSSTTAACCKK
An array variable (see AArrrraayyss below) containing the current con-
- tents of the directory stack. Directories appear in the stack
- in the order they are displayed by the ddiirrss builtin. Assigning
+ tents of the directory stack. Directories appear in the stack
+ in the order they are displayed by the ddiirrss builtin. Assigning
to members of this array variable may be used to modify directo-
- ries already in the stack, but the ppuusshhdd and ppooppdd builtins must
+ ries already in the stack, but the ppuusshhdd and ppooppdd builtins must
be used to add and remove directories. Assignment to this vari-
- able will not change the current directory. If DDIIRRSSTTAACCKK is un-
+ able will not change the current directory. If DDIIRRSSTTAACCKK is un-
set, it loses its special properties, even if it is subsequently
reset.
EEPPOOCCHHRREEAALLTTIIMMEE
Each time this parameter is referenced, it expands to the number
- of seconds since the Unix Epoch (see _t_i_m_e(3)) as a floating
+ of seconds since the Unix Epoch (see _t_i_m_e(3)) as a floating
point value with micro-second granularity. Assignments to
- EEPPOOCCHHRREEAALLTTIIMMEE are ignored. If EEPPOOCCHHRREEAALLTTIIMMEE is unset, it loses
+ EEPPOOCCHHRREEAALLTTIIMMEE are ignored. If EEPPOOCCHHRREEAALLTTIIMMEE is unset, it loses
its special properties, even if it is subsequently reset.
EEPPOOCCHHSSEECCOONNDDSS
Each time this parameter is referenced, it expands to the number
- of seconds since the Unix Epoch (see _t_i_m_e(3)). Assignments to
- EEPPOOCCHHSSEECCOONNDDSS are ignored. If EEPPOOCCHHSSEECCOONNDDSS is unset, it loses
+ of seconds since the Unix Epoch (see _t_i_m_e(3)). Assignments to
+ EEPPOOCCHHSSEECCOONNDDSS are ignored. If EEPPOOCCHHSSEECCOONNDDSS is unset, it loses
its special properties, even if it is subsequently reset.
- EEUUIIDD Expands to the effective user ID of the current user, initial-
+ EEUUIIDD Expands to the effective user ID of the current user, initial-
ized at shell startup. This variable is readonly.
FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE
- An array variable containing the names of all shell functions
+ An array variable containing the names of all shell functions
currently in the execution call stack. The element with index 0
is the name of any currently-executing shell function. The bot-
- tom-most element (the one with the highest index) is "main".
- This variable exists only when a shell function is executing.
- Assignments to FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE have no effect. If FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE is unset,
- it loses its special properties, even if it is subsequently re-
+ tom-most element (the one with the highest index) is "main".
+ This variable exists only when a shell function is executing.
+ Assignments to FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE have no effect. If FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE is unset,
+ it loses its special properties, even if it is subsequently re-
set.
- This variable can be used with BBAASSHH__LLIINNEENNOO and BBAASSHH__SSOOUURRCCEE.
- Each element of FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE has corresponding elements in
+ This variable can be used with BBAASSHH__LLIINNEENNOO and BBAASSHH__SSOOUURRCCEE.
+ Each element of FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE has corresponding elements in
BBAASSHH__LLIINNEENNOO and BBAASSHH__SSOOUURRCCEE to describe the call stack. For in-
- stance, $${{FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE[[_$_i]]}} was called from the file
- $${{BBAASSHH__SSOOUURRCCEE[[_$_i_+_1]]}} at line number $${{BBAASSHH__LLIINNEENNOO[[_$_i]]}}. The
+ stance, $${{FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE[[_$_i]]}} was called from the file
+ $${{BBAASSHH__SSOOUURRCCEE[[_$_i_+_1]]}} at line number $${{BBAASSHH__LLIINNEENNOO[[_$_i]]}}. The
ccaalllleerr builtin displays the current call stack using this infor-
mation.
- GGRROOUUPPSS An array variable containing the list of groups of which the
+ GGRROOUUPPSS An array variable containing the list of groups of which the
current user is a member. Assignments to GGRROOUUPPSS have no effect.
- If GGRROOUUPPSS is unset, it loses its special properties, even if it
+ If GGRROOUUPPSS is unset, it loses its special properties, even if it
is subsequently reset.
HHIISSTTCCMMDD
The history number, or index in the history list, of the current
@@ -1023,44 +1024,44 @@ PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS
HHOOSSTTNNAAMMEE
Automatically set to the name of the current host.
HHOOSSTTTTYYPPEE
- Automatically set to a string that uniquely describes the type
- of machine on which bbaasshh is executing. The default is system-
+ Automatically set to a string that uniquely describes the type
+ of machine on which bbaasshh is executing. The default is system-
dependent.
- LLIINNEENNOO Each time this parameter is referenced, the shell substitutes a
- decimal number representing the current sequential line number
- (starting with 1) within a script or function. When not in a
- script or function, the value substituted is not guaranteed to
+ LLIINNEENNOO Each time this parameter is referenced, the shell substitutes a
+ decimal number representing the current sequential line number
+ (starting with 1) within a script or function. When not in a
+ script or function, the value substituted is not guaranteed to
be meaningful. If LLIINNEENNOO is unset, it loses its special proper-
ties, even if it is subsequently reset.
MMAACCHHTTYYPPEE
- Automatically set to a string that fully describes the system
- type on which bbaasshh is executing, in the standard GNU _c_p_u_-_c_o_m_-
+ Automatically set to a string that fully describes the system
+ type on which bbaasshh is executing, in the standard GNU _c_p_u_-_c_o_m_-
_p_a_n_y_-_s_y_s_t_e_m format. The default is system-dependent.
MMAAPPFFIILLEE
- An array variable (see AArrrraayyss below) created to hold the text
+ An array variable (see AArrrraayyss below) created to hold the text
read by the mmaappffiillee builtin when no variable name is supplied.
OOLLDDPPWWDD The previous working directory as set by the ccdd command.
- OOPPTTAARRGG The value of the last option argument processed by the ggeettooppttss
+ OOPPTTAARRGG The value of the last option argument processed by the ggeettooppttss
builtin command (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below).
- OOPPTTIINNDD The index of the next argument to be processed by the ggeettooppttss
+ OOPPTTIINNDD The index of the next argument to be processed by the ggeettooppttss
builtin command (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below).
- OOSSTTYYPPEE Automatically set to a string that describes the operating sys-
- tem on which bbaasshh is executing. The default is system-depen-
+ OOSSTTYYPPEE Automatically set to a string that describes the operating sys-
+ tem on which bbaasshh is executing. The default is system-depen-
dent.
PPIIPPEESSTTAATTUUSS
- An array variable (see AArrrraayyss below) containing a list of exit
- status values from the processes in the most-recently-executed
+ An array variable (see AArrrraayyss below) containing a list of exit
+ status values from the processes in the most-recently-executed
foreground pipeline (which may contain only a single command).
- PPPPIIDD The process ID of the shell's parent. This variable is read-
+ PPPPIIDD The process ID of the shell's parent. This variable is read-
only.
PPWWDD The current working directory as set by the ccdd command.
- RRAANNDDOOMM Each time this parameter is referenced, it expands to a random
- integer between 0 and 32767. Assigning a value to RRAANNDDOOMM ini-
- tializes (seeds) the sequence of random numbers. If RRAANNDDOOMM is
- unset, it loses its special properties, even if it is subse-
+ RRAANNDDOOMM Each time this parameter is referenced, it expands to a random
+ integer between 0 and 32767. Assigning a value to RRAANNDDOOMM ini-
+ tializes (seeds) the sequence of random numbers. If RRAANNDDOOMM is
+ unset, it loses its special properties, even if it is subse-
quently reset.
RREEAADDLLIINNEE__AARRGGUUMMEENNTT
- Any numeric argument given to a Readline command that was de-
+ Any numeric argument given to a Readline command that was de-
fined using "bind -x" (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below) when it
was invoked.
RREEAADDLLIINNEE__LLIINNEE
@@ -1068,38 +1069,38 @@ PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS
(see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below).
RREEAADDLLIINNEE__MMAARRKK
The position of the mark (saved insertion point) in the rreeaaddlliinnee
- line buffer, for use with "bind -x" (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
+ line buffer, for use with "bind -x" (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
below). The characters between the insertion point and the mark
are often called the _r_e_g_i_o_n.
RREEAADDLLIINNEE__PPOOIINNTT
The position of the insertion point in the rreeaaddlliinnee line buffer,
for use with "bind -x" (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below).
- RREEPPLLYY Set to the line of input read by the rreeaadd builtin command when
+ RREEPPLLYY Set to the line of input read by the rreeaadd builtin command when
no arguments are supplied.
SSEECCOONNDDSS
- Each time this parameter is referenced, the number of seconds
- since shell invocation is returned. If a value is assigned to
- SSEECCOONNDDSS, the value returned upon subsequent references is the
- number of seconds since the assignment plus the value assigned.
- The number of seconds at shell invocation and the current time
- is always determined by querying the system clock. If SSEECCOONNDDSS
- is unset, it loses its special properties, even if it is subse-
+ Each time this parameter is referenced, the number of seconds
+ since shell invocation is returned. If a value is assigned to
+ SSEECCOONNDDSS, the value returned upon subsequent references is the
+ number of seconds since the assignment plus the value assigned.
+ The number of seconds at shell invocation and the current time
+ is always determined by querying the system clock. If SSEECCOONNDDSS
+ is unset, it loses its special properties, even if it is subse-
quently reset.
SSHHEELLLLOOPPTTSS
- A colon-separated list of enabled shell options. Each word in
- the list is a valid argument for the --oo option to the sseett
+ A colon-separated list of enabled shell options. Each word in
+ the list is a valid argument for the --oo option to the sseett
builtin command (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below). The options
- appearing in SSHHEELLLLOOPPTTSS are those reported as _o_n by sseett --oo. If
- this variable is in the environment when bbaasshh starts up, each
- shell option in the list will be enabled before reading any
+ appearing in SSHHEELLLLOOPPTTSS are those reported as _o_n by sseett --oo. If
+ this variable is in the environment when bbaasshh starts up, each
+ shell option in the list will be enabled before reading any
startup files. This variable is read-only.
SSHHLLVVLL Incremented by one each time an instance of bbaasshh is started.
SSRRAANNDDOOMM
This variable expands to a 32-bit pseudo-random number each time
- it is referenced. The random number generator is not linear on
- systems that support /dev/urandom or _a_r_c_4_r_a_n_d_o_m, so each re-
- turned number has no relationship to the numbers preceding it.
- The random number generator cannot be seeded, so assignments to
+ it is referenced. The random number generator is not linear on
+ systems that support /dev/urandom or _a_r_c_4_r_a_n_d_o_m, so each re-
+ turned number has no relationship to the numbers preceding it.
+ The random number generator cannot be seeded, so assignments to
this variable have no effect. If SSRRAANNDDOOMM is unset, it loses its
special properties, even if it is subsequently reset.
UUIIDD Expands to the user ID of the current user, initialized at shell
@@ -1109,278 +1110,278 @@ PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS
signs a default value to a variable; these cases are noted below.
BBAASSHH__CCOOMMPPAATT
- The value is used to set the shell's compatibility level. See
- SSHHEELLLL CCOOMMPPAATTIIBBIILLIITTYY MMOODDEE below for a description of the various
+ The value is used to set the shell's compatibility level. See
+ SSHHEELLLL CCOOMMPPAATTIIBBIILLIITTYY MMOODDEE below for a description of the various
compatibility levels and their effects. The value may be a dec-
- imal number (e.g., 4.2) or an integer (e.g., 42) corresponding
- to the desired compatibility level. If BBAASSHH__CCOOMMPPAATT is unset or
- set to the empty string, the compatibility level is set to the
- default for the current version. If BBAASSHH__CCOOMMPPAATT is set to a
- value that is not one of the valid compatibility levels, the
- shell prints an error message and sets the compatibility level
+ imal number (e.g., 4.2) or an integer (e.g., 42) corresponding
+ to the desired compatibility level. If BBAASSHH__CCOOMMPPAATT is unset or
+ set to the empty string, the compatibility level is set to the
+ default for the current version. If BBAASSHH__CCOOMMPPAATT is set to a
+ value that is not one of the valid compatibility levels, the
+ shell prints an error message and sets the compatibility level
to the default for the current version. The valid values corre-
- spond to the compatibility levels described below under BBSSHHEELLLL--
- COMPATIBILITYMMOODDEE. For example, 4.2 and 42 are valid values
+ spond to the compatibility levels described below under BBSSHHEELLLL--
+ COMPATIBILITYMMOODDEE. For example, 4.2 and 42 are valid values
that correspond to the ccoommppaatt4422 sshhoopptt option and set the compat-
ibility level to 42. The current version is also a valid value.
BBAASSHH__EENNVV
- If this parameter is set when bbaasshh is executing a shell script,
- its value is interpreted as a filename containing commands to
+ If this parameter is set when bbaasshh is executing a shell script,
+ its value is interpreted as a filename containing commands to
initialize the shell, as in _~_/_._b_a_s_h_r_c. The value of BBAASSHH__EENNVV is
- subjected to parameter expansion, command substitution, and
- arithmetic expansion before being interpreted as a filename.
+ subjected to parameter expansion, command substitution, and
+ arithmetic expansion before being interpreted as a filename.
PPAATTHH is not used to search for the resultant filename.
BBAASSHH__XXTTRRAACCEEFFDD
- If set to an integer corresponding to a valid file descriptor,
- bbaasshh will write the trace output generated when _s_e_t _-_x is en-
- abled to that file descriptor. The file descriptor is closed
- when BBAASSHH__XXTTRRAACCEEFFDD is unset or assigned a new value. Unsetting
- BBAASSHH__XXTTRRAACCEEFFDD or assigning it the empty string causes the trace
- output to be sent to the standard error. Note that setting
+ If set to an integer corresponding to a valid file descriptor,
+ bbaasshh will write the trace output generated when _s_e_t _-_x is en-
+ abled to that file descriptor. The file descriptor is closed
+ when BBAASSHH__XXTTRRAACCEEFFDD is unset or assigned a new value. Unsetting
+ BBAASSHH__XXTTRRAACCEEFFDD or assigning it the empty string causes the trace
+ output to be sent to the standard error. Note that setting
BBAASSHH__XXTTRRAACCEEFFDD to 2 (the standard error file descriptor) and then
unsetting it will result in the standard error being closed.
- CCDDPPAATTHH The search path for the ccdd command. This is a colon-separated
+ CCDDPPAATTHH The search path for the ccdd command. This is a colon-separated
list of directories in which the shell looks for destination di-
- rectories specified by the ccdd command. A sample value is
+ rectories specified by the ccdd command. A sample value is
".:~:/usr".
CCHHIILLDD__MMAAXX
- Set the number of exited child status values for the shell to
- remember. Bash will not allow this value to be decreased below
- a POSIX-mandated minimum, and there is a maximum value (cur-
- rently 8192) that this may not exceed. The minimum value is
+ Set the number of exited child status values for the shell to
+ remember. Bash will not allow this value to be decreased below
+ a POSIX-mandated minimum, and there is a maximum value (cur-
+ rently 8192) that this may not exceed. The minimum value is
system-dependent.
CCOOLLUUMMNNSS
- Used by the sseelleecctt compound command to determine the terminal
- width when printing selection lists. Automatically set if the
- cchheecckkwwiinnssiizzee option is enabled or in an interactive shell upon
+ Used by the sseelleecctt compound command to determine the terminal
+ width when printing selection lists. Automatically set if the
+ cchheecckkwwiinnssiizzee option is enabled or in an interactive shell upon
receipt of a SSIIGGWWIINNCCHH.
CCOOMMPPRREEPPLLYY
An array variable from which bbaasshh reads the possible completions
- generated by a shell function invoked by the programmable com-
- pletion facility (see PPrrooggrraammmmaabbllee CCoommpplleettiioonn below). Each ar-
+ generated by a shell function invoked by the programmable com-
+ pletion facility (see PPrrooggrraammmmaabbllee CCoommpplleettiioonn below). Each ar-
ray element contains one possible completion.
- EEMMAACCSS If bbaasshh finds this variable in the environment when the shell
- starts with value "t", it assumes that the shell is running in
+ EEMMAACCSS If bbaasshh finds this variable in the environment when the shell
+ starts with value "t", it assumes that the shell is running in
an Emacs shell buffer and disables line editing.
- EENNVV Expanded and executed similarly to BBAASSHH__EENNVV (see IINNVVOOCCAATTIIOONN
+ EENNVV Expanded and executed similarly to BBAASSHH__EENNVV (see IINNVVOOCCAATTIIOONN
above) when an interactive shell is invoked in _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e.
EEXXEECCIIGGNNOORREE
- A colon-separated list of shell patterns (see PPaatttteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg)
- defining the list of filenames to be ignored by command search
- using PPAATTHH. Files whose full pathnames match one of these pat-
- terns are not considered executable files for the purposes of
+ A colon-separated list of shell patterns (see PPaatttteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg)
+ defining the list of filenames to be ignored by command search
+ using PPAATTHH. Files whose full pathnames match one of these pat-
+ terns are not considered executable files for the purposes of
completion and command execution via PPAATTHH lookup. This does not
affect the behavior of the [[, tteesstt, and [[[[ commands. Full path-
- names in the command hash table are not subject to EEXXEECCIIGGNNOORREE.
- Use this variable to ignore shared library files that have the
- executable bit set, but are not executable files. The pattern
+ names in the command hash table are not subject to EEXXEECCIIGGNNOORREE.
+ Use this variable to ignore shared library files that have the
+ executable bit set, but are not executable files. The pattern
matching honors the setting of the eexxttgglloobb shell option.
FFCCEEDDIITT The default editor for the ffcc builtin command.
FFIIGGNNOORREE
- A colon-separated list of suffixes to ignore when performing
+ A colon-separated list of suffixes to ignore when performing
filename completion (see RREEAADDLLIINNEE below). A filename whose suf-
- fix matches one of the entries in FFIIGGNNOORREE is excluded from the
+ fix matches one of the entries in FFIIGGNNOORREE is excluded from the
list of matched filenames. A sample value is ".o:~".
FFUUNNCCNNEESSTT
- If set to a numeric value greater than 0, defines a maximum
- function nesting level. Function invocations that exceed this
+ If set to a numeric value greater than 0, defines a maximum
+ function nesting level. Function invocations that exceed this
nesting level will cause the current command to abort.
GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE
- A colon-separated list of patterns defining the set of file
- names to be ignored by pathname expansion. If a file name
- matched by a pathname expansion pattern also matches one of the
+ A colon-separated list of patterns defining the set of file
+ names to be ignored by pathname expansion. If a file name
+ matched by a pathname expansion pattern also matches one of the
patterns in GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE, it is removed from the list of matches.
HHIISSTTCCOONNTTRROOLL
- A colon-separated list of values controlling how commands are
- saved on the history list. If the list of values includes _i_g_-
- _n_o_r_e_s_p_a_c_e, lines which begin with a ssppaaccee character are not
- saved in the history list. A value of _i_g_n_o_r_e_d_u_p_s causes lines
+ A colon-separated list of values controlling how commands are
+ saved on the history list. If the list of values includes _i_g_-
+ _n_o_r_e_s_p_a_c_e, lines which begin with a ssppaaccee character are not
+ saved in the history list. A value of _i_g_n_o_r_e_d_u_p_s causes lines
matching the previous history entry to not be saved. A value of
_i_g_n_o_r_e_b_o_t_h is shorthand for _i_g_n_o_r_e_s_p_a_c_e and _i_g_n_o_r_e_d_u_p_s. A value
of _e_r_a_s_e_d_u_p_s causes all previous lines matching the current line
- to be removed from the history list before that line is saved.
- Any value not in the above list is ignored. If HHIISSTTCCOONNTTRROOLL is
- unset, or does not include a valid value, all lines read by the
+ to be removed from the history list before that line is saved.
+ Any value not in the above list is ignored. If HHIISSTTCCOONNTTRROOLL is
+ unset, or does not include a valid value, all lines read by the
shell parser are saved on the history list, subject to the value
- of HHIISSTTIIGGNNOORREE. The second and subsequent lines of a multi-line
- compound command are not tested, and are added to the history
+ of HHIISSTTIIGGNNOORREE. The second and subsequent lines of a multi-line
+ compound command are not tested, and are added to the history
regardless of the value of HHIISSTTCCOONNTTRROOLL.
HHIISSTTFFIILLEE
The name of the file in which command history is saved (see HHIISS--
- TTOORRYY below). The default value is _~_/_._b_a_s_h___h_i_s_t_o_r_y. If unset,
+ TTOORRYY below). The default value is _~_/_._b_a_s_h___h_i_s_t_o_r_y. If unset,
the command history is not saved when a shell exits.
HHIISSTTFFIILLEESSIIZZEE
The maximum number of lines contained in the history file. When
- this variable is assigned a value, the history file is trun-
- cated, if necessary, to contain no more than that number of
- lines by removing the oldest entries. The history file is also
- truncated to this size after writing it when a shell exits. If
- the value is 0, the history file is truncated to zero size.
- Non-numeric values and numeric values less than zero inhibit
- truncation. The shell sets the default value to the value of
+ this variable is assigned a value, the history file is trun-
+ cated, if necessary, to contain no more than that number of
+ lines by removing the oldest entries. The history file is also
+ truncated to this size after writing it when a shell exits. If
+ the value is 0, the history file is truncated to zero size.
+ Non-numeric values and numeric values less than zero inhibit
+ truncation. The shell sets the default value to the value of
HHIISSTTSSIIZZEE after reading any startup files.
HHIISSTTIIGGNNOORREE
- A colon-separated list of patterns used to decide which command
- lines should be saved on the history list. Each pattern is an-
- chored at the beginning of the line and must match the complete
- line (no implicit `**' is appended). Each pattern is tested
- against the line after the checks specified by HHIISSTTCCOONNTTRROOLL are
+ A colon-separated list of patterns used to decide which command
+ lines should be saved on the history list. Each pattern is an-
+ chored at the beginning of the line and must match the complete
+ line (no implicit `**' is appended). Each pattern is tested
+ against the line after the checks specified by HHIISSTTCCOONNTTRROOLL are
applied. In addition to the normal shell pattern matching char-
- acters, `&&' matches the previous history line. `&&' may be es-
- caped using a backslash; the backslash is removed before at-
- tempting a match. The second and subsequent lines of a multi-
- line compound command are not tested, and are added to the his-
- tory regardless of the value of HHIISSTTIIGGNNOORREE. The pattern match-
+ acters, `&&' matches the previous history line. `&&' may be es-
+ caped using a backslash; the backslash is removed before at-
+ tempting a match. The second and subsequent lines of a multi-
+ line compound command are not tested, and are added to the his-
+ tory regardless of the value of HHIISSTTIIGGNNOORREE. The pattern match-
ing honors the setting of the eexxttgglloobb shell option.
HHIISSTTSSIIZZEE
- The number of commands to remember in the command history (see
- HHIISSTTOORRYY below). If the value is 0, commands are not saved in
+ The number of commands to remember in the command history (see
+ HHIISSTTOORRYY below). If the value is 0, commands are not saved in
the history list. Numeric values less than zero result in every
- command being saved on the history list (there is no limit).
- The shell sets the default value to 500 after reading any
+ command being saved on the history list (there is no limit).
+ The shell sets the default value to 500 after reading any
startup files.
HHIISSTTTTIIMMEEFFOORRMMAATT
- If this variable is set and not null, its value is used as a
+ If this variable is set and not null, its value is used as a
format string for _s_t_r_f_t_i_m_e(3) to print the time stamp associated
- with each history entry displayed by the hhiissttoorryy builtin. If
- this variable is set, time stamps are written to the history
- file so they may be preserved across shell sessions. This uses
- the history comment character to distinguish timestamps from
+ with each history entry displayed by the hhiissttoorryy builtin. If
+ this variable is set, time stamps are written to the history
+ file so they may be preserved across shell sessions. This uses
+ the history comment character to distinguish timestamps from
other history lines.
HHOOMMEE The home directory of the current user; the default argument for
the ccdd builtin command. The value of this variable is also used
when performing tilde expansion.
HHOOSSTTFFIILLEE
- Contains the name of a file in the same format as _/_e_t_c_/_h_o_s_t_s
+ Contains the name of a file in the same format as _/_e_t_c_/_h_o_s_t_s
that should be read when the shell needs to complete a hostname.
- The list of possible hostname completions may be changed while
- the shell is running; the next time hostname completion is at-
- tempted after the value is changed, bbaasshh adds the contents of
- the new file to the existing list. If HHOOSSTTFFIILLEE is set, but has
- no value, or does not name a readable file, bbaasshh attempts to
- read _/_e_t_c_/_h_o_s_t_s to obtain the list of possible hostname comple-
+ The list of possible hostname completions may be changed while
+ the shell is running; the next time hostname completion is at-
+ tempted after the value is changed, bbaasshh adds the contents of
+ the new file to the existing list. If HHOOSSTTFFIILLEE is set, but has
+ no value, or does not name a readable file, bbaasshh attempts to
+ read _/_e_t_c_/_h_o_s_t_s to obtain the list of possible hostname comple-
tions. When HHOOSSTTFFIILLEE is unset, the hostname list is cleared.
IIFFSS The _I_n_t_e_r_n_a_l _F_i_e_l_d _S_e_p_a_r_a_t_o_r that is used for word splitting af-
- ter expansion and to split lines into words with the rreeaadd
+ ter expansion and to split lines into words with the rreeaadd
builtin command. The default value is ``<space><tab><new-
line>''.
IIGGNNOORREEEEOOFF
Controls the action of an interactive shell on receipt of an EEOOFF
character as the sole input. If set, the value is the number of
- consecutive EEOOFF characters which must be typed as the first
- characters on an input line before bbaasshh exits. If the variable
- exists but does not have a numeric value, or has no value, the
- default value is 10. If it does not exist, EEOOFF signifies the
+ consecutive EEOOFF characters which must be typed as the first
+ characters on an input line before bbaasshh exits. If the variable
+ exists but does not have a numeric value, or has no value, the
+ default value is 10. If it does not exist, EEOOFF signifies the
end of input to the shell.
IINNPPUUTTRRCC
- The filename for the rreeaaddlliinnee startup file, overriding the de-
+ The filename for the rreeaaddlliinnee startup file, overriding the de-
fault of _~_/_._i_n_p_u_t_r_c (see RREEAADDLLIINNEE below).
IINNSSIIDDEE__EEMMAACCSS
- If this variable appears in the environment when the shell
- starts, bbaasshh assumes that it is running inside an Emacs shell
- buffer and may disable line editing, depending on the value of
+ If this variable appears in the environment when the shell
+ starts, bbaasshh assumes that it is running inside an Emacs shell
+ buffer and may disable line editing, depending on the value of
TTEERRMM.
- LLAANNGG Used to determine the locale category for any category not
+ LLAANNGG Used to determine the locale category for any category not
specifically selected with a variable starting with LLCC__.
- LLCC__AALLLL This variable overrides the value of LLAANNGG and any other LLCC__
+ LLCC__AALLLL This variable overrides the value of LLAANNGG and any other LLCC__
variable specifying a locale category.
LLCC__CCOOLLLLAATTEE
- This variable determines the collation order used when sorting
- the results of pathname expansion, and determines the behavior
- of range expressions, equivalence classes, and collating se-
+ This variable determines the collation order used when sorting
+ the results of pathname expansion, and determines the behavior
+ of range expressions, equivalence classes, and collating se-
quences within pathname expansion and pattern matching.
LLCC__CCTTYYPPEE
- This variable determines the interpretation of characters and
- the behavior of character classes within pathname expansion and
+ This variable determines the interpretation of characters and
+ the behavior of character classes within pathname expansion and
pattern matching.
LLCC__MMEESSSSAAGGEESS
- This variable determines the locale used to translate double-
+ This variable determines the locale used to translate double-
quoted strings preceded by a $$.
LLCC__NNUUMMEERRIICC
- This variable determines the locale category used for number
+ This variable determines the locale category used for number
formatting.
LLCC__TTIIMMEE
- This variable determines the locale category used for data and
+ This variable determines the locale category used for data and
time formatting.
- LLIINNEESS Used by the sseelleecctt compound command to determine the column
- length for printing selection lists. Automatically set if the
- cchheecckkwwiinnssiizzee option is enabled or in an interactive shell upon
+ LLIINNEESS Used by the sseelleecctt compound command to determine the column
+ length for printing selection lists. Automatically set if the
+ cchheecckkwwiinnssiizzee option is enabled or in an interactive shell upon
receipt of a SSIIGGWWIINNCCHH.
- MMAAIILL If this parameter is set to a file or directory name and the
- MMAAIILLPPAATTHH variable is not set, bbaasshh informs the user of the ar-
+ MMAAIILL If this parameter is set to a file or directory name and the
+ MMAAIILLPPAATTHH variable is not set, bbaasshh informs the user of the ar-
rival of mail in the specified file or Maildir-format directory.
MMAAIILLCCHHEECCKK
- Specifies how often (in seconds) bbaasshh checks for mail. The de-
- fault is 60 seconds. When it is time to check for mail, the
- shell does so before displaying the primary prompt. If this
- variable is unset, or set to a value that is not a number
+ Specifies how often (in seconds) bbaasshh checks for mail. The de-
+ fault is 60 seconds. When it is time to check for mail, the
+ shell does so before displaying the primary prompt. If this
+ variable is unset, or set to a value that is not a number
greater than or equal to zero, the shell disables mail checking.
MMAAIILLPPAATTHH
A colon-separated list of filenames to be checked for mail. The
message to be printed when mail arrives in a particular file may
- be specified by separating the filename from the message with a
- `?'. When used in the text of the message, $$__ expands to the
+ be specified by separating the filename from the message with a
+ `?'. When used in the text of the message, $$__ expands to the
name of the current mailfile. Example:
MMAAIILLPPAATTHH='/var/mail/bfox?"You have mail":~/shell-mail?"$_ has
mail!"'
- BBaasshh can be configured to supply a default value for this vari-
- able (there is no value by default), but the location of the
+ BBaasshh can be configured to supply a default value for this vari-
+ able (there is no value by default), but the location of the
user mail files that it uses is system dependent (e.g.,
/var/mail/$$UUSSEERR).
OOPPTTEERRRR If set to the value 1, bbaasshh displays error messages generated by
- the ggeettooppttss builtin command (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below).
- OOPPTTEERRRR is initialized to 1 each time the shell is invoked or a
+ the ggeettooppttss builtin command (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below).
+ OOPPTTEERRRR is initialized to 1 each time the shell is invoked or a
shell script is executed.
- PPAATTHH The search path for commands. It is a colon-separated list of
- directories in which the shell looks for commands (see CCOOMMMMAANNDD
- EEXXEECCUUTTIIOONN below). A zero-length (null) directory name in the
+ PPAATTHH The search path for commands. It is a colon-separated list of
+ directories in which the shell looks for commands (see CCOOMMMMAANNDD
+ EEXXEECCUUTTIIOONN below). A zero-length (null) directory name in the
value of PPAATTHH indicates the current directory. A null directory
- name may appear as two adjacent colons, or as an initial or
- trailing colon. The default path is system-dependent, and is
+ name may appear as two adjacent colons, or as an initial or
+ trailing colon. The default path is system-dependent, and is
set by the administrator who installs bbaasshh. A common value is
``/usr/local/bin:/usr/lo-
cal/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin''.
PPOOSSIIXXLLYY__CCOORRRREECCTT
- If this variable is in the environment when bbaasshh starts, the
- shell enters _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e before reading the startup files, as if
- the ----ppoossiixx invocation option had been supplied. If it is set
- while the shell is running, bbaasshh enables _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e, as if the
- command _s_e_t _-_o _p_o_s_i_x had been executed. When the shell enters
+ If this variable is in the environment when bbaasshh starts, the
+ shell enters _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e before reading the startup files, as if
+ the ----ppoossiixx invocation option had been supplied. If it is set
+ while the shell is running, bbaasshh enables _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e, as if the
+ command _s_e_t _-_o _p_o_s_i_x had been executed. When the shell enters
_p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e, it sets this variable if it was not already set.
PPRROOMMPPTT__CCOOMMMMAANNDD
- If this variable is set, and is an array, the value of each set
- element is executed as a command prior to issuing each primary
- prompt. If this is set but not an array variable, its value is
+ If this variable is set, and is an array, the value of each set
+ element is executed as a command prior to issuing each primary
+ prompt. If this is set but not an array variable, its value is
used as a command to execute instead.
PPRROOMMPPTT__DDIIRRTTRRIIMM
- If set to a number greater than zero, the value is used as the
+ If set to a number greater than zero, the value is used as the
number of trailing directory components to retain when expanding
- the \\ww and \\WW prompt string escapes (see PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG below).
+ the \\ww and \\WW prompt string escapes (see PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG below).
Characters removed are replaced with an ellipsis.
- PPSS00 The value of this parameter is expanded (see PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG below)
- and displayed by interactive shells after reading a command and
+ PPSS00 The value of this parameter is expanded (see PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG below)
+ and displayed by interactive shells after reading a command and
before the command is executed.
- PPSS11 The value of this parameter is expanded (see PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG below)
- and used as the primary prompt string. The default value is
+ PPSS11 The value of this parameter is expanded (see PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG below)
+ and used as the primary prompt string. The default value is
``\\ss--\\vv\\$$ ''.
- PPSS22 The value of this parameter is expanded as with PPSS11 and used as
+ PPSS22 The value of this parameter is expanded as with PPSS11 and used as
the secondary prompt string. The default is ``>> ''.
PPSS33 The value of this parameter is used as the prompt for the sseelleecctt
command (see SSHHEELLLL GGRRAAMMMMAARR above).
- PPSS44 The value of this parameter is expanded as with PPSS11 and the
+ PPSS44 The value of this parameter is expanded as with PPSS11 and the
value is printed before each command bbaasshh displays during an ex-
ecution trace. The first character of the expanded value of PPSS44
is replicated multiple times, as necessary, to indicate multiple
levels of indirection. The default is ``++ ''.
- SSHHEELLLL This variable expands to the full pathname to the shell. If it
- is not set when the shell starts, bbaasshh assigns to it the full
+ SSHHEELLLL This variable expands to the full pathname to the shell. If it
+ is not set when the shell starts, bbaasshh assigns to it the full
pathname of the current user's login shell.
TTIIMMEEFFOORRMMAATT
- The value of this parameter is used as a format string specify-
- ing how the timing information for pipelines prefixed with the
- ttiimmee reserved word should be displayed. The %% character intro-
- duces an escape sequence that is expanded to a time value or
- other information. The escape sequences and their meanings are
+ The value of this parameter is used as a format string specify-
+ ing how the timing information for pipelines prefixed with the
+ ttiimmee reserved word should be displayed. The %% character intro-
+ duces an escape sequence that is expanded to a time value or
+ other information. The escape sequences and their meanings are
as follows; the braces denote optional portions.
%%%% A literal %%.
%%[[_p]][[ll]]RR The elapsed time in seconds.
@@ -1388,77 +1389,77 @@ PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS
%%[[_p]][[ll]]SS The number of CPU seconds spent in system mode.
%%PP The CPU percentage, computed as (%U + %S) / %R.
- The optional _p is a digit specifying the _p_r_e_c_i_s_i_o_n, the number
+ The optional _p is a digit specifying the _p_r_e_c_i_s_i_o_n, the number
of fractional digits after a decimal point. A value of 0 causes
no decimal point or fraction to be output. At most three places
- after the decimal point may be specified; values of _p greater
- than 3 are changed to 3. If _p is not specified, the value 3 is
+ after the decimal point may be specified; values of _p greater
+ than 3 are changed to 3. If _p is not specified, the value 3 is
used.
- The optional ll specifies a longer format, including minutes, of
- the form _M_Mm_S_S._F_Fs. The value of _p determines whether or not
+ The optional ll specifies a longer format, including minutes, of
+ the form _M_Mm_S_S._F_Fs. The value of _p determines whether or not
the fraction is included.
- If this variable is not set, bbaasshh acts as if it had the value
- $$''\\nnrreeaall\\tt%%33llRR\\nnuusseerr\\tt%%33llUU\\nnssyyss\\tt%%33llSS''. If the value is null,
+ If this variable is not set, bbaasshh acts as if it had the value
+ $$''\\nnrreeaall\\tt%%33llRR\\nnuusseerr\\tt%%33llUU\\nnssyyss\\tt%%33llSS''. If the value is null,
no timing information is displayed. A trailing newline is added
when the format string is displayed.
TTMMOOUUTT If set to a value greater than zero, TTMMOOUUTT is treated as the de-
- fault timeout for the rreeaadd builtin. The sseelleecctt command termi-
+ fault timeout for the rreeaadd builtin. The sseelleecctt command termi-
nates if input does not arrive after TTMMOOUUTT seconds when input is
- coming from a terminal. In an interactive shell, the value is
+ coming from a terminal. In an interactive shell, the value is
interpreted as the number of seconds to wait for a line of input
after issuing the primary prompt. BBaasshh terminates after waiting
- for that number of seconds if a complete line of input does not
+ for that number of seconds if a complete line of input does not
arrive.
- TTMMPPDDIIRR If set, bbaasshh uses its value as the name of a directory in which
+ TTMMPPDDIIRR If set, bbaasshh uses its value as the name of a directory in which
bbaasshh creates temporary files for the shell's use.
aauuttoo__rreessuummee
This variable controls how the shell interacts with the user and
- job control. If this variable is set, single word simple com-
+ job control. If this variable is set, single word simple com-
mands without redirections are treated as candidates for resump-
tion of an existing stopped job. There is no ambiguity allowed;
- if there is more than one job beginning with the string typed,
- the job most recently accessed is selected. The _n_a_m_e of a
- stopped job, in this context, is the command line used to start
- it. If set to the value _e_x_a_c_t, the string supplied must match
- the name of a stopped job exactly; if set to _s_u_b_s_t_r_i_n_g, the
- string supplied needs to match a substring of the name of a
- stopped job. The _s_u_b_s_t_r_i_n_g value provides functionality analo-
- gous to the %%?? job identifier (see JJOOBB CCOONNTTRROOLL below). If set
- to any other value, the supplied string must be a prefix of a
+ if there is more than one job beginning with the string typed,
+ the job most recently accessed is selected. The _n_a_m_e of a
+ stopped job, in this context, is the command line used to start
+ it. If set to the value _e_x_a_c_t, the string supplied must match
+ the name of a stopped job exactly; if set to _s_u_b_s_t_r_i_n_g, the
+ string supplied needs to match a substring of the name of a
+ stopped job. The _s_u_b_s_t_r_i_n_g value provides functionality analo-
+ gous to the %%?? job identifier (see JJOOBB CCOONNTTRROOLL below). If set
+ to any other value, the supplied string must be a prefix of a
stopped job's name; this provides functionality analogous to the
%%_s_t_r_i_n_g job identifier.
hhiissttcchhaarrss
- The two or three characters which control history expansion and
+ The two or three characters which control history expansion and
tokenization (see HHIISSTTOORRYY EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN below). The first character
- is the _h_i_s_t_o_r_y _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n character, the character which signals
- the start of a history expansion, normally `!!'. The second
- character is the _q_u_i_c_k _s_u_b_s_t_i_t_u_t_i_o_n character, which is used as
- shorthand for re-running the previous command entered, substi-
- tuting one string for another in the command. The default is
- `^^'. The optional third character is the character which indi-
- cates that the remainder of the line is a comment when found as
- the first character of a word, normally `##'. The history com-
+ is the _h_i_s_t_o_r_y _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n character, the character which signals
+ the start of a history expansion, normally `!!'. The second
+ character is the _q_u_i_c_k _s_u_b_s_t_i_t_u_t_i_o_n character, which is used as
+ shorthand for re-running the previous command entered, substi-
+ tuting one string for another in the command. The default is
+ `^^'. The optional third character is the character which indi-
+ cates that the remainder of the line is a comment when found as
+ the first character of a word, normally `##'. The history com-
ment character causes history substitution to be skipped for the
- remaining words on the line. It does not necessarily cause the
+ remaining words on the line. It does not necessarily cause the
shell parser to treat the rest of the line as a comment.
AArrrraayyss
- BBaasshh provides one-dimensional indexed and associative array variables.
- Any variable may be used as an indexed array; the ddeeccllaarree builtin will
- explicitly declare an array. There is no maximum limit on the size of
- an array, nor any requirement that members be indexed or assigned con-
- tiguously. Indexed arrays are referenced using integers (including
+ BBaasshh provides one-dimensional indexed and associative array variables.
+ Any variable may be used as an indexed array; the ddeeccllaarree builtin will
+ explicitly declare an array. There is no maximum limit on the size of
+ an array, nor any requirement that members be indexed or assigned con-
+ tiguously. Indexed arrays are referenced using integers (including
arithmetic expressions) and are zero-based; associative arrays are ref-
erenced using arbitrary strings. Unless otherwise noted, indexed array
indices must be non-negative integers.
- An indexed array is created automatically if any variable is assigned
+ An indexed array is created automatically if any variable is assigned
to using the syntax _n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t]=_v_a_l_u_e. The _s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t is treated as
an arithmetic expression that must evaluate to a number. To explicitly
- declare an indexed array, use ddeeccllaarree --aa _n_a_m_e (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMM--
- MMAANNDDSS below). ddeeccllaarree --aa _n_a_m_e[[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t]] is also accepted; the _s_u_b_-
+ declare an indexed array, use ddeeccllaarree --aa _n_a_m_e (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMM--
+ MMAANNDDSS below). ddeeccllaarree --aa _n_a_m_e[[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t]] is also accepted; the _s_u_b_-
_s_c_r_i_p_t is ignored.
Associative arrays are created using ddeeccllaarree --AA _n_a_m_e.
@@ -1466,150 +1467,150 @@ PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS
Attributes may be specified for an array variable using the ddeeccllaarree and
rreeaaddoonnllyy builtins. Each attribute applies to all members of an array.
- Arrays are assigned to using compound assignments of the form
- _n_a_m_e=((value_1 ... value_n)), where each _v_a_l_u_e may be of the form [_s_u_b_-
- _s_c_r_i_p_t]=_s_t_r_i_n_g. Indexed array assignments do not require anything but
- _s_t_r_i_n_g. Each _v_a_l_u_e in the list is expanded using all the shell expan-
- sions described below under EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN. When assigning to indexed ar-
- rays, if the optional brackets and subscript are supplied, that index
+ Arrays are assigned to using compound assignments of the form
+ _n_a_m_e=((value_1 ... value_n)), where each _v_a_l_u_e may be of the form [_s_u_b_-
+ _s_c_r_i_p_t]=_s_t_r_i_n_g. Indexed array assignments do not require anything but
+ _s_t_r_i_n_g. Each _v_a_l_u_e in the list is expanded using all the shell expan-
+ sions described below under EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN. When assigning to indexed ar-
+ rays, if the optional brackets and subscript are supplied, that index
is assigned to; otherwise the index of the element assigned is the last
index assigned to by the statement plus one. Indexing starts at zero.
When assigning to an associative array, the words in a compound assign-
- ment may be either assignment statements, for which the subscript is
- required, or a list of words that is interpreted as a sequence of al-
- ternating keys and values: _n_a_m_e=(( _k_e_y_1 _v_a_l_u_e_1 _k_e_y_2 _v_a_l_u_e_2 ...)). These
- are treated identically to _n_a_m_e=(( [_k_e_y_1]=_v_a_l_u_e_1 [_k_e_y_2]=_v_a_l_u_e_2 ...)).
- The first word in the list determines how the remaining words are in-
- terpreted; all assignments in a list must be of the same type. When
- using key/value pairs, the keys may not be missing or empty; a final
+ ment may be either assignment statements, for which the subscript is
+ required, or a list of words that is interpreted as a sequence of al-
+ ternating keys and values: _n_a_m_e=(( _k_e_y_1 _v_a_l_u_e_1 _k_e_y_2 _v_a_l_u_e_2 ...)). These
+ are treated identically to _n_a_m_e=(( [_k_e_y_1]=_v_a_l_u_e_1 [_k_e_y_2]=_v_a_l_u_e_2 ...)).
+ The first word in the list determines how the remaining words are in-
+ terpreted; all assignments in a list must be of the same type. When
+ using key/value pairs, the keys may not be missing or empty; a final
missing value is treated like the empty string.
- This syntax is also accepted by the ddeeccllaarree builtin. Individual array
- elements may be assigned to using the _n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t]=_v_a_l_u_e syntax in-
- troduced above. When assigning to an indexed array, if _n_a_m_e is sub-
- scripted by a negative number, that number is interpreted as relative
- to one greater than the maximum index of _n_a_m_e, so negative indices
+ This syntax is also accepted by the ddeeccllaarree builtin. Individual array
+ elements may be assigned to using the _n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t]=_v_a_l_u_e syntax in-
+ troduced above. When assigning to an indexed array, if _n_a_m_e is sub-
+ scripted by a negative number, that number is interpreted as relative
+ to one greater than the maximum index of _n_a_m_e, so negative indices
count back from the end of the array, and an index of -1 references the
last element.
- Any element of an array may be referenced using ${_n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t]}.
+ Any element of an array may be referenced using ${_n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t]}.
The braces are required to avoid conflicts with pathname expansion. If
- _s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t is @@ or **, the word expands to all members of _n_a_m_e. These
- subscripts differ only when the word appears within double quotes. If
+ _s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t is @@ or **, the word expands to all members of _n_a_m_e. These
+ subscripts differ only when the word appears within double quotes. If
the word is double-quoted, ${_n_a_m_e[*]} expands to a single word with the
- value of each array member separated by the first character of the IIFFSS
+ value of each array member separated by the first character of the IIFFSS
special variable, and ${_n_a_m_e[@]} expands each element of _n_a_m_e to a sep-
- arate word. When there are no array members, ${_n_a_m_e[@]} expands to
- nothing. If the double-quoted expansion occurs within a word, the ex-
+ arate word. When there are no array members, ${_n_a_m_e[@]} expands to
+ nothing. If the double-quoted expansion occurs within a word, the ex-
pansion of the first parameter is joined with the beginning part of the
- original word, and the expansion of the last parameter is joined with
+ original word, and the expansion of the last parameter is joined with
the last part of the original word. This is analogous to the expansion
- of the special parameters ** and @@ (see SSppeecciiaall PPaarraammeetteerrss above).
- ${#_n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t]} expands to the length of ${_n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t]}. If
+ of the special parameters ** and @@ (see SSppeecciiaall PPaarraammeetteerrss above).
+ ${#_n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t]} expands to the length of ${_n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t]}. If
_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t is ** or @@, the expansion is the number of elements in the ar-
ray. If the _s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t used to reference an element of an indexed array
- evaluates to a number less than zero, it is interpreted as relative to
- one greater than the maximum index of the array, so negative indices
+ evaluates to a number less than zero, it is interpreted as relative to
+ one greater than the maximum index of the array, so negative indices
count back from the end of the array, and an index of -1 references the
last element.
Referencing an array variable without a subscript is equivalent to ref-
- erencing the array with a subscript of 0. Any reference to a variable
+ erencing the array with a subscript of 0. Any reference to a variable
using a valid subscript is legal, and bbaasshh will create an array if nec-
essary.
- An array variable is considered set if a subscript has been assigned a
+ An array variable is considered set if a subscript has been assigned a
value. The null string is a valid value.
- It is possible to obtain the keys (indices) of an array as well as the
- values. ${!!_n_a_m_e[_@]} and ${!!_n_a_m_e[_*]} expand to the indices assigned in
+ It is possible to obtain the keys (indices) of an array as well as the
+ values. ${!!_n_a_m_e[_@]} and ${!!_n_a_m_e[_*]} expand to the indices assigned in
array variable _n_a_m_e. The treatment when in double quotes is similar to
the expansion of the special parameters _@ and _* within double quotes.
The uunnsseett builtin is used to destroy arrays. uunnsseett _n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t] de-
stroys the array element at index _s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t, for both indexed and asso-
- ciative arrays. Negative subscripts to indexed arrays are interpreted
- as described above. Unsetting the last element of an array variable
- does not unset the variable. uunnsseett _n_a_m_e, where _n_a_m_e is an array, or
- uunnsseett _n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t], where _s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t is ** or @@, removes the entire
+ ciative arrays. Negative subscripts to indexed arrays are interpreted
+ as described above. Unsetting the last element of an array variable
+ does not unset the variable. uunnsseett _n_a_m_e, where _n_a_m_e is an array, or
+ uunnsseett _n_a_m_e[_s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t], where _s_u_b_s_c_r_i_p_t is ** or @@, removes the entire
array.
- When using a variable name with a subscript as an argument to a com-
- mand, such as with uunnsseett, without using the word expansion syntax de-
+ When using a variable name with a subscript as an argument to a com-
+ mand, such as with uunnsseett, without using the word expansion syntax de-
scribed above, the argument is subject to pathname expansion. If path-
name expansion is not desired, the argument should be quoted.
- The ddeeccllaarree, llooccaall, and rreeaaddoonnllyy builtins each accept a --aa option to
- specify an indexed array and a --AA option to specify an associative ar-
- ray. If both options are supplied, --AA takes precedence. The rreeaadd
- builtin accepts a --aa option to assign a list of words read from the
+ The ddeeccllaarree, llooccaall, and rreeaaddoonnllyy builtins each accept a --aa option to
+ specify an indexed array and a --AA option to specify an associative ar-
+ ray. If both options are supplied, --AA takes precedence. The rreeaadd
+ builtin accepts a --aa option to assign a list of words read from the
standard input to an array. The sseett and ddeeccllaarree builtins display array
values in a way that allows them to be reused as assignments.
EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
Expansion is performed on the command line after it has been split into
- words. There are seven kinds of expansion performed: _b_r_a_c_e _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n,
- _t_i_l_d_e _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n, _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r _a_n_d _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n, _c_o_m_m_a_n_d _s_u_b_s_t_i_t_u_-
+ words. There are seven kinds of expansion performed: _b_r_a_c_e _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n,
+ _t_i_l_d_e _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n, _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r _a_n_d _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n, _c_o_m_m_a_n_d _s_u_b_s_t_i_t_u_-
_t_i_o_n, _a_r_i_t_h_m_e_t_i_c _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n, _w_o_r_d _s_p_l_i_t_t_i_n_g, and _p_a_t_h_n_a_m_e _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n.
The order of expansions is: brace expansion; tilde expansion, parameter
- and variable expansion, arithmetic expansion, and command substitution
- (done in a left-to-right fashion); word splitting; and pathname expan-
+ and variable expansion, arithmetic expansion, and command substitution
+ (done in a left-to-right fashion); word splitting; and pathname expan-
sion.
On systems that can support it, there is an additional expansion avail-
- able: _p_r_o_c_e_s_s _s_u_b_s_t_i_t_u_t_i_o_n. This is performed at the same time as
- tilde, parameter, variable, and arithmetic expansion and command sub-
+ able: _p_r_o_c_e_s_s _s_u_b_s_t_i_t_u_t_i_o_n. This is performed at the same time as
+ tilde, parameter, variable, and arithmetic expansion and command sub-
stitution.
- After these expansions are performed, quote characters present in the
- original word are removed unless they have been quoted themselves
+ After these expansions are performed, quote characters present in the
+ original word are removed unless they have been quoted themselves
(_q_u_o_t_e _r_e_m_o_v_a_l).
- Only brace expansion, word splitting, and pathname expansion can in-
- crease the number of words of the expansion; other expansions expand a
- single word to a single word. The only exceptions to this are the ex-
+ Only brace expansion, word splitting, and pathname expansion can in-
+ crease the number of words of the expansion; other expansions expand a
+ single word to a single word. The only exceptions to this are the ex-
pansions of "$$@@" and "$${{_n_a_m_e[[@@]]}}", and, in most cases, $$** and
$${{_n_a_m_e[[**]]}} as explained above (see PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS).
BBrraaccee EExxppaannssiioonn
_B_r_a_c_e _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n is a mechanism by which arbitrary strings may be gener-
- ated. This mechanism is similar to _p_a_t_h_n_a_m_e _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n, but the file-
+ ated. This mechanism is similar to _p_a_t_h_n_a_m_e _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n, but the file-
names generated need not exist. Patterns to be brace expanded take the
form of an optional _p_r_e_a_m_b_l_e, followed by either a series of comma-sep-
- arated strings or a sequence expression between a pair of braces, fol-
- lowed by an optional _p_o_s_t_s_c_r_i_p_t. The preamble is prefixed to each
+ arated strings or a sequence expression between a pair of braces, fol-
+ lowed by an optional _p_o_s_t_s_c_r_i_p_t. The preamble is prefixed to each
string contained within the braces, and the postscript is then appended
to each resulting string, expanding left to right.
- Brace expansions may be nested. The results of each expanded string
- are not sorted; left to right order is preserved. For example,
+ Brace expansions may be nested. The results of each expanded string
+ are not sorted; left to right order is preserved. For example,
a{{d,c,b}}e expands into `ade ace abe'.
- A sequence expression takes the form {{_x...._y[[...._i_n_c_r]]}}, where _x and _y are
- either integers or single letters, and _i_n_c_r, an optional increment, is
+ A sequence expression takes the form {{_x...._y[[...._i_n_c_r]]}}, where _x and _y are
+ either integers or single letters, and _i_n_c_r, an optional increment, is
an integer. When integers are supplied, the expression expands to each
- number between _x and _y, inclusive. Supplied integers may be prefixed
- with _0 to force each term to have the same width. When either _x or _y
- begins with a zero, the shell attempts to force all generated terms to
- contain the same number of digits, zero-padding where necessary. When
- letters are supplied, the expression expands to each character lexico-
- graphically between _x and _y, inclusive, using the default C locale.
- Note that both _x and _y must be of the same type (integer or letter).
- When the increment is supplied, it is used as the difference between
+ number between _x and _y, inclusive. Supplied integers may be prefixed
+ with _0 to force each term to have the same width. When either _x or _y
+ begins with a zero, the shell attempts to force all generated terms to
+ contain the same number of digits, zero-padding where necessary. When
+ letters are supplied, the expression expands to each character lexico-
+ graphically between _x and _y, inclusive, using the default C locale.
+ Note that both _x and _y must be of the same type (integer or letter).
+ When the increment is supplied, it is used as the difference between
each term. The default increment is 1 or -1 as appropriate.
Brace expansion is performed before any other expansions, and any char-
- acters special to other expansions are preserved in the result. It is
- strictly textual. BBaasshh does not apply any syntactic interpretation to
+ acters special to other expansions are preserved in the result. It is
+ strictly textual. BBaasshh does not apply any syntactic interpretation to
the context of the expansion or the text between the braces.
- A correctly-formed brace expansion must contain unquoted opening and
+ A correctly-formed brace expansion must contain unquoted opening and
closing braces, and at least one unquoted comma or a valid sequence ex-
pression. Any incorrectly formed brace expansion is left unchanged. A
- {{ or ,, may be quoted with a backslash to prevent its being considered
- part of a brace expression. To avoid conflicts with parameter expan-
+ {{ or ,, may be quoted with a backslash to prevent its being considered
+ part of a brace expression. To avoid conflicts with parameter expan-
sion, the string $${{ is not considered eligible for brace expansion, and
inhibits brace expansion until the closing }}.
@@ -1620,36 +1621,36 @@ EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
or
chown root /usr/{ucb/{ex,edit},lib/{ex?.?*,how_ex}}
- Brace expansion introduces a slight incompatibility with historical
- versions of sshh. sshh does not treat opening or closing braces specially
- when they appear as part of a word, and preserves them in the output.
- BBaasshh removes braces from words as a consequence of brace expansion.
- For example, a word entered to sshh as _f_i_l_e_{_1_,_2_} appears identically in
- the output. The same word is output as _f_i_l_e_1 _f_i_l_e_2 after expansion by
- bbaasshh. If strict compatibility with sshh is desired, start bbaasshh with the
+ Brace expansion introduces a slight incompatibility with historical
+ versions of sshh. sshh does not treat opening or closing braces specially
+ when they appear as part of a word, and preserves them in the output.
+ BBaasshh removes braces from words as a consequence of brace expansion.
+ For example, a word entered to sshh as _f_i_l_e_{_1_,_2_} appears identically in
+ the output. The same word is output as _f_i_l_e_1 _f_i_l_e_2 after expansion by
+ bbaasshh. If strict compatibility with sshh is desired, start bbaasshh with the
++BB option or disable brace expansion with the ++BB option to the sseett com-
mand (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below).
TTiillddee EExxppaannssiioonn
- If a word begins with an unquoted tilde character (`~~'), all of the
- characters preceding the first unquoted slash (or all characters, if
- there is no unquoted slash) are considered a _t_i_l_d_e_-_p_r_e_f_i_x. If none of
- the characters in the tilde-prefix are quoted, the characters in the
- tilde-prefix following the tilde are treated as a possible _l_o_g_i_n _n_a_m_e.
- If this login name is the null string, the tilde is replaced with the
- value of the shell parameter HHOOMMEE. If HHOOMMEE is unset, the home direc-
- tory of the user executing the shell is substituted instead. Other-
- wise, the tilde-prefix is replaced with the home directory associated
+ If a word begins with an unquoted tilde character (`~~'), all of the
+ characters preceding the first unquoted slash (or all characters, if
+ there is no unquoted slash) are considered a _t_i_l_d_e_-_p_r_e_f_i_x. If none of
+ the characters in the tilde-prefix are quoted, the characters in the
+ tilde-prefix following the tilde are treated as a possible _l_o_g_i_n _n_a_m_e.
+ If this login name is the null string, the tilde is replaced with the
+ value of the shell parameter HHOOMMEE. If HHOOMMEE is unset, the home direc-
+ tory of the user executing the shell is substituted instead. Other-
+ wise, the tilde-prefix is replaced with the home directory associated
with the specified login name.
- If the tilde-prefix is a `~+', the value of the shell variable PPWWDD re-
- places the tilde-prefix. If the tilde-prefix is a `~-', the value of
- the shell variable OOLLDDPPWWDD, if it is set, is substituted. If the char-
- acters following the tilde in the tilde-prefix consist of a number _N,
- optionally prefixed by a `+' or a `-', the tilde-prefix is replaced
+ If the tilde-prefix is a `~+', the value of the shell variable PPWWDD re-
+ places the tilde-prefix. If the tilde-prefix is a `~-', the value of
+ the shell variable OOLLDDPPWWDD, if it is set, is substituted. If the char-
+ acters following the tilde in the tilde-prefix consist of a number _N,
+ optionally prefixed by a `+' or a `-', the tilde-prefix is replaced
with the corresponding element from the directory stack, as it would be
displayed by the ddiirrss builtin invoked with the tilde-prefix as an argu-
- ment. If the characters following the tilde in the tilde-prefix con-
+ ment. If the characters following the tilde in the tilde-prefix con-
sist of a number without a leading `+' or `-', `+' is assumed.
If the login name is invalid, or the tilde expansion fails, the word is
@@ -1658,139 +1659,139 @@ EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
Each variable assignment is checked for unquoted tilde-prefixes immedi-
ately following a :: or the first ==. In these cases, tilde expansion is
also performed. Consequently, one may use filenames with tildes in as-
- signments to PPAATTHH, MMAAIILLPPAATTHH, and CCDDPPAATTHH, and the shell assigns the ex-
+ signments to PPAATTHH, MMAAIILLPPAATTHH, and CCDDPPAATTHH, and the shell assigns the ex-
panded value.
- Bash also performs tilde expansion on words satisfying the conditions
+ Bash also performs tilde expansion on words satisfying the conditions
of variable assignments (as described above under PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS) when they
- appear as arguments to simple commands. Bash does not do this, except
+ appear as arguments to simple commands. Bash does not do this, except
for the _d_e_c_l_a_r_a_t_i_o_n commands listed above, when in _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e.
PPaarraammeetteerr EExxppaannssiioonn
The `$$' character introduces parameter expansion, command substitution,
- or arithmetic expansion. The parameter name or symbol to be expanded
- may be enclosed in braces, which are optional but serve to protect the
- variable to be expanded from characters immediately following it which
+ or arithmetic expansion. The parameter name or symbol to be expanded
+ may be enclosed in braces, which are optional but serve to protect the
+ variable to be expanded from characters immediately following it which
could be interpreted as part of the name.
- When braces are used, the matching ending brace is the first `}}' not
+ When braces are used, the matching ending brace is the first `}}' not
escaped by a backslash or within a quoted string, and not within an em-
- bedded arithmetic expansion, command substitution, or parameter expan-
+ bedded arithmetic expansion, command substitution, or parameter expan-
sion.
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r}
- The value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is substituted. The braces are required
- when _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is a positional parameter with more than one
+ The value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is substituted. The braces are required
+ when _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is a positional parameter with more than one
digit, or when _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is followed by a character which is not
to be interpreted as part of its name. The _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is a shell
- parameter as described above PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS) or an array reference
+ parameter as described above PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS) or an array reference
(AArrrraayyss).
- If the first character of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is an exclamation point (!!), and
+ If the first character of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is an exclamation point (!!), and
_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is not a _n_a_m_e_r_e_f, it introduces a level of indirection. BBaasshh
uses the value formed by expanding the rest of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r as the new _p_a_-
- _r_a_m_e_t_e_r; this is then expanded and that value is used in the rest of
- the expansion, rather than the expansion of the original _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r.
+ _r_a_m_e_t_e_r; this is then expanded and that value is used in the rest of
+ the expansion, rather than the expansion of the original _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r.
This is known as _i_n_d_i_r_e_c_t _e_x_p_a_n_s_i_o_n. The value is subject to tilde ex-
- pansion, parameter expansion, command substitution, and arithmetic ex-
- pansion. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is a nameref, this expands to the name of the
- parameter referenced by _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r instead of performing the complete
- indirect expansion. The exceptions to this are the expansions of
- ${!!_p_r_e_f_i_x**} and ${!!_n_a_m_e[_@]} described below. The exclamation point
- must immediately follow the left brace in order to introduce indirec-
+ pansion, parameter expansion, command substitution, and arithmetic ex-
+ pansion. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is a nameref, this expands to the name of the
+ parameter referenced by _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r instead of performing the complete
+ indirect expansion. The exceptions to this are the expansions of
+ ${!!_p_r_e_f_i_x**} and ${!!_n_a_m_e[_@]} described below. The exclamation point
+ must immediately follow the left brace in order to introduce indirec-
tion.
In each of the cases below, _w_o_r_d is subject to tilde expansion, parame-
ter expansion, command substitution, and arithmetic expansion.
When not performing substring expansion, using the forms documented be-
- low (e.g., ::--), bbaasshh tests for a parameter that is unset or null.
- Omitting the colon results in a test only for a parameter that is un-
+ low (e.g., ::--), bbaasshh tests for a parameter that is unset or null.
+ Omitting the colon results in a test only for a parameter that is un-
set.
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r::--_w_o_r_d}
- UUssee DDeeffaauulltt VVaalluueess. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is unset or null, the expan-
- sion of _w_o_r_d is substituted. Otherwise, the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
+ UUssee DDeeffaauulltt VVaalluueess. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is unset or null, the expan-
+ sion of _w_o_r_d is substituted. Otherwise, the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
is substituted.
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r::==_w_o_r_d}
- AAssssiiggnn DDeeffaauulltt VVaalluueess. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is unset or null, the ex-
- pansion of _w_o_r_d is assigned to _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r. The value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_-
- _t_e_r is then substituted. Positional parameters and special pa-
+ AAssssiiggnn DDeeffaauulltt VVaalluueess. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is unset or null, the ex-
+ pansion of _w_o_r_d is assigned to _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r. The value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_-
+ _t_e_r is then substituted. Positional parameters and special pa-
rameters may not be assigned to in this way.
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r::??_w_o_r_d}
- DDiissppllaayy EErrrroorr iiff NNuullll oorr UUnnsseett. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is null or unset,
- the expansion of _w_o_r_d (or a message to that effect if _w_o_r_d is
- not present) is written to the standard error and the shell, if
+ DDiissppllaayy EErrrroorr iiff NNuullll oorr UUnnsseett. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is null or unset,
+ the expansion of _w_o_r_d (or a message to that effect if _w_o_r_d is
+ not present) is written to the standard error and the shell, if
it is not interactive, exits. Otherwise, the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
is substituted.
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r::++_w_o_r_d}
- UUssee AAlltteerrnnaattee VVaalluuee. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is null or unset, nothing is
+ UUssee AAlltteerrnnaattee VVaalluuee. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is null or unset, nothing is
substituted, otherwise the expansion of _w_o_r_d is substituted.
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r::_o_f_f_s_e_t}
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r::_o_f_f_s_e_t::_l_e_n_g_t_h}
- SSuubbssttrriinngg EExxppaannssiioonn. Expands to up to _l_e_n_g_t_h characters of the
- value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r starting at the character specified by _o_f_f_-
+ SSuubbssttrriinngg EExxppaannssiioonn. Expands to up to _l_e_n_g_t_h characters of the
+ value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r starting at the character specified by _o_f_f_-
_s_e_t. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@, an indexed array subscripted by @@ or **,
- or an associative array name, the results differ as described
- below. If _l_e_n_g_t_h is omitted, expands to the substring of the
+ or an associative array name, the results differ as described
+ below. If _l_e_n_g_t_h is omitted, expands to the substring of the
value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r starting at the character specified by _o_f_f_s_e_t
- and extending to the end of the value. _l_e_n_g_t_h and _o_f_f_s_e_t are
+ and extending to the end of the value. _l_e_n_g_t_h and _o_f_f_s_e_t are
arithmetic expressions (see AARRIITTHHMMEETTIICC EEVVAALLUUAATTIIOONN below).
- If _o_f_f_s_e_t evaluates to a number less than zero, the value is
+ If _o_f_f_s_e_t evaluates to a number less than zero, the value is
used as an offset in characters from the end of the value of _p_a_-
- _r_a_m_e_t_e_r. If _l_e_n_g_t_h evaluates to a number less than zero, it is
+ _r_a_m_e_t_e_r. If _l_e_n_g_t_h evaluates to a number less than zero, it is
interpreted as an offset in characters from the end of the value
- of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r rather than a number of characters, and the expan-
- sion is the characters between _o_f_f_s_e_t and that result. Note
- that a negative offset must be separated from the colon by at
+ of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r rather than a number of characters, and the expan-
+ sion is the characters between _o_f_f_s_e_t and that result. Note
+ that a negative offset must be separated from the colon by at
least one space to avoid being confused with the ::-- expansion.
- If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@, the result is _l_e_n_g_t_h positional parameters
+ If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@, the result is _l_e_n_g_t_h positional parameters
beginning at _o_f_f_s_e_t. A negative _o_f_f_s_e_t is taken relative to one
- greater than the greatest positional parameter, so an offset of
- -1 evaluates to the last positional parameter. It is an expan-
+ greater than the greatest positional parameter, so an offset of
+ -1 evaluates to the last positional parameter. It is an expan-
sion error if _l_e_n_g_t_h evaluates to a number less than zero.
If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is an indexed array name subscripted by @ or *, the
- result is the _l_e_n_g_t_h members of the array beginning with ${_p_a_-
- _r_a_m_e_t_e_r[_o_f_f_s_e_t]}. A negative _o_f_f_s_e_t is taken relative to one
+ result is the _l_e_n_g_t_h members of the array beginning with ${_p_a_-
+ _r_a_m_e_t_e_r[_o_f_f_s_e_t]}. A negative _o_f_f_s_e_t is taken relative to one
greater than the maximum index of the specified array. It is an
expansion error if _l_e_n_g_t_h evaluates to a number less than zero.
Substring expansion applied to an associative array produces un-
defined results.
- Substring indexing is zero-based unless the positional parame-
- ters are used, in which case the indexing starts at 1 by de-
- fault. If _o_f_f_s_e_t is 0, and the positional parameters are used,
+ Substring indexing is zero-based unless the positional parame-
+ ters are used, in which case the indexing starts at 1 by de-
+ fault. If _o_f_f_s_e_t is 0, and the positional parameters are used,
$$00 is prefixed to the list.
${!!_p_r_e_f_i_x**}
${!!_p_r_e_f_i_x@@}
- NNaammeess mmaattcchhiinngg pprreeffiixx. Expands to the names of variables whose
+ NNaammeess mmaattcchhiinngg pprreeffiixx. Expands to the names of variables whose
names begin with _p_r_e_f_i_x, separated by the first character of the
- IIFFSS special variable. When _@ is used and the expansion appears
- within double quotes, each variable name expands to a separate
+ IIFFSS special variable. When _@ is used and the expansion appears
+ within double quotes, each variable name expands to a separate
word.
${!!_n_a_m_e[_@]}
${!!_n_a_m_e[_*]}
- LLiisstt ooff aarrrraayy kkeeyyss. If _n_a_m_e is an array variable, expands to
- the list of array indices (keys) assigned in _n_a_m_e. If _n_a_m_e is
- not an array, expands to 0 if _n_a_m_e is set and null otherwise.
- When _@ is used and the expansion appears within double quotes,
+ LLiisstt ooff aarrrraayy kkeeyyss. If _n_a_m_e is an array variable, expands to
+ the list of array indices (keys) assigned in _n_a_m_e. If _n_a_m_e is
+ not an array, expands to 0 if _n_a_m_e is set and null otherwise.
+ When _@ is used and the expansion appears within double quotes,
each key expands to a separate word.
${##_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r}
- PPaarraammeetteerr lleennggtthh. The length in characters of the value of _p_a_-
- _r_a_m_e_t_e_r is substituted. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is ** or @@, the value sub-
- stituted is the number of positional parameters. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
+ PPaarraammeetteerr lleennggtthh. The length in characters of the value of _p_a_-
+ _r_a_m_e_t_e_r is substituted. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is ** or @@, the value sub-
+ stituted is the number of positional parameters. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
is an array name subscripted by ** or @@, the value substituted is
the number of elements in the array. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is an indexed
- array name subscripted by a negative number, that number is in-
- terpreted as relative to one greater than the maximum index of
- _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r, so negative indices count back from the end of the
+ array name subscripted by a negative number, that number is in-
+ terpreted as relative to one greater than the maximum index of
+ _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r, so negative indices count back from the end of the
array, and an index of -1 references the last element.
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r##_w_o_r_d}
@@ -1798,15 +1799,15 @@ EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
RReemmoovvee mmaattcchhiinngg pprreeffiixx ppaatttteerrnn. The _w_o_r_d is expanded to produce
a pattern just as in pathname expansion, and matched against the
expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r using the rules described under PPaatt--
- tteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg below. If the pattern matches the beginning of
- the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r, then the result of the expansion is the
- expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r with the shortest matching pattern
- (the ``##'' case) or the longest matching pattern (the ``####''
- case) deleted. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@ or **, the pattern removal op-
+ tteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg below. If the pattern matches the beginning of
+ the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r, then the result of the expansion is the
+ expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r with the shortest matching pattern
+ (the ``##'' case) or the longest matching pattern (the ``####''
+ case) deleted. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@ or **, the pattern removal op-
eration is applied to each positional parameter in turn, and the
expansion is the resultant list. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is an array vari-
- able subscripted with @@ or **, the pattern removal operation is
- applied to each member of the array in turn, and the expansion
+ able subscripted with @@ or **, the pattern removal operation is
+ applied to each member of the array in turn, and the expansion
is the resultant list.
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r%%_w_o_r_d}
@@ -1814,100 +1815,100 @@ EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
RReemmoovvee mmaattcchhiinngg ssuuffffiixx ppaatttteerrnn. The _w_o_r_d is expanded to produce
a pattern just as in pathname expansion, and matched against the
expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r using the rules described under PPaatt--
- tteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg below. If the pattern matches a trailing portion
- of the expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r, then the result of the ex-
- pansion is the expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r with the shortest
- matching pattern (the ``%%'' case) or the longest matching pat-
- tern (the ``%%%%'' case) deleted. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@ or **, the
- pattern removal operation is applied to each positional parame-
+ tteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg below. If the pattern matches a trailing portion
+ of the expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r, then the result of the ex-
+ pansion is the expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r with the shortest
+ matching pattern (the ``%%'' case) or the longest matching pat-
+ tern (the ``%%%%'' case) deleted. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@ or **, the
+ pattern removal operation is applied to each positional parame-
ter in turn, and the expansion is the resultant list. If _p_a_r_a_m_-
- _e_t_e_r is an array variable subscripted with @@ or **, the pattern
- removal operation is applied to each member of the array in
+ _e_t_e_r is an array variable subscripted with @@ or **, the pattern
+ removal operation is applied to each member of the array in
turn, and the expansion is the resultant list.
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r//_p_a_t_t_e_r_n//_s_t_r_i_n_g}
PPaatttteerrnn ssuubbssttiittuuttiioonn. The _p_a_t_t_e_r_n is expanded to produce a pat-
- tern just as in pathname expansion, _P_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is expanded and
- the longest match of _p_a_t_t_e_r_n against its value is replaced with
- _s_t_r_i_n_g. The match is performed using the rules described under
- PPaatttteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg below. If _p_a_t_t_e_r_n begins with //, all matches
- of _p_a_t_t_e_r_n are replaced with _s_t_r_i_n_g. Normally only the first
- match is replaced. If _p_a_t_t_e_r_n begins with ##, it must match at
- the beginning of the expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r. If _p_a_t_t_e_r_n
+ tern just as in pathname expansion, _P_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is expanded and
+ the longest match of _p_a_t_t_e_r_n against its value is replaced with
+ _s_t_r_i_n_g. The match is performed using the rules described under
+ PPaatttteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg below. If _p_a_t_t_e_r_n begins with //, all matches
+ of _p_a_t_t_e_r_n are replaced with _s_t_r_i_n_g. Normally only the first
+ match is replaced. If _p_a_t_t_e_r_n begins with ##, it must match at
+ the beginning of the expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r. If _p_a_t_t_e_r_n
begins with %%, it must match at the end of the expanded value of
- _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r. If _s_t_r_i_n_g is null, matches of _p_a_t_t_e_r_n are deleted
- and the // following _p_a_t_t_e_r_n may be omitted. If the nnooccaasseemmaattcchh
- shell option is enabled, the match is performed without regard
- to the case of alphabetic characters. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@ or **,
+ _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r. If _s_t_r_i_n_g is null, matches of _p_a_t_t_e_r_n are deleted
+ and the // following _p_a_t_t_e_r_n may be omitted. If the nnooccaasseemmaattcchh
+ shell option is enabled, the match is performed without regard
+ to the case of alphabetic characters. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@ or **,
the substitution operation is applied to each positional parame-
ter in turn, and the expansion is the resultant list. If _p_a_r_a_m_-
_e_t_e_r is an array variable subscripted with @@ or **, the substitu-
- tion operation is applied to each member of the array in turn,
+ tion operation is applied to each member of the array in turn,
and the expansion is the resultant list.
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r^^_p_a_t_t_e_r_n}
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r^^^^_p_a_t_t_e_r_n}
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r,,_p_a_t_t_e_r_n}
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r,,,,_p_a_t_t_e_r_n}
- CCaassee mmooddiiffiiccaattiioonn. This expansion modifies the case of alpha-
- betic characters in _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r. The _p_a_t_t_e_r_n is expanded to pro-
+ CCaassee mmooddiiffiiccaattiioonn. This expansion modifies the case of alpha-
+ betic characters in _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r. The _p_a_t_t_e_r_n is expanded to pro-
duce a pattern just as in pathname expansion. Each character in
- the expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is tested against _p_a_t_t_e_r_n, and,
- if it matches the pattern, its case is converted. The pattern
- should not attempt to match more than one character. The ^^ op-
+ the expanded value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is tested against _p_a_t_t_e_r_n, and,
+ if it matches the pattern, its case is converted. The pattern
+ should not attempt to match more than one character. The ^^ op-
erator converts lowercase letters matching _p_a_t_t_e_r_n to uppercase;
the ,, operator converts matching uppercase letters to lowercase.
- The ^^^^ and ,,,, expansions convert each matched character in the
- expanded value; the ^^ and ,, expansions match and convert only
- the first character in the expanded value. If _p_a_t_t_e_r_n is omit-
- ted, it is treated like a ??, which matches every character. If
- _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@ or **, the case modification operation is applied
- to each positional parameter in turn, and the expansion is the
- resultant list. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is an array variable subscripted
- with @@ or **, the case modification operation is applied to each
- member of the array in turn, and the expansion is the resultant
+ The ^^^^ and ,,,, expansions convert each matched character in the
+ expanded value; the ^^ and ,, expansions match and convert only
+ the first character in the expanded value. If _p_a_t_t_e_r_n is omit-
+ ted, it is treated like a ??, which matches every character. If
+ _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@ or **, the case modification operation is applied
+ to each positional parameter in turn, and the expansion is the
+ resultant list. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is an array variable subscripted
+ with @@ or **, the case modification operation is applied to each
+ member of the array in turn, and the expansion is the resultant
list.
${_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r@@_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r}
PPaarraammeetteerr ttrraannssffoorrmmaattiioonn. The expansion is either a transforma-
- tion of the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r or information about _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
- itself, depending on the value of _o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r. Each _o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r is a
+ tion of the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r or information about _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
+ itself, depending on the value of _o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r. Each _o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r is a
single letter:
- UU The expansion is a string that is the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
- with lowercase alphabetic characters converted to upper-
+ UU The expansion is a string that is the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
+ with lowercase alphabetic characters converted to upper-
case.
- uu The expansion is a string that is the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
+ uu The expansion is a string that is the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
with the first character converted to uppercase, if it is
alphabetic.
- LL The expansion is a string that is the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
- with uppercase alphabetic characters converted to lower-
+ LL The expansion is a string that is the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
+ with uppercase alphabetic characters converted to lower-
case.
- QQ The expansion is a string that is the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
+ QQ The expansion is a string that is the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
quoted in a format that can be reused as input.
- EE The expansion is a string that is the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
- with backslash escape sequences expanded as with the
+ EE The expansion is a string that is the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r
+ with backslash escape sequences expanded as with the
$$''......'' quoting mechanism.
PP The expansion is a string that is the result of expanding
the value of _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r as if it were a prompt string (see
PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG below).
- AA The expansion is a string in the form of an assignment
- statement or ddeeccllaarree command that, if evaluated, will
+ AA The expansion is a string in the form of an assignment
+ statement or ddeeccllaarree command that, if evaluated, will
recreate _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r with its attributes and value.
KK Produces a possibly-quoted version of the value of _p_a_r_a_m_-
_e_t_e_r, except that it prints the values of indexed and as-
- sociative arrays as a sequence of quoted key-value pairs
+ sociative arrays as a sequence of quoted key-value pairs
(see AArrrraayyss above).
- aa The expansion is a string consisting of flag values rep-
+ aa The expansion is a string consisting of flag values rep-
resenting _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r's attributes.
- If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@ or **, the operation is applied to each posi-
- tional parameter in turn, and the expansion is the resultant
- list. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is an array variable subscripted with @@ or
+ If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is @@ or **, the operation is applied to each posi-
+ tional parameter in turn, and the expansion is the resultant
+ list. If _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r is an array variable subscripted with @@ or
**, the operation is applied to each member of the array in turn,
and the expansion is the resultant list.
- The result of the expansion is subject to word splitting and
+ The result of the expansion is subject to word splitting and
pathname expansion as described below.
CCoommmmaanndd SSuubbssttiittuuttiioonn
@@ -1921,121 +1922,121 @@ EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
BBaasshh performs the expansion by executing _c_o_m_m_a_n_d in a subshell environ-
ment and replacing the command substitution with the standard output of
the command, with any trailing newlines deleted. Embedded newlines are
- not deleted, but they may be removed during word splitting. The com-
- mand substitution $$((ccaatt _f_i_l_e)) can be replaced by the equivalent but
+ not deleted, but they may be removed during word splitting. The com-
+ mand substitution $$((ccaatt _f_i_l_e)) can be replaced by the equivalent but
faster $$((<< _f_i_l_e)).
- When the old-style backquote form of substitution is used, backslash
- retains its literal meaning except when followed by $$, ``, or \\. The
+ When the old-style backquote form of substitution is used, backslash
+ retains its literal meaning except when followed by $$, ``, or \\. The
first backquote not preceded by a backslash terminates the command sub-
- stitution. When using the $(_c_o_m_m_a_n_d) form, all characters between the
+ stitution. When using the $(_c_o_m_m_a_n_d) form, all characters between the
parentheses make up the command; none are treated specially.
Command substitutions may be nested. To nest when using the backquoted
form, escape the inner backquotes with backslashes.
- If the substitution appears within double quotes, word splitting and
+ If the substitution appears within double quotes, word splitting and
pathname expansion are not performed on the results.
AArriitthhmmeettiicc EExxppaannssiioonn
- Arithmetic expansion allows the evaluation of an arithmetic expression
- and the substitution of the result. The format for arithmetic expan-
+ Arithmetic expansion allows the evaluation of an arithmetic expression
+ and the substitution of the result. The format for arithmetic expan-
sion is:
$$((((_e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n))))
- The _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n is treated as if it were within double quotes, but a
- double quote inside the parentheses is not treated specially. All to-
- kens in the expression undergo parameter and variable expansion, com-
- mand substitution, and quote removal. The result is treated as the
- arithmetic expression to be evaluated. Arithmetic expansions may be
- nested.
+ The _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n undergoes the same expansions as if it were within dou-
+ ble quotes, but double quote characters in _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n are not treated
+ specially and are removed. All tokens in the expression undergo param-
+ eter and variable expansion, command substitution, and quote removal.
+ The result is treated as the arithmetic expression to be evaluated.
+ Arithmetic expansions may be nested.
- The evaluation is performed according to the rules listed below under
+ The evaluation is performed according to the rules listed below under
AARRIITTHHMMEETTIICC EEVVAALLUUAATTIIOONN. If _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n is invalid, bbaasshh prints a message
indicating failure and no substitution occurs.
PPrroocceessss SSuubbssttiittuuttiioonn
- _P_r_o_c_e_s_s _s_u_b_s_t_i_t_u_t_i_o_n allows a process's input or output to be referred
- to using a filename. It takes the form of <<((_l_i_s_t)) or >>((_l_i_s_t)). The
- process _l_i_s_t is run asynchronously, and its input or output appears as
+ _P_r_o_c_e_s_s _s_u_b_s_t_i_t_u_t_i_o_n allows a process's input or output to be referred
+ to using a filename. It takes the form of <<((_l_i_s_t)) or >>((_l_i_s_t)). The
+ process _l_i_s_t is run asynchronously, and its input or output appears as
a filename. This filename is passed as an argument to the current com-
- mand as the result of the expansion. If the >>((_l_i_s_t)) form is used,
- writing to the file will provide input for _l_i_s_t. If the <<((_l_i_s_t)) form
- is used, the file passed as an argument should be read to obtain the
+ mand as the result of the expansion. If the >>((_l_i_s_t)) form is used,
+ writing to the file will provide input for _l_i_s_t. If the <<((_l_i_s_t)) form
+ is used, the file passed as an argument should be read to obtain the
output of _l_i_s_t. Process substitution is supported on systems that sup-
port named pipes (_F_I_F_O_s) or the //ddeevv//ffdd method of naming open files.
- When available, process substitution is performed simultaneously with
- parameter and variable expansion, command substitution, and arithmetic
+ When available, process substitution is performed simultaneously with
+ parameter and variable expansion, command substitution, and arithmetic
expansion.
WWoorrdd SSpplliittttiinngg
- The shell scans the results of parameter expansion, command substitu-
- tion, and arithmetic expansion that did not occur within double quotes
+ The shell scans the results of parameter expansion, command substitu-
+ tion, and arithmetic expansion that did not occur within double quotes
for _w_o_r_d _s_p_l_i_t_t_i_n_g.
- The shell treats each character of IIFFSS as a delimiter, and splits the
- results of the other expansions into words using these characters as
- field terminators. If IIFFSS is unset, or its value is exactly
- <<ssppaaccee>><<ttaabb>><<nneewwlliinnee>>, the default, then sequences of <<ssppaaccee>>, <<ttaabb>>,
- and <<nneewwlliinnee>> at the beginning and end of the results of the previous
- expansions are ignored, and any sequence of IIFFSS characters not at the
- beginning or end serves to delimit words. If IIFFSS has a value other
- than the default, then sequences of the whitespace characters ssppaaccee,
- ttaabb, and nneewwlliinnee are ignored at the beginning and end of the word, as
- long as the whitespace character is in the value of IIFFSS (an IIFFSS white-
- space character). Any character in IIFFSS that is not IIFFSS whitespace,
+ The shell treats each character of IIFFSS as a delimiter, and splits the
+ results of the other expansions into words using these characters as
+ field terminators. If IIFFSS is unset, or its value is exactly
+ <<ssppaaccee>><<ttaabb>><<nneewwlliinnee>>, the default, then sequences of <<ssppaaccee>>, <<ttaabb>>,
+ and <<nneewwlliinnee>> at the beginning and end of the results of the previous
+ expansions are ignored, and any sequence of IIFFSS characters not at the
+ beginning or end serves to delimit words. If IIFFSS has a value other
+ than the default, then sequences of the whitespace characters ssppaaccee,
+ ttaabb, and nneewwlliinnee are ignored at the beginning and end of the word, as
+ long as the whitespace character is in the value of IIFFSS (an IIFFSS white-
+ space character). Any character in IIFFSS that is not IIFFSS whitespace,
along with any adjacent IIFFSS whitespace characters, delimits a field. A
- sequence of IIFFSS whitespace characters is also treated as a delimiter.
+ sequence of IIFFSS whitespace characters is also treated as a delimiter.
If the value of IIFFSS is null, no word splitting occurs.
- Explicit null arguments ("""" or '''') are retained and passed to commands
+ Explicit null arguments ("""" or '''') are retained and passed to commands
as empty strings. Unquoted implicit null arguments, resulting from the
expansion of parameters that have no values, are removed. If a parame-
ter with no value is expanded within double quotes, a null argument re-
sults and is retained and passed to a command as an empty string. When
- a quoted null argument appears as part of a word whose expansion is
+ a quoted null argument appears as part of a word whose expansion is
non-null, the null argument is removed. That is, the word -d'' becomes
-d after word splitting and null argument removal.
Note that if no expansion occurs, no splitting is performed.
PPaatthhnnaammee EExxppaannssiioonn
- After word splitting, unless the --ff option has been set, bbaasshh scans
- each word for the characters **, ??, and [[. If one of these characters
+ After word splitting, unless the --ff option has been set, bbaasshh scans
+ each word for the characters **, ??, and [[. If one of these characters
appears, and is not quoted, then the word is regarded as a _p_a_t_t_e_r_n, and
- replaced with an alphabetically sorted list of filenames matching the
- pattern (see PPaatttteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg below). If no matching filenames are
- found, and the shell option nnuullllgglloobb is not enabled, the word is left
- unchanged. If the nnuullllgglloobb option is set, and no matches are found,
- the word is removed. If the ffaaiillgglloobb shell option is set, and no
- matches are found, an error message is printed and the command is not
+ replaced with an alphabetically sorted list of filenames matching the
+ pattern (see PPaatttteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg below). If no matching filenames are
+ found, and the shell option nnuullllgglloobb is not enabled, the word is left
+ unchanged. If the nnuullllgglloobb option is set, and no matches are found,
+ the word is removed. If the ffaaiillgglloobb shell option is set, and no
+ matches are found, an error message is printed and the command is not
executed. If the shell option nnooccaasseegglloobb is enabled, the match is per-
- formed without regard to the case of alphabetic characters. When a
- pattern is used for pathname expansion, the character ````..'''' at the
- start of a name or immediately following a slash must be matched ex-
- plicitly, unless the shell option ddoottgglloobb is set. In order to match
+ formed without regard to the case of alphabetic characters. When a
+ pattern is used for pathname expansion, the character ````..'''' at the
+ start of a name or immediately following a slash must be matched ex-
+ plicitly, unless the shell option ddoottgglloobb is set. In order to match
the filenames ````..'''' and ````....'''', the pattern must begin with ``.'' (for
example, ``.?''), even if ddoottgglloobb is set. When not matching pathnames,
- the ````..'''' character is not treated specially. When matching a path-
- name, the slash character must always be matched explicitly by a slash
- in the pattern, but in other matching contexts it can be matched by a
- special pattern character as described below under PPaatttteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg.
- See the description of sshhoopptt below under SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS for a
- description of the nnooccaasseegglloobb, nnuullllgglloobb, ffaaiillgglloobb, and ddoottgglloobb shell
+ the ````..'''' character is not treated specially. When matching a path-
+ name, the slash character must always be matched explicitly by a slash
+ in the pattern, but in other matching contexts it can be matched by a
+ special pattern character as described below under PPaatttteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg.
+ See the description of sshhoopptt below under SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS for a
+ description of the nnooccaasseegglloobb, nnuullllgglloobb, ffaaiillgglloobb, and ddoottgglloobb shell
options.
- The GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE shell variable may be used to restrict the set of file
- names matching a _p_a_t_t_e_r_n. If GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE is set, each matching file
- name that also matches one of the patterns in GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE is removed
- from the list of matches. If the nnooccaasseegglloobb option is set, the match-
- ing against the patterns in GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE is performed without regard to
+ The GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE shell variable may be used to restrict the set of file
+ names matching a _p_a_t_t_e_r_n. If GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE is set, each matching file
+ name that also matches one of the patterns in GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE is removed
+ from the list of matches. If the nnooccaasseegglloobb option is set, the match-
+ ing against the patterns in GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE is performed without regard to
case. The filenames ````..'''' and ````....'''' are always ignored when GGLLOOBBIIGG--
- NNOORREE is set and not null. However, setting GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE to a non-null
+ NNOORREE is set and not null. However, setting GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE to a non-null
value has the effect of enabling the ddoottgglloobb shell option, so all other
- filenames beginning with a ````..'''' will match. To get the old behavior
- of ignoring filenames beginning with a ````..'''', make ````..**'''' one of the
+ filenames beginning with a ````..'''' will match. To get the old behavior
+ of ignoring filenames beginning with a ````..'''', make ````..**'''' one of the
patterns in GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE. The ddoottgglloobb option is disabled when GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE
is unset. The pattern matching honors the setting of the eexxttgglloobb shell
option.
@@ -2043,59 +2044,59 @@ EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
PPaatttteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg
Any character that appears in a pattern, other than the special pattern
- characters described below, matches itself. The NUL character may not
- occur in a pattern. A backslash escapes the following character; the
- escaping backslash is discarded when matching. The special pattern
+ characters described below, matches itself. The NUL character may not
+ occur in a pattern. A backslash escapes the following character; the
+ escaping backslash is discarded when matching. The special pattern
characters must be quoted if they are to be matched literally.
The special pattern characters have the following meanings:
- ** Matches any string, including the null string. When the
- gglloobbssttaarr shell option is enabled, and ** is used in a
- pathname expansion context, two adjacent **s used as a
- single pattern will match all files and zero or more di-
- rectories and subdirectories. If followed by a //, two
- adjacent **s will match only directories and subdirecto-
+ ** Matches any string, including the null string. When the
+ gglloobbssttaarr shell option is enabled, and ** is used in a
+ pathname expansion context, two adjacent **s used as a
+ single pattern will match all files and zero or more di-
+ rectories and subdirectories. If followed by a //, two
+ adjacent **s will match only directories and subdirecto-
ries.
?? Matches any single character.
- [[......]] Matches any one of the enclosed characters. A pair of
- characters separated by a hyphen denotes a _r_a_n_g_e _e_x_p_r_e_s_-
- _s_i_o_n; any character that falls between those two charac-
+ [[......]] Matches any one of the enclosed characters. A pair of
+ characters separated by a hyphen denotes a _r_a_n_g_e _e_x_p_r_e_s_-
+ _s_i_o_n; any character that falls between those two charac-
ters, inclusive, using the current locale's collating se-
quence and character set, is matched. If the first char-
- acter following the [[ is a !! or a ^^ then any character
+ acter following the [[ is a !! or a ^^ then any character
not enclosed is matched. The sorting order of characters
- in range expressions is determined by the current locale
- and the values of the LLCC__CCOOLLLLAATTEE or LLCC__AALLLL shell vari-
- ables, if set. To obtain the traditional interpretation
+ in range expressions is determined by the current locale
+ and the values of the LLCC__CCOOLLLLAATTEE or LLCC__AALLLL shell vari-
+ ables, if set. To obtain the traditional interpretation
of range expressions, where [[aa--dd]] is equivalent to
- [[aabbccdd]], set value of the LLCC__AALLLL shell variable to CC, or
- enable the gglloobbaasscciiiirraannggeess shell option. A -- may be
+ [[aabbccdd]], set value of the LLCC__AALLLL shell variable to CC, or
+ enable the gglloobbaasscciiiirraannggeess shell option. A -- may be
matched by including it as the first or last character in
the set. A ]] may be matched by including it as the first
character in the set.
- Within [[ and ]], _c_h_a_r_a_c_t_e_r _c_l_a_s_s_e_s can be specified using
+ Within [[ and ]], _c_h_a_r_a_c_t_e_r _c_l_a_s_s_e_s can be specified using
the syntax [[::_c_l_a_s_s::]], where _c_l_a_s_s is one of the following
classes defined in the POSIX standard:
- aallnnuumm aallpphhaa aasscciiii bbllaannkk ccnnttrrll ddiiggiitt ggrraapphh lloowweerr pprriinntt
+ aallnnuumm aallpphhaa aasscciiii bbllaannkk ccnnttrrll ddiiggiitt ggrraapphh lloowweerr pprriinntt
ppuunncctt ssppaaccee uuppppeerr wwoorrdd xxddiiggiitt
A character class matches any character belonging to that
class. The wwoorrdd character class matches letters, digits,
and the character _.
Within [[ and ]], an _e_q_u_i_v_a_l_e_n_c_e _c_l_a_s_s can be specified us-
- ing the syntax [[==_c==]], which matches all characters with
- the same collation weight (as defined by the current lo-
+ ing the syntax [[==_c==]], which matches all characters with
+ the same collation weight (as defined by the current lo-
cale) as the character _c.
Within [[ and ]], the syntax [[.._s_y_m_b_o_l..]] matches the collat-
ing symbol _s_y_m_b_o_l.
- If the eexxttgglloobb shell option is enabled using the sshhoopptt builtin, the
- shell recognizes several extended pattern matching operators. In the
+ If the eexxttgglloobb shell option is enabled using the sshhoopptt builtin, the
+ shell recognizes several extended pattern matching operators. In the
following description, a _p_a_t_t_e_r_n_-_l_i_s_t is a list of one or more patterns
- separated by a ||. Composite patterns may be formed using one or more
+ separated by a ||. Composite patterns may be formed using one or more
of the following sub-patterns:
??((_p_a_t_t_e_r_n_-_l_i_s_t))
@@ -2110,78 +2111,78 @@ EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
Matches anything except one of the given patterns
When matching filenames, the ddoottgglloobb shell option determines the set of
- filenames that are tested: when ddoottgglloobb is enabled, the set of file-
- names includes all files beginning with ``.'', but ``.'' and ``..''
- must be matched by a pattern or sub-pattern that begins with a dot;
- when it is disabled, the set does not include any filenames beginning
- with ``.'' unless the pattern or sub-pattern begins with a ``.''. As
+ filenames that are tested: when ddoottgglloobb is enabled, the set of file-
+ names includes all files beginning with ``.'', but ``.'' and ``..''
+ must be matched by a pattern or sub-pattern that begins with a dot;
+ when it is disabled, the set does not include any filenames beginning
+ with ``.'' unless the pattern or sub-pattern begins with a ``.''. As
above, ``.'' only has a special meaning when matching filenames.
Complicated extended pattern matching against long strings is slow, es-
pecially when the patterns contain alternations and the strings contain
- multiple matches. Using separate matches against shorter strings, or
+ multiple matches. Using separate matches against shorter strings, or
using arrays of strings instead of a single long string, may be faster.
QQuuoottee RReemmoovvaall
After the preceding expansions, all unquoted occurrences of the charac-
- ters \\, '', and "" that did not result from one of the above expansions
+ ters \\, '', and "" that did not result from one of the above expansions
are removed.
RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
- Before a command is executed, its input and output may be _r_e_d_i_r_e_c_t_e_d
- using a special notation interpreted by the shell. _R_e_d_i_r_e_c_t_i_o_n allows
- commands' file handles to be duplicated, opened, closed, made to refer
+ Before a command is executed, its input and output may be _r_e_d_i_r_e_c_t_e_d
+ using a special notation interpreted by the shell. _R_e_d_i_r_e_c_t_i_o_n allows
+ commands' file handles to be duplicated, opened, closed, made to refer
to different files, and can change the files the command reads from and
- writes to. Redirection may also be used to modify file handles in the
- current shell execution environment. The following redirection opera-
+ writes to. Redirection may also be used to modify file handles in the
+ current shell execution environment. The following redirection opera-
tors may precede or appear anywhere within a _s_i_m_p_l_e _c_o_m_m_a_n_d or may fol-
- low a _c_o_m_m_a_n_d. Redirections are processed in the order they appear,
+ low a _c_o_m_m_a_n_d. Redirections are processed in the order they appear,
from left to right.
- Each redirection that may be preceded by a file descriptor number may
+ Each redirection that may be preceded by a file descriptor number may
instead be preceded by a word of the form {_v_a_r_n_a_m_e}. In this case, for
each redirection operator except >&- and <&-, the shell will allocate a
- file descriptor greater than or equal to 10 and assign it to _v_a_r_n_a_m_e.
- If >&- or <&- is preceded by {_v_a_r_n_a_m_e}, the value of _v_a_r_n_a_m_e defines
- the file descriptor to close. If {_v_a_r_n_a_m_e} is supplied, the redirect-
- ion persists beyond the scope of the command, allowing the shell pro-
+ file descriptor greater than or equal to 10 and assign it to _v_a_r_n_a_m_e.
+ If >&- or <&- is preceded by {_v_a_r_n_a_m_e}, the value of _v_a_r_n_a_m_e defines
+ the file descriptor to close. If {_v_a_r_n_a_m_e} is supplied, the redirect-
+ ion persists beyond the scope of the command, allowing the shell pro-
grammer to manage the file descriptor's lifetime manually. The
vvaarrrreeddiirr__cclloossee shell option manages this behavior.
- In the following descriptions, if the file descriptor number is omit-
- ted, and the first character of the redirection operator is <<, the re-
- direction refers to the standard input (file descriptor 0). If the
- first character of the redirection operator is >>, the redirection
+ In the following descriptions, if the file descriptor number is omit-
+ ted, and the first character of the redirection operator is <<, the re-
+ direction refers to the standard input (file descriptor 0). If the
+ first character of the redirection operator is >>, the redirection
refers to the standard output (file descriptor 1).
- The word following the redirection operator in the following descrip-
- tions, unless otherwise noted, is subjected to brace expansion, tilde
- expansion, parameter and variable expansion, command substitution,
- arithmetic expansion, quote removal, pathname expansion, and word
+ The word following the redirection operator in the following descrip-
+ tions, unless otherwise noted, is subjected to brace expansion, tilde
+ expansion, parameter and variable expansion, command substitution,
+ arithmetic expansion, quote removal, pathname expansion, and word
splitting. If it expands to more than one word, bbaasshh reports an error.
- Note that the order of redirections is significant. For example, the
+ Note that the order of redirections is significant. For example, the
command
ls >> dirlist 2>>&&1
- directs both standard output and standard error to the file _d_i_r_l_i_s_t,
+ directs both standard output and standard error to the file _d_i_r_l_i_s_t,
while the command
ls 2>>&&1 >> dirlist
- directs only the standard output to file _d_i_r_l_i_s_t, because the standard
- error was duplicated from the standard output before the standard out-
+ directs only the standard output to file _d_i_r_l_i_s_t, because the standard
+ error was duplicated from the standard output before the standard out-
put was redirected to _d_i_r_l_i_s_t.
BBaasshh handles several filenames specially when they are used in redirec-
tions, as described in the following table. If the operating system on
which bbaasshh is running provides these special files, bash will use them;
- otherwise it will emulate them internally with the behavior described
+ otherwise it will emulate them internally with the behavior described
below.
//ddeevv//ffdd//_f_d
- If _f_d is a valid integer, file descriptor _f_d is dupli-
+ If _f_d is a valid integer, file descriptor _f_d is dupli-
cated.
//ddeevv//ssttddiinn
File descriptor 0 is duplicated.
@@ -2191,22 +2192,22 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
File descriptor 2 is duplicated.
//ddeevv//ttccpp//_h_o_s_t//_p_o_r_t
If _h_o_s_t is a valid hostname or Internet address, and _p_o_r_t
- is an integer port number or service name, bbaasshh attempts
+ is an integer port number or service name, bbaasshh attempts
to open the corresponding TCP socket.
//ddeevv//uuddpp//_h_o_s_t//_p_o_r_t
If _h_o_s_t is a valid hostname or Internet address, and _p_o_r_t
- is an integer port number or service name, bbaasshh attempts
+ is an integer port number or service name, bbaasshh attempts
to open the corresponding UDP socket.
A failure to open or create a file causes the redirection to fail.
- Redirections using file descriptors greater than 9 should be used with
- care, as they may conflict with file descriptors the shell uses inter-
+ Redirections using file descriptors greater than 9 should be used with
+ care, as they may conflict with file descriptors the shell uses inter-
nally.
RReeddiirreeccttiinngg IInnppuutt
Redirection of input causes the file whose name results from the expan-
- sion of _w_o_r_d to be opened for reading on file descriptor _n, or the
+ sion of _w_o_r_d to be opened for reading on file descriptor _n, or the
standard input (file descriptor 0) if _n is not specified.
The general format for redirecting input is:
@@ -2214,27 +2215,27 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
[_n]<<_w_o_r_d
RReeddiirreeccttiinngg OOuuttppuutt
- Redirection of output causes the file whose name results from the ex-
- pansion of _w_o_r_d to be opened for writing on file descriptor _n, or the
+ Redirection of output causes the file whose name results from the ex-
+ pansion of _w_o_r_d to be opened for writing on file descriptor _n, or the
standard output (file descriptor 1) if _n is not specified. If the file
- does not exist it is created; if it does exist it is truncated to zero
+ does not exist it is created; if it does exist it is truncated to zero
size.
The general format for redirecting output is:
[_n]>>_w_o_r_d
- If the redirection operator is >>, and the nnoocclloobbbbeerr option to the sseett
- builtin has been enabled, the redirection will fail if the file whose
- name results from the expansion of _w_o_r_d exists and is a regular file.
+ If the redirection operator is >>, and the nnoocclloobbbbeerr option to the sseett
+ builtin has been enabled, the redirection will fail if the file whose
+ name results from the expansion of _w_o_r_d exists and is a regular file.
If the redirection operator is >>||, or the redirection operator is >> and
the nnoocclloobbbbeerr option to the sseett builtin command is not enabled, the re-
direction is attempted even if the file named by _w_o_r_d exists.
AAppppeennddiinngg RReeddiirreecctteedd OOuuttppuutt
- Redirection of output in this fashion causes the file whose name re-
+ Redirection of output in this fashion causes the file whose name re-
sults from the expansion of _w_o_r_d to be opened for appending on file de-
- scriptor _n, or the standard output (file descriptor 1) if _n is not
+ scriptor _n, or the standard output (file descriptor 1) if _n is not
specified. If the file does not exist it is created.
The general format for appending output is:
@@ -2242,11 +2243,11 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
[_n]>>>>_w_o_r_d
RReeddiirreeccttiinngg SSttaannddaarrdd OOuuttppuutt aanndd SSttaannddaarrdd EErrrroorr
- This construct allows both the standard output (file descriptor 1) and
- the standard error output (file descriptor 2) to be redirected to the
+ This construct allows both the standard output (file descriptor 1) and
+ the standard error output (file descriptor 2) to be redirected to the
file whose name is the expansion of _w_o_r_d.
- There are two formats for redirecting standard output and standard er-
+ There are two formats for redirecting standard output and standard er-
ror:
&&>>_w_o_r_d
@@ -2258,13 +2259,13 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
>>_w_o_r_d 2>>&&1
- When using the second form, _w_o_r_d may not expand to a number or --. If
- it does, other redirection operators apply (see DDuupplliiccaattiinngg FFiillee DDee--
+ When using the second form, _w_o_r_d may not expand to a number or --. If
+ it does, other redirection operators apply (see DDuupplliiccaattiinngg FFiillee DDee--
ssccrriippttoorrss below) for compatibility reasons.
AAppppeennddiinngg SSttaannddaarrdd OOuuttppuutt aanndd SSttaannddaarrdd EErrrroorr
- This construct allows both the standard output (file descriptor 1) and
- the standard error output (file descriptor 2) to be appended to the
+ This construct allows both the standard output (file descriptor 1) and
+ the standard error output (file descriptor 2) to be appended to the
file whose name is the expansion of _w_o_r_d.
The format for appending standard output and standard error is:
@@ -2278,10 +2279,10 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
(see DDuupplliiccaattiinngg FFiillee DDeessccrriippttoorrss below).
HHeerree DDooccuummeennttss
- This type of redirection instructs the shell to read input from the
+ This type of redirection instructs the shell to read input from the
current source until a line containing only _d_e_l_i_m_i_t_e_r (with no trailing
- blanks) is seen. All of the lines read up to that point are then used
- as the standard input (or file descriptor _n if _n is specified) for a
+ blanks) is seen. All of the lines read up to that point are then used
+ as the standard input (or file descriptor _n if _n is specified) for a
command.
The format of here-documents is:
@@ -2290,18 +2291,18 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
_h_e_r_e_-_d_o_c_u_m_e_n_t
_d_e_l_i_m_i_t_e_r
- No parameter and variable expansion, command substitution, arithmetic
- expansion, or pathname expansion is performed on _w_o_r_d. If any part of
- _w_o_r_d is quoted, the _d_e_l_i_m_i_t_e_r is the result of quote removal on _w_o_r_d,
- and the lines in the here-document are not expanded. If _w_o_r_d is un-
- quoted, all lines of the here-document are subjected to parameter ex-
- pansion, command substitution, and arithmetic expansion, the character
+ No parameter and variable expansion, command substitution, arithmetic
+ expansion, or pathname expansion is performed on _w_o_r_d. If any part of
+ _w_o_r_d is quoted, the _d_e_l_i_m_i_t_e_r is the result of quote removal on _w_o_r_d,
+ and the lines in the here-document are not expanded. If _w_o_r_d is un-
+ quoted, all lines of the here-document are subjected to parameter ex-
+ pansion, command substitution, and arithmetic expansion, the character
sequence \\<<nneewwlliinnee>> is ignored, and \\ must be used to quote the charac-
ters \\, $$, and ``.
If the redirection operator is <<<<--, then all leading tab characters are
- stripped from input lines and the line containing _d_e_l_i_m_i_t_e_r. This al-
- lows here-documents within shell scripts to be indented in a natural
+ stripped from input lines and the line containing _d_e_l_i_m_i_t_e_r. This al-
+ lows here-documents within shell scripts to be indented in a natural
fashion.
HHeerree SSttrriinnggss
@@ -2309,9 +2310,9 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
[_n]<<<<<<_w_o_r_d
- The _w_o_r_d undergoes tilde expansion, parameter and variable expansion,
- command substitution, arithmetic expansion, and quote removal. Path-
- name expansion and word splitting are not performed. The result is
+ The _w_o_r_d undergoes tilde expansion, parameter and variable expansion,
+ command substitution, arithmetic expansion, and quote removal. Path-
+ name expansion and word splitting are not performed. The result is
supplied as a single string, with a newline appended, to the command on
its standard input (or file descriptor _n if _n is specified).
@@ -2321,8 +2322,8 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
[_n]<<&&_w_o_r_d
is used to duplicate input file descriptors. If _w_o_r_d expands to one or
- more digits, the file descriptor denoted by _n is made to be a copy of
- that file descriptor. If the digits in _w_o_r_d do not specify a file de-
+ more digits, the file descriptor denoted by _n is made to be a copy of
+ that file descriptor. If the digits in _w_o_r_d do not specify a file de-
scriptor open for input, a redirection error occurs. If _w_o_r_d evaluates
to --, file descriptor _n is closed. If _n is not specified, the standard
input (file descriptor 0) is used.
@@ -2331,12 +2332,12 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
[_n]>>&&_w_o_r_d
- is used similarly to duplicate output file descriptors. If _n is not
- specified, the standard output (file descriptor 1) is used. If the
- digits in _w_o_r_d do not specify a file descriptor open for output, a re-
- direction error occurs. If _w_o_r_d evaluates to --, file descriptor _n is
- closed. As a special case, if _n is omitted, and _w_o_r_d does not expand
- to one or more digits or --, the standard output and standard error are
+ is used similarly to duplicate output file descriptors. If _n is not
+ specified, the standard output (file descriptor 1) is used. If the
+ digits in _w_o_r_d do not specify a file descriptor open for output, a re-
+ direction error occurs. If _w_o_r_d evaluates to --, file descriptor _n is
+ closed. As a special case, if _n is omitted, and _w_o_r_d does not expand
+ to one or more digits or --, the standard output and standard error are
redirected as described previously.
MMoovviinngg FFiillee DDeessccrriippttoorrss
@@ -2344,7 +2345,7 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
[_n]<<&&_d_i_g_i_t--
- moves the file descriptor _d_i_g_i_t to file descriptor _n, or the standard
+ moves the file descriptor _d_i_g_i_t to file descriptor _n, or the standard
input (file descriptor 0) if _n is not specified. _d_i_g_i_t is closed after
being duplicated to _n.
@@ -2352,7 +2353,7 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
[_n]>>&&_d_i_g_i_t--
- moves the file descriptor _d_i_g_i_t to file descriptor _n, or the standard
+ moves the file descriptor _d_i_g_i_t to file descriptor _n, or the standard
output (file descriptor 1) if _n is not specified.
OOppeenniinngg FFiillee DDeessccrriippttoorrss ffoorr RReeaaddiinngg aanndd WWrriittiinngg
@@ -2360,144 +2361,144 @@ RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN
[_n]<<>>_w_o_r_d
- causes the file whose name is the expansion of _w_o_r_d to be opened for
- both reading and writing on file descriptor _n, or on file descriptor 0
+ causes the file whose name is the expansion of _w_o_r_d to be opened for
+ both reading and writing on file descriptor _n, or on file descriptor 0
if _n is not specified. If the file does not exist, it is created.
AALLIIAASSEESS
- _A_l_i_a_s_e_s allow a string to be substituted for a word when it is used as
- the first word of a simple command. The shell maintains a list of
- aliases that may be set and unset with the aalliiaass and uunnaalliiaass builtin
- commands (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below). The first word of each
- simple command, if unquoted, is checked to see if it has an alias. If
- so, that word is replaced by the text of the alias. The characters //,
- $$, ``, and == and any of the shell _m_e_t_a_c_h_a_r_a_c_t_e_r_s or quoting characters
+ _A_l_i_a_s_e_s allow a string to be substituted for a word when it is used as
+ the first word of a simple command. The shell maintains a list of
+ aliases that may be set and unset with the aalliiaass and uunnaalliiaass builtin
+ commands (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below). The first word of each
+ simple command, if unquoted, is checked to see if it has an alias. If
+ so, that word is replaced by the text of the alias. The characters //,
+ $$, ``, and == and any of the shell _m_e_t_a_c_h_a_r_a_c_t_e_r_s or quoting characters
listed above may not appear in an alias name. The replacement text may
- contain any valid shell input, including shell metacharacters. The
- first word of the replacement text is tested for aliases, but a word
- that is identical to an alias being expanded is not expanded a second
- time. This means that one may alias llss to llss --FF, for instance, and
- bbaasshh does not try to recursively expand the replacement text. If the
- last character of the alias value is a _b_l_a_n_k, then the next command
+ contain any valid shell input, including shell metacharacters. The
+ first word of the replacement text is tested for aliases, but a word
+ that is identical to an alias being expanded is not expanded a second
+ time. This means that one may alias llss to llss --FF, for instance, and
+ bbaasshh does not try to recursively expand the replacement text. If the
+ last character of the alias value is a _b_l_a_n_k, then the next command
word following the alias is also checked for alias expansion.
Aliases are created and listed with the aalliiaass command, and removed with
the uunnaalliiaass command.
- There is no mechanism for using arguments in the replacement text. If
+ There is no mechanism for using arguments in the replacement text. If
arguments are needed, use a shell function (see FFUUNNCCTTIIOONNSS below).
- Aliases are not expanded when the shell is not interactive, unless the
- eexxppaanndd__aalliiaasseess shell option is set using sshhoopptt (see the description of
+ Aliases are not expanded when the shell is not interactive, unless the
+ eexxppaanndd__aalliiaasseess shell option is set using sshhoopptt (see the description of
sshhoopptt under SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below).
- The rules concerning the definition and use of aliases are somewhat
- confusing. BBaasshh always reads at least one complete line of input, and
- all lines that make up a compound command, before executing any of the
- commands on that line or the compound command. Aliases are expanded
- when a command is read, not when it is executed. Therefore, an alias
- definition appearing on the same line as another command does not take
- effect until the next line of input is read. The commands following
- the alias definition on that line are not affected by the new alias.
- This behavior is also an issue when functions are executed. Aliases
- are expanded when a function definition is read, not when the function
- is executed, because a function definition is itself a command. As a
- consequence, aliases defined in a function are not available until af-
- ter that function is executed. To be safe, always put alias defini-
+ The rules concerning the definition and use of aliases are somewhat
+ confusing. BBaasshh always reads at least one complete line of input, and
+ all lines that make up a compound command, before executing any of the
+ commands on that line or the compound command. Aliases are expanded
+ when a command is read, not when it is executed. Therefore, an alias
+ definition appearing on the same line as another command does not take
+ effect until the next line of input is read. The commands following
+ the alias definition on that line are not affected by the new alias.
+ This behavior is also an issue when functions are executed. Aliases
+ are expanded when a function definition is read, not when the function
+ is executed, because a function definition is itself a command. As a
+ consequence, aliases defined in a function are not available until af-
+ ter that function is executed. To be safe, always put alias defini-
tions on a separate line, and do not use aalliiaass in compound commands.
For almost every purpose, aliases are superseded by shell functions.
FFUUNNCCTTIIOONNSS
- A shell function, defined as described above under SSHHEELLLL GGRRAAMMMMAARR,
- stores a series of commands for later execution. When the name of a
- shell function is used as a simple command name, the list of commands
+ A shell function, defined as described above under SSHHEELLLL GGRRAAMMMMAARR,
+ stores a series of commands for later execution. When the name of a
+ shell function is used as a simple command name, the list of commands
associated with that function name is executed. Functions are executed
- in the context of the current shell; no new process is created to in-
- terpret them (contrast this with the execution of a shell script).
- When a function is executed, the arguments to the function become the
+ in the context of the current shell; no new process is created to in-
+ terpret them (contrast this with the execution of a shell script).
+ When a function is executed, the arguments to the function become the
positional parameters during its execution. The special parameter ## is
- updated to reflect the change. Special parameter 00 is unchanged. The
- first element of the FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE variable is set to the name of the func-
+ updated to reflect the change. Special parameter 00 is unchanged. The
+ first element of the FFUUNNCCNNAAMMEE variable is set to the name of the func-
tion while the function is executing.
- All other aspects of the shell execution environment are identical be-
- tween a function and its caller with these exceptions: the DDEEBBUUGG and
- RREETTUURRNN traps (see the description of the ttrraapp builtin under SSHHEELLLL
- BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below) are not inherited unless the function has been
- given the ttrraaccee attribute (see the description of the ddeeccllaarree builtin
- below) or the --oo ffuunnccttrraaccee shell option has been enabled with the sseett
- builtin (in which case all functions inherit the DDEEBBUUGG and RREETTUURRNN
- traps), and the EERRRR trap is not inherited unless the --oo eerrrrttrraaccee shell
+ All other aspects of the shell execution environment are identical be-
+ tween a function and its caller with these exceptions: the DDEEBBUUGG and
+ RREETTUURRNN traps (see the description of the ttrraapp builtin under SSHHEELLLL
+ BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below) are not inherited unless the function has been
+ given the ttrraaccee attribute (see the description of the ddeeccllaarree builtin
+ below) or the --oo ffuunnccttrraaccee shell option has been enabled with the sseett
+ builtin (in which case all functions inherit the DDEEBBUUGG and RREETTUURRNN
+ traps), and the EERRRR trap is not inherited unless the --oo eerrrrttrraaccee shell
option has been enabled.
- Variables local to the function may be declared with the llooccaall builtin
+ Variables local to the function may be declared with the llooccaall builtin
command. Ordinarily, variables and their values are shared between the
- function and its caller. If a variable is declared llooccaall, the vari-
- able's visible scope is restricted to that function and its children
+ function and its caller. If a variable is declared llooccaall, the vari-
+ able's visible scope is restricted to that function and its children
(including the functions it calls). Local variables "shadow" variables
- with the same name declared at previous scopes. For instance, a local
- variable declared in a function hides a global variable of the same
- name: references and assignments refer to the local variable, leaving
- the global variable unmodified. When the function returns, the global
+ with the same name declared at previous scopes. For instance, a local
+ variable declared in a function hides a global variable of the same
+ name: references and assignments refer to the local variable, leaving
+ the global variable unmodified. When the function returns, the global
variable is once again visible.
- The shell uses _d_y_n_a_m_i_c _s_c_o_p_i_n_g to control a variable's visibility
- within functions. With dynamic scoping, visible variables and their
- values are a result of the sequence of function calls that caused exe-
- cution to reach the current function. The value of a variable that a
- function sees depends on its value within its caller, if any, whether
- that caller is the "global" scope or another shell function. This is
- also the value that a local variable declaration "shadows", and the
+ The shell uses _d_y_n_a_m_i_c _s_c_o_p_i_n_g to control a variable's visibility
+ within functions. With dynamic scoping, visible variables and their
+ values are a result of the sequence of function calls that caused exe-
+ cution to reach the current function. The value of a variable that a
+ function sees depends on its value within its caller, if any, whether
+ that caller is the "global" scope or another shell function. This is
+ also the value that a local variable declaration "shadows", and the
value that is restored when the function returns.
- For example, if a variable _v_a_r is declared as local in function _f_u_n_c_1,
- and _f_u_n_c_1 calls another function _f_u_n_c_2, references to _v_a_r made from
+ For example, if a variable _v_a_r is declared as local in function _f_u_n_c_1,
+ and _f_u_n_c_1 calls another function _f_u_n_c_2, references to _v_a_r made from
within _f_u_n_c_2 will resolve to the local variable _v_a_r from _f_u_n_c_1, shadow-
ing any global variable named _v_a_r.
The uunnsseett builtin also acts using the same dynamic scope: if a variable
is local to the current scope, uunnsseett will unset it; otherwise the unset
- will refer to the variable found in any calling scope as described
- above. If a variable at the current local scope is unset, it will re-
- main so until it is reset in that scope or until the function returns.
- Once the function returns, any instance of the variable at a previous
+ will refer to the variable found in any calling scope as described
+ above. If a variable at the current local scope is unset, it will re-
+ main so until it is reset in that scope or until the function returns.
+ Once the function returns, any instance of the variable at a previous
scope will become visible. If the unset acts on a variable at a previ-
- ous scope, any instance of a variable with that name that had been
+ ous scope, any instance of a variable with that name that had been
shadowed will become visible.
- The FFUUNNCCNNEESSTT variable, if set to a numeric value greater than 0, de-
- fines a maximum function nesting level. Function invocations that ex-
+ The FFUUNNCCNNEESSTT variable, if set to a numeric value greater than 0, de-
+ fines a maximum function nesting level. Function invocations that ex-
ceed the limit cause the entire command to abort.
- If the builtin command rreettuurrnn is executed in a function, the function
- completes and execution resumes with the next command after the func-
+ If the builtin command rreettuurrnn is executed in a function, the function
+ completes and execution resumes with the next command after the func-
tion call. Any command associated with the RREETTUURRNN trap is executed be-
- fore execution resumes. When a function completes, the values of the
- positional parameters and the special parameter ## are restored to the
+ fore execution resumes. When a function completes, the values of the
+ positional parameters and the special parameter ## are restored to the
values they had prior to the function's execution.
- Function names and definitions may be listed with the --ff option to the
+ Function names and definitions may be listed with the --ff option to the
ddeeccllaarree or ttyyppeesseett builtin commands. The --FF option to ddeeccllaarree or ttyyppee--
- sseett will list the function names only (and optionally the source file
- and line number, if the eexxttddeebbuugg shell option is enabled). Functions
- may be exported so that child shell processes (those created when exe-
- cuting a separate shell invocation) automatically have them defined
+ sseett will list the function names only (and optionally the source file
+ and line number, if the eexxttddeebbuugg shell option is enabled). Functions
+ may be exported so that child shell processes (those created when exe-
+ cuting a separate shell invocation) automatically have them defined
with the --ff option to the eexxppoorrtt builtin. A function definition may be
deleted using the --ff option to the uunnsseett builtin.
Functions may be recursive. The FFUUNNCCNNEESSTT variable may be used to limit
- the depth of the function call stack and restrict the number of func-
+ the depth of the function call stack and restrict the number of func-
tion invocations. By default, no limit is imposed on the number of re-
cursive calls.
AARRIITTHHMMEETTIICC EEVVAALLUUAATTIIOONN
- The shell allows arithmetic expressions to be evaluated, under certain
- circumstances (see the lleett and ddeeccllaarree builtin commands, the (((( com-
+ The shell allows arithmetic expressions to be evaluated, under certain
+ circumstances (see the lleett and ddeeccllaarree builtin commands, the (((( com-
pound command, and AArriitthhmmeettiicc EExxppaannssiioonn). Evaluation is done in fixed-
- width integers with no check for overflow, though division by 0 is
- trapped and flagged as an error. The operators and their precedence,
- associativity, and values are the same as in the C language. The fol-
+ width integers with no check for overflow, though division by 0 is
+ trapped and flagged as an error. The operators and their precedence,
+ associativity, and values are the same as in the C language. The fol-
lowing list of operators is grouped into levels of equal-precedence op-
erators. The levels are listed in order of decreasing precedence.
@@ -2526,55 +2527,55 @@ AARRIITTHHMMEETTIICC EEVVAALLUUAATTIIOONN
_e_x_p_r_1 ,, _e_x_p_r_2
comma
- Shell variables are allowed as operands; parameter expansion is per-
+ Shell variables are allowed as operands; parameter expansion is per-
formed before the expression is evaluated. Within an expression, shell
- variables may also be referenced by name without using the parameter
- expansion syntax. A shell variable that is null or unset evaluates to
+ variables may also be referenced by name without using the parameter
+ expansion syntax. A shell variable that is null or unset evaluates to
0 when referenced by name without using the parameter expansion syntax.
- The value of a variable is evaluated as an arithmetic expression when
- it is referenced, or when a variable which has been given the _i_n_t_e_g_e_r
+ The value of a variable is evaluated as an arithmetic expression when
+ it is referenced, or when a variable which has been given the _i_n_t_e_g_e_r
attribute using ddeeccllaarree --ii is assigned a value. A null value evaluates
- to 0. A shell variable need not have its _i_n_t_e_g_e_r attribute turned on
+ to 0. A shell variable need not have its _i_n_t_e_g_e_r attribute turned on
to be used in an expression.
Integer constants follow the C language definition, without suffixes or
character constants. Constants with a leading 0 are interpreted as oc-
- tal numbers. A leading 0x or 0X denotes hexadecimal. Otherwise, num-
- bers take the form [_b_a_s_e_#]n, where the optional _b_a_s_e is a decimal num-
- ber between 2 and 64 representing the arithmetic base, and _n is a num-
- ber in that base. If _b_a_s_e_# is omitted, then base 10 is used. When
+ tal numbers. A leading 0x or 0X denotes hexadecimal. Otherwise, num-
+ bers take the form [_b_a_s_e_#]n, where the optional _b_a_s_e is a decimal num-
+ ber between 2 and 64 representing the arithmetic base, and _n is a num-
+ ber in that base. If _b_a_s_e_# is omitted, then base 10 is used. When
specifying _n, if a non-digit is required, the digits greater than 9 are
- represented by the lowercase letters, the uppercase letters, @, and _,
- in that order. If _b_a_s_e is less than or equal to 36, lowercase and up-
- percase letters may be used interchangeably to represent numbers be-
+ represented by the lowercase letters, the uppercase letters, @, and _,
+ in that order. If _b_a_s_e is less than or equal to 36, lowercase and up-
+ percase letters may be used interchangeably to represent numbers be-
tween 10 and 35.
- Operators are evaluated in order of precedence. Sub-expressions in
- parentheses are evaluated first and may override the precedence rules
+ Operators are evaluated in order of precedence. Sub-expressions in
+ parentheses are evaluated first and may override the precedence rules
above.
CCOONNDDIITTIIOONNAALL EEXXPPRREESSSSIIOONNSS
- Conditional expressions are used by the [[[[ compound command and the
- tteesstt and [[ builtin commands to test file attributes and perform string
- and arithmetic comparisons. The tteesstt and [[ commands determine their
- behavior based on the number of arguments; see the descriptions of
+ Conditional expressions are used by the [[[[ compound command and the
+ tteesstt and [[ builtin commands to test file attributes and perform string
+ and arithmetic comparisons. The tteesstt and [[ commands determine their
+ behavior based on the number of arguments; see the descriptions of
those commands for any other command-specific actions.
- Expressions are formed from the following unary or binary primaries.
- BBaasshh handles several filenames specially when they are used in expres-
+ Expressions are formed from the following unary or binary primaries.
+ BBaasshh handles several filenames specially when they are used in expres-
sions. If the operating system on which bbaasshh is running provides these
- special files, bash will use them; otherwise it will emulate them in-
- ternally with this behavior: If any _f_i_l_e argument to one of the pri-
+ special files, bash will use them; otherwise it will emulate them in-
+ ternally with this behavior: If any _f_i_l_e argument to one of the pri-
maries is of the form _/_d_e_v_/_f_d_/_n, then file descriptor _n is checked. If
- the _f_i_l_e argument to one of the primaries is one of _/_d_e_v_/_s_t_d_i_n,
- _/_d_e_v_/_s_t_d_o_u_t, or _/_d_e_v_/_s_t_d_e_r_r, file descriptor 0, 1, or 2, respectively,
+ the _f_i_l_e argument to one of the primaries is one of _/_d_e_v_/_s_t_d_i_n,
+ _/_d_e_v_/_s_t_d_o_u_t, or _/_d_e_v_/_s_t_d_e_r_r, file descriptor 0, 1, or 2, respectively,
is checked.
Unless otherwise specified, primaries that operate on files follow sym-
bolic links and operate on the target of the link, rather than the link
itself.
- When used with [[[[, the << and >> operators sort lexicographically using
+ When used with [[[[, the << and >> operators sort lexicographically using
the current locale. The tteesstt command sorts using ASCII ordering.
--aa _f_i_l_e
@@ -2613,30 +2614,30 @@ CCOONNDDIITTIIOONNAALL EEXXPPRREESSSSIIOONNSS
--LL _f_i_l_e
True if _f_i_l_e exists and is a symbolic link.
--NN _f_i_l_e
- True if _f_i_l_e exists and has been modified since it was last
+ True if _f_i_l_e exists and has been modified since it was last
read.
--OO _f_i_l_e
True if _f_i_l_e exists and is owned by the effective user id.
--SS _f_i_l_e
True if _f_i_l_e exists and is a socket.
_f_i_l_e_1 --eeff _f_i_l_e_2
- True if _f_i_l_e_1 and _f_i_l_e_2 refer to the same device and inode num-
+ True if _f_i_l_e_1 and _f_i_l_e_2 refer to the same device and inode num-
bers.
_f_i_l_e_1 -nntt _f_i_l_e_2
- True if _f_i_l_e_1 is newer (according to modification date) than
+ True if _f_i_l_e_1 is newer (according to modification date) than
_f_i_l_e_2, or if _f_i_l_e_1 exists and _f_i_l_e_2 does not.
_f_i_l_e_1 -oott _f_i_l_e_2
- True if _f_i_l_e_1 is older than _f_i_l_e_2, or if _f_i_l_e_2 exists and _f_i_l_e_1
+ True if _f_i_l_e_1 is older than _f_i_l_e_2, or if _f_i_l_e_2 exists and _f_i_l_e_1
does not.
--oo _o_p_t_n_a_m_e
- True if the shell option _o_p_t_n_a_m_e is enabled. See the list of
- options under the description of the --oo option to the sseett
+ True if the shell option _o_p_t_n_a_m_e is enabled. See the list of
+ options under the description of the --oo option to the sseett
builtin below.
--vv _v_a_r_n_a_m_e
- True if the shell variable _v_a_r_n_a_m_e is set (has been assigned a
+ True if the shell variable _v_a_r_n_a_m_e is set (has been assigned a
value).
--RR _v_a_r_n_a_m_e
- True if the shell variable _v_a_r_n_a_m_e is set and is a name refer-
+ True if the shell variable _v_a_r_n_a_m_e is set and is a name refer-
ence.
--zz _s_t_r_i_n_g
True if the length of _s_t_r_i_n_g is zero.
@@ -2646,8 +2647,8 @@ CCOONNDDIITTIIOONNAALL EEXXPPRREESSSSIIOONNSS
_s_t_r_i_n_g_1 ==== _s_t_r_i_n_g_2
_s_t_r_i_n_g_1 == _s_t_r_i_n_g_2
- True if the strings are equal. == should be used with the tteesstt
- command for POSIX conformance. When used with the [[[[ command,
+ True if the strings are equal. == should be used with the tteesstt
+ command for POSIX conformance. When used with the [[[[ command,
this performs pattern matching as described above (CCoommppoouunndd CCoomm--
mmaannddss).
@@ -2661,110 +2662,110 @@ CCOONNDDIITTIIOONNAALL EEXXPPRREESSSSIIOONNSS
True if _s_t_r_i_n_g_1 sorts after _s_t_r_i_n_g_2 lexicographically.
_a_r_g_1 OOPP _a_r_g_2
- OOPP is one of --eeqq, --nnee, --lltt, --llee, --ggtt, or --ggee. These arithmetic
- binary operators return true if _a_r_g_1 is equal to, not equal to,
- less than, less than or equal to, greater than, or greater than
- or equal to _a_r_g_2, respectively. _A_r_g_1 and _a_r_g_2 may be positive
- or negative integers. When used with the [[[[ command, _A_r_g_1 and
- _A_r_g_2 are evaluated as arithmetic expressions (see AARRIITTHHMMEETTIICC
+ OOPP is one of --eeqq, --nnee, --lltt, --llee, --ggtt, or --ggee. These arithmetic
+ binary operators return true if _a_r_g_1 is equal to, not equal to,
+ less than, less than or equal to, greater than, or greater than
+ or equal to _a_r_g_2, respectively. _A_r_g_1 and _a_r_g_2 may be positive
+ or negative integers. When used with the [[[[ command, _A_r_g_1 and
+ _A_r_g_2 are evaluated as arithmetic expressions (see AARRIITTHHMMEETTIICC
EEVVAALLUUAATTIIOONN above).
SSIIMMPPLLEE CCOOMMMMAANNDD EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
When a simple command is executed, the shell performs the following ex-
- pansions, assignments, and redirections, from left to right, in the
+ pansions, assignments, and redirections, from left to right, in the
following order.
- 1. The words that the parser has marked as variable assignments
- (those preceding the command name) and redirections are saved
+ 1. The words that the parser has marked as variable assignments
+ (those preceding the command name) and redirections are saved
for later processing.
- 2. The words that are not variable assignments or redirections are
- expanded. If any words remain after expansion, the first word
- is taken to be the name of the command and the remaining words
+ 2. The words that are not variable assignments or redirections are
+ expanded. If any words remain after expansion, the first word
+ is taken to be the name of the command and the remaining words
are the arguments.
3. Redirections are performed as described above under RREEDDIIRREECCTTIIOONN.
4. The text after the == in each variable assignment undergoes tilde
expansion, parameter expansion, command substitution, arithmetic
- expansion, and quote removal before being assigned to the vari-
+ expansion, and quote removal before being assigned to the vari-
able.
If no command name results, the variable assignments affect the current
- shell environment. Otherwise, the variables are added to the environ-
- ment of the executed command and do not affect the current shell envi-
- ronment. If any of the assignments attempts to assign a value to a
- readonly variable, an error occurs, and the command exits with a non-
+ shell environment. Otherwise, the variables are added to the environ-
+ ment of the executed command and do not affect the current shell envi-
+ ronment. If any of the assignments attempts to assign a value to a
+ readonly variable, an error occurs, and the command exits with a non-
zero status.
- If no command name results, redirections are performed, but do not af-
- fect the current shell environment. A redirection error causes the
+ If no command name results, redirections are performed, but do not af-
+ fect the current shell environment. A redirection error causes the
command to exit with a non-zero status.
- If there is a command name left after expansion, execution proceeds as
- described below. Otherwise, the command exits. If one of the expan-
- sions contained a command substitution, the exit status of the command
- is the exit status of the last command substitution performed. If
+ If there is a command name left after expansion, execution proceeds as
+ described below. Otherwise, the command exits. If one of the expan-
+ sions contained a command substitution, the exit status of the command
+ is the exit status of the last command substitution performed. If
there were no command substitutions, the command exits with a status of
zero.
CCOOMMMMAANNDD EEXXEECCUUTTIIOONN
- After a command has been split into words, if it results in a simple
- command and an optional list of arguments, the following actions are
+ After a command has been split into words, if it results in a simple
+ command and an optional list of arguments, the following actions are
taken.
- If the command name contains no slashes, the shell attempts to locate
- it. If there exists a shell function by that name, that function is
- invoked as described above in FFUUNNCCTTIIOONNSS. If the name does not match a
- function, the shell searches for it in the list of shell builtins. If
+ If the command name contains no slashes, the shell attempts to locate
+ it. If there exists a shell function by that name, that function is
+ invoked as described above in FFUUNNCCTTIIOONNSS. If the name does not match a
+ function, the shell searches for it in the list of shell builtins. If
a match is found, that builtin is invoked.
- If the name is neither a shell function nor a builtin, and contains no
- slashes, bbaasshh searches each element of the PPAATTHH for a directory con-
+ If the name is neither a shell function nor a builtin, and contains no
+ slashes, bbaasshh searches each element of the PPAATTHH for a directory con-
taining an executable file by that name. BBaasshh uses a hash table to re-
- member the full pathnames of executable files (see hhaasshh under SSHHEELLLL
- BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below). A full search of the directories in PPAATTHH is
- performed only if the command is not found in the hash table. If the
+ member the full pathnames of executable files (see hhaasshh under SSHHEELLLL
+ BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below). A full search of the directories in PPAATTHH is
+ performed only if the command is not found in the hash table. If the
search is unsuccessful, the shell searches for a defined shell function
named ccoommmmaanndd__nnoott__ffoouunndd__hhaannddllee. If that function exists, it is invoked
- in a separate execution environment with the original command and the
- original command's arguments as its arguments, and the function's exit
- status becomes the exit status of that subshell. If that function is
+ in a separate execution environment with the original command and the
+ original command's arguments as its arguments, and the function's exit
+ status becomes the exit status of that subshell. If that function is
not defined, the shell prints an error message and returns an exit sta-
tus of 127.
- If the search is successful, or if the command name contains one or
+ If the search is successful, or if the command name contains one or
more slashes, the shell executes the named program in a separate execu-
tion environment. Argument 0 is set to the name given, and the remain-
ing arguments to the command are set to the arguments given, if any.
- If this execution fails because the file is not in executable format,
- and the file is not a directory, it is assumed to be a _s_h_e_l_l _s_c_r_i_p_t, a
- file containing shell commands, and the shell creates a to execute it.
- This subshell reinitializes itself, so that the effect is as if a new
- shell had been invoked to handle the script, with the exception that
- the locations of commands remembered by the parent (see hhaasshh below un-
+ If this execution fails because the file is not in executable format,
+ and the file is not a directory, it is assumed to be a _s_h_e_l_l _s_c_r_i_p_t, a
+ file containing shell commands, and the shell creates a to execute it.
+ This subshell reinitializes itself, so that the effect is as if a new
+ shell had been invoked to handle the script, with the exception that
+ the locations of commands remembered by the parent (see hhaasshh below un-
der SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS) are retained by the child.
- If the program is a file beginning with ##!!, the remainder of the first
- line specifies an interpreter for the program. The shell executes the
+ If the program is a file beginning with ##!!, the remainder of the first
+ line specifies an interpreter for the program. The shell executes the
specified interpreter on operating systems that do not handle this exe-
cutable format themselves. The arguments to the interpreter consist of
- a single optional argument following the interpreter name on the first
- line of the program, followed by the name of the program, followed by
+ a single optional argument following the interpreter name on the first
+ line of the program, followed by the name of the program, followed by
the command arguments, if any.
CCOOMMMMAANNDD EEXXEECCUUTTIIOONN EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT
- The shell has an _e_x_e_c_u_t_i_o_n _e_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t, which consists of the follow-
+ The shell has an _e_x_e_c_u_t_i_o_n _e_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t, which consists of the follow-
ing:
- +o open files inherited by the shell at invocation, as modified by
+ +o open files inherited by the shell at invocation, as modified by
redirections supplied to the eexxeecc builtin
- +o the current working directory as set by ccdd, ppuusshhdd, or ppooppdd, or
+ +o the current working directory as set by ccdd, ppuusshhdd, or ppooppdd, or
inherited by the shell at invocation
- +o the file creation mode mask as set by uummaasskk or inherited from
+ +o the file creation mode mask as set by uummaasskk or inherited from
the shell's parent
+o current traps set by ttrraapp
@@ -2772,257 +2773,257 @@ CCOOMMMMAANNDD EEXXEECCUUTTIIOONN EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENN
+o shell parameters that are set by variable assignment or with sseett
or inherited from the shell's parent in the environment
- +o shell functions defined during execution or inherited from the
+ +o shell functions defined during execution or inherited from the
shell's parent in the environment
- +o options enabled at invocation (either by default or with com-
+ +o options enabled at invocation (either by default or with com-
mand-line arguments) or by sseett
+o options enabled by sshhoopptt
+o shell aliases defined with aalliiaass
- +o various process IDs, including those of background jobs, the
+ +o various process IDs, including those of background jobs, the
value of $$$$, and the value of PPPPIIDD
- When a simple command other than a builtin or shell function is to be
- executed, it is invoked in a separate execution environment that con-
- sists of the following. Unless otherwise noted, the values are inher-
+ When a simple command other than a builtin or shell function is to be
+ executed, it is invoked in a separate execution environment that con-
+ sists of the following. Unless otherwise noted, the values are inher-
ited from the shell.
- +o the shell's open files, plus any modifications and additions
+ +o the shell's open files, plus any modifications and additions
specified by redirections to the command
+o the current working directory
+o the file creation mode mask
- +o shell variables and functions marked for export, along with
+ +o shell variables and functions marked for export, along with
variables exported for the command, passed in the environment
+o traps caught by the shell are reset to the values inherited from
the shell's parent, and traps ignored by the shell are ignored
- A command invoked in this separate environment cannot affect the
+ A command invoked in this separate environment cannot affect the
shell's execution environment.
A _s_u_b_s_h_e_l_l is a copy of the shell process.
- Command substitution, commands grouped with parentheses, and asynchro-
+ Command substitution, commands grouped with parentheses, and asynchro-
nous commands are invoked in a subshell environment that is a duplicate
of the shell environment, except that traps caught by the shell are re-
- set to the values that the shell inherited from its parent at invoca-
+ set to the values that the shell inherited from its parent at invoca-
tion. Builtin commands that are invoked as part of a pipeline are also
executed in a subshell environment. Changes made to the subshell envi-
ronment cannot affect the shell's execution environment.
Subshells spawned to execute command substitutions inherit the value of
- the --ee option from the parent shell. When not in _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e, bbaasshh
+ the --ee option from the parent shell. When not in _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e, bbaasshh
clears the --ee option in such subshells.
- If a command is followed by a && and job control is not active, the de-
+ If a command is followed by a && and job control is not active, the de-
fault standard input for the command is the empty file _/_d_e_v_/_n_u_l_l. Oth-
- erwise, the invoked command inherits the file descriptors of the call-
+ erwise, the invoked command inherits the file descriptors of the call-
ing shell as modified by redirections.
EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT
- When a program is invoked it is given an array of strings called the
+ When a program is invoked it is given an array of strings called the
_e_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t. This is a list of _n_a_m_e-_v_a_l_u_e pairs, of the form
_n_a_m_e=_v_a_l_u_e.
- The shell provides several ways to manipulate the environment. On in-
- vocation, the shell scans its own environment and creates a parameter
- for each name found, automatically marking it for _e_x_p_o_r_t to child pro-
+ The shell provides several ways to manipulate the environment. On in-
+ vocation, the shell scans its own environment and creates a parameter
+ for each name found, automatically marking it for _e_x_p_o_r_t to child pro-
cesses. Executed commands inherit the environment. The eexxppoorrtt and ddee--
- ccllaarree --xx commands allow parameters and functions to be added to and
+ ccllaarree --xx commands allow parameters and functions to be added to and
deleted from the environment. If the value of a parameter in the envi-
ronment is modified, the new value becomes part of the environment, re-
- placing the old. The environment inherited by any executed command
- consists of the shell's initial environment, whose values may be modi-
- fied in the shell, less any pairs removed by the uunnsseett command, plus
+ placing the old. The environment inherited by any executed command
+ consists of the shell's initial environment, whose values may be modi-
+ fied in the shell, less any pairs removed by the uunnsseett command, plus
any additions via the eexxppoorrtt and ddeeccllaarree --xx commands.
- The environment for any _s_i_m_p_l_e _c_o_m_m_a_n_d or function may be augmented
- temporarily by prefixing it with parameter assignments, as described
+ The environment for any _s_i_m_p_l_e _c_o_m_m_a_n_d or function may be augmented
+ temporarily by prefixing it with parameter assignments, as described
above in PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS. These assignment statements affect only the envi-
ronment seen by that command.
- If the --kk option is set (see the sseett builtin command below), then _a_l_l
- parameter assignments are placed in the environment for a command, not
+ If the --kk option is set (see the sseett builtin command below), then _a_l_l
+ parameter assignments are placed in the environment for a command, not
just those that precede the command name.
- When bbaasshh invokes an external command, the variable __ is set to the
+ When bbaasshh invokes an external command, the variable __ is set to the
full filename of the command and passed to that command in its environ-
ment.
EEXXIITT SSTTAATTUUSS
- The exit status of an executed command is the value returned by the
+ The exit status of an executed command is the value returned by the
_w_a_i_t_p_i_d system call or equivalent function. Exit statuses fall between
- 0 and 255, though, as explained below, the shell may use values above
+ 0 and 255, though, as explained below, the shell may use values above
125 specially. Exit statuses from shell builtins and compound commands
are also limited to this range. Under certain circumstances, the shell
will use special values to indicate specific failure modes.
For the shell's purposes, a command which exits with a zero exit status
- has succeeded. An exit status of zero indicates success. A non-zero
- exit status indicates failure. When a command terminates on a fatal
+ has succeeded. An exit status of zero indicates success. A non-zero
+ exit status indicates failure. When a command terminates on a fatal
signal _N, bbaasshh uses the value of 128+_N as the exit status.
- If a command is not found, the child process created to execute it re-
- turns a status of 127. If a command is found but is not executable,
+ If a command is not found, the child process created to execute it re-
+ turns a status of 127. If a command is found but is not executable,
the return status is 126.
If a command fails because of an error during expansion or redirection,
the exit status is greater than zero.
- Shell builtin commands return a status of 0 (_t_r_u_e) if successful, and
- non-zero (_f_a_l_s_e) if an error occurs while they execute. All builtins
- return an exit status of 2 to indicate incorrect usage, generally in-
+ Shell builtin commands return a status of 0 (_t_r_u_e) if successful, and
+ non-zero (_f_a_l_s_e) if an error occurs while they execute. All builtins
+ return an exit status of 2 to indicate incorrect usage, generally in-
valid options or missing arguments.
The exit status of the last command is available in the special parame-
ter $?.
- BBaasshh itself returns the exit status of the last command executed, un-
- less a syntax error occurs, in which case it exits with a non-zero
+ BBaasshh itself returns the exit status of the last command executed, un-
+ less a syntax error occurs, in which case it exits with a non-zero
value. See also the eexxiitt builtin command below.
SSIIGGNNAALLSS
- When bbaasshh is interactive, in the absence of any traps, it ignores
+ When bbaasshh is interactive, in the absence of any traps, it ignores
SSIIGGTTEERRMM (so that kkiillll 00 does not kill an interactive shell), and SSIIGGIINNTT
- is caught and handled (so that the wwaaiitt builtin is interruptible). In
+ is caught and handled (so that the wwaaiitt builtin is interruptible). In
all cases, bbaasshh ignores SSIIGGQQUUIITT. If job control is in effect, bbaasshh ig-
nores SSIIGGTTTTIINN, SSIIGGTTTTOOUU, and SSIIGGTTSSTTPP.
Non-builtin commands run by bbaasshh have signal handlers set to the values
inherited by the shell from its parent. When job control is not in ef-
- fect, asynchronous commands ignore SSIIGGIINNTT and SSIIGGQQUUIITT in addition to
- these inherited handlers. Commands run as a result of command substi-
+ fect, asynchronous commands ignore SSIIGGIINNTT and SSIIGGQQUUIITT in addition to
+ these inherited handlers. Commands run as a result of command substi-
tution ignore the keyboard-generated job control signals SSIIGGTTTTIINN, SSIIGGTT--
TTOOUU, and SSIIGGTTSSTTPP.
- The shell exits by default upon receipt of a SSIIGGHHUUPP. Before exiting,
- an interactive shell resends the SSIIGGHHUUPP to all jobs, running or
+ The shell exits by default upon receipt of a SSIIGGHHUUPP. Before exiting,
+ an interactive shell resends the SSIIGGHHUUPP to all jobs, running or
stopped. Stopped jobs are sent SSIIGGCCOONNTT to ensure that they receive the
- SSIIGGHHUUPP. To prevent the shell from sending the signal to a particular
- job, it should be removed from the jobs table with the ddiissoowwnn builtin
- (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below) or marked to not receive SSIIGGHHUUPP us-
+ SSIIGGHHUUPP. To prevent the shell from sending the signal to a particular
+ job, it should be removed from the jobs table with the ddiissoowwnn builtin
+ (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below) or marked to not receive SSIIGGHHUUPP us-
ing ddiissoowwnn --hh.
- If the hhuuppoonneexxiitt shell option has been set with sshhoopptt, bbaasshh sends a
+ If the hhuuppoonneexxiitt shell option has been set with sshhoopptt, bbaasshh sends a
SSIIGGHHUUPP to all jobs when an interactive login shell exits.
- If bbaasshh is waiting for a command to complete and receives a signal for
+ If bbaasshh is waiting for a command to complete and receives a signal for
which a trap has been set, the trap will not be executed until the com-
- mand completes. When bbaasshh is waiting for an asynchronous command via
- the wwaaiitt builtin, the reception of a signal for which a trap has been
+ mand completes. When bbaasshh is waiting for an asynchronous command via
+ the wwaaiitt builtin, the reception of a signal for which a trap has been
set will cause the wwaaiitt builtin to return immediately with an exit sta-
tus greater than 128, immediately after which the trap is executed.
JJOOBB CCOONNTTRROOLL
_J_o_b _c_o_n_t_r_o_l refers to the ability to selectively stop (_s_u_s_p_e_n_d) the ex-
- ecution of processes and continue (_r_e_s_u_m_e) their execution at a later
- point. A user typically employs this facility via an interactive in-
- terface supplied jointly by the operating system kernel's terminal
+ ecution of processes and continue (_r_e_s_u_m_e) their execution at a later
+ point. A user typically employs this facility via an interactive in-
+ terface supplied jointly by the operating system kernel's terminal
driver and bbaasshh.
- The shell associates a _j_o_b with each pipeline. It keeps a table of
- currently executing jobs, which may be listed with the jjoobbss command.
- When bbaasshh starts a job asynchronously (in the _b_a_c_k_g_r_o_u_n_d), it prints a
+ The shell associates a _j_o_b with each pipeline. It keeps a table of
+ currently executing jobs, which may be listed with the jjoobbss command.
+ When bbaasshh starts a job asynchronously (in the _b_a_c_k_g_r_o_u_n_d), it prints a
line that looks like:
[1] 25647
indicating that this job is job number 1 and that the process ID of the
last process in the pipeline associated with this job is 25647. All of
- the processes in a single pipeline are members of the same job. BBaasshh
+ the processes in a single pipeline are members of the same job. BBaasshh
uses the _j_o_b abstraction as the basis for job control.
- To facilitate the implementation of the user interface to job control,
+ To facilitate the implementation of the user interface to job control,
the operating system maintains the notion of a _c_u_r_r_e_n_t _t_e_r_m_i_n_a_l _p_r_o_c_e_s_s
_g_r_o_u_p _I_D. Members of this process group (processes whose process group
ID is equal to the current terminal process group ID) receive keyboard-
- generated signals such as SSIIGGIINNTT. These processes are said to be in
- the _f_o_r_e_g_r_o_u_n_d. _B_a_c_k_g_r_o_u_n_d processes are those whose process group ID
+ generated signals such as SSIIGGIINNTT. These processes are said to be in
+ the _f_o_r_e_g_r_o_u_n_d. _B_a_c_k_g_r_o_u_n_d processes are those whose process group ID
differs from the terminal's; such processes are immune to keyboard-gen-
erated signals. Only foreground processes are allowed to read from or,
- if the user so specifies with stty tostop, write to the terminal.
- Background processes which attempt to read from (write to when stty
- tostop is in effect) the terminal are sent a SSIIGGTTTTIINN ((SSIIGGTTTTOOUU)) signal
- by the kernel's terminal driver, which, unless caught, suspends the
+ if the user so specifies with stty tostop, write to the terminal.
+ Background processes which attempt to read from (write to when stty
+ tostop is in effect) the terminal are sent a SSIIGGTTTTIINN ((SSIIGGTTTTOOUU)) signal
+ by the kernel's terminal driver, which, unless caught, suspends the
process.
- If the operating system on which bbaasshh is running supports job control,
+ If the operating system on which bbaasshh is running supports job control,
bbaasshh contains facilities to use it. Typing the _s_u_s_p_e_n_d character (typ-
ically ^^ZZ, Control-Z) while a process is running causes that process to
- be stopped and returns control to bbaasshh. Typing the _d_e_l_a_y_e_d _s_u_s_p_e_n_d
- character (typically ^^YY, Control-Y) causes the process to be stopped
+ be stopped and returns control to bbaasshh. Typing the _d_e_l_a_y_e_d _s_u_s_p_e_n_d
+ character (typically ^^YY, Control-Y) causes the process to be stopped
when it attempts to read input from the terminal, and control to be re-
- turned to bbaasshh. The user may then manipulate the state of this job,
- using the bbgg command to continue it in the background, the ffgg command
+ turned to bbaasshh. The user may then manipulate the state of this job,
+ using the bbgg command to continue it in the background, the ffgg command
to continue it in the foreground, or the kkiillll command to kill it. A ^^ZZ
takes effect immediately, and has the additional side effect of causing
pending output and typeahead to be discarded.
There are a number of ways to refer to a job in the shell. The charac-
- ter %% introduces a job specification (_j_o_b_s_p_e_c). Job number _n may be
+ ter %% introduces a job specification (_j_o_b_s_p_e_c). Job number _n may be
referred to as %%nn. A job may also be referred to using a prefix of the
name used to start it, or using a substring that appears in its command
- line. For example, %%ccee refers to a stopped job whose command name be-
- gins with ccee. If a prefix matches more than one job, bbaasshh reports an
+ line. For example, %%ccee refers to a stopped job whose command name be-
+ gins with ccee. If a prefix matches more than one job, bbaasshh reports an
error. Using %%??ccee, on the other hand, refers to any job containing the
- string ccee in its command line. If the substring matches more than one
+ string ccee in its command line. If the substring matches more than one
job, bbaasshh reports an error. The symbols %%%% and %%++ refer to the shell's
- notion of the _c_u_r_r_e_n_t _j_o_b, which is the last job stopped while it was
- in the foreground or started in the background. The _p_r_e_v_i_o_u_s _j_o_b may
- be referenced using %%--. If there is only a single job, %%++ and %%-- can
+ notion of the _c_u_r_r_e_n_t _j_o_b, which is the last job stopped while it was
+ in the foreground or started in the background. The _p_r_e_v_i_o_u_s _j_o_b may
+ be referenced using %%--. If there is only a single job, %%++ and %%-- can
both be used to refer to that job. In output pertaining to jobs (e.g.,
the output of the jjoobbss command), the current job is always flagged with
- a ++, and the previous job with a --. A single % (with no accompanying
+ a ++, and the previous job with a --. A single % (with no accompanying
job specification) also refers to the current job.
- Simply naming a job can be used to bring it into the foreground: %%11 is
- a synonym for ````ffgg %%11'''', bringing job 1 from the background into the
- foreground. Similarly, ````%%11 &&'''' resumes job 1 in the background,
+ Simply naming a job can be used to bring it into the foreground: %%11 is
+ a synonym for ````ffgg %%11'''', bringing job 1 from the background into the
+ foreground. Similarly, ````%%11 &&'''' resumes job 1 in the background,
equivalent to ````bbgg %%11''''.
- The shell learns immediately whenever a job changes state. Normally,
+ The shell learns immediately whenever a job changes state. Normally,
bbaasshh waits until it is about to print a prompt before reporting changes
- in a job's status so as to not interrupt any other output. If the --bb
+ in a job's status so as to not interrupt any other output. If the --bb
option to the sseett builtin command is enabled, bbaasshh reports such changes
- immediately. Any trap on SSIIGGCCHHLLDD is executed for each child that ex-
+ immediately. Any trap on SSIIGGCCHHLLDD is executed for each child that ex-
its.
- If an attempt to exit bbaasshh is made while jobs are stopped (or, if the
- cchheecckkjjoobbss shell option has been enabled using the sshhoopptt builtin, run-
+ If an attempt to exit bbaasshh is made while jobs are stopped (or, if the
+ cchheecckkjjoobbss shell option has been enabled using the sshhoopptt builtin, run-
ning), the shell prints a warning message, and, if the cchheecckkjjoobbss option
- is enabled, lists the jobs and their statuses. The jjoobbss command may
- then be used to inspect their status. If a second attempt to exit is
- made without an intervening command, the shell does not print another
+ is enabled, lists the jobs and their statuses. The jjoobbss command may
+ then be used to inspect their status. If a second attempt to exit is
+ made without an intervening command, the shell does not print another
warning, and any stopped jobs are terminated.
- When the shell is waiting for a job or process using the wwaaiitt builtin,
- and job control is enabled, wwaaiitt will return when the job changes
- state. The --ff option causes wwaaiitt to wait until the job or process ter-
+ When the shell is waiting for a job or process using the wwaaiitt builtin,
+ and job control is enabled, wwaaiitt will return when the job changes
+ state. The --ff option causes wwaaiitt to wait until the job or process ter-
minates before returning.
PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG
When executing interactively, bbaasshh displays the primary prompt PPSS11 when
- it is ready to read a command, and the secondary prompt PPSS22 when it
- needs more input to complete a command. BBaasshh displays PPSS00 after it
- reads a command but before executing it. BBaasshh displays PPSS44 as de-
- scribed above before tracing each command when the --xx option is en-
- abled. BBaasshh allows these prompt strings to be customized by inserting
- a number of backslash-escaped special characters that are decoded as
+ it is ready to read a command, and the secondary prompt PPSS22 when it
+ needs more input to complete a command. BBaasshh displays PPSS00 after it
+ reads a command but before executing it. BBaasshh displays PPSS44 as de-
+ scribed above before tracing each command when the --xx option is en-
+ abled. BBaasshh allows these prompt strings to be customized by inserting
+ a number of backslash-escaped special characters that are decoded as
follows:
\\aa an ASCII bell character (07)
- \\dd the date in "Weekday Month Date" format (e.g., "Tue May
+ \\dd the date in "Weekday Month Date" format (e.g., "Tue May
26")
\\DD{{_f_o_r_m_a_t}}
the _f_o_r_m_a_t is passed to _s_t_r_f_t_i_m_e(3) and the result is in-
serted into the prompt string; an empty _f_o_r_m_a_t results in
- a locale-specific time representation. The braces are
+ a locale-specific time representation. The braces are
required
\\ee an ASCII escape character (033)
\\hh the hostname up to the first `.'
@@ -3031,7 +3032,7 @@ PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG
\\ll the basename of the shell's terminal device name
\\nn newline
\\rr carriage return
- \\ss the name of the shell, the basename of $$00 (the portion
+ \\ss the name of the shell, the basename of $$00 (the portion
following the final slash)
\\tt the current time in 24-hour HH:MM:SS format
\\TT the current time in 12-hour HH:MM:SS format
@@ -3040,8 +3041,8 @@ PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG
\\uu the username of the current user
\\vv the version of bbaasshh (e.g., 2.00)
\\VV the release of bbaasshh, version + patch level (e.g., 2.00.0)
- \\ww the value of the PPWWDD shell variable ($$PPWWDD), with $$HHOOMMEE
- abbreviated with a tilde (uses the value of the
+ \\ww the value of the PPWWDD shell variable ($$PPWWDD), with $$HHOOMMEE
+ abbreviated with a tilde (uses the value of the
PPRROOMMPPTT__DDIIRRTTRRIIMM variable)
\\WW the basename of $$PPWWDD, with $$HHOOMMEE abbreviated with a tilde
\\!! the history number of this command
@@ -3049,70 +3050,70 @@ PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG
\\$$ if the effective UID is 0, a ##, otherwise a $$
\\_n_n_n the character corresponding to the octal number _n_n_n
\\\\ a backslash
- \\[[ begin a sequence of non-printing characters, which could
- be used to embed a terminal control sequence into the
+ \\[[ begin a sequence of non-printing characters, which could
+ be used to embed a terminal control sequence into the
prompt
\\]] end a sequence of non-printing characters
- The command number and the history number are usually different: the
- history number of a command is its position in the history list, which
- may include commands restored from the history file (see HHIISSTTOORRYY be-
- low), while the command number is the position in the sequence of com-
- mands executed during the current shell session. After the string is
- decoded, it is expanded via parameter expansion, command substitution,
- arithmetic expansion, and quote removal, subject to the value of the
+ The command number and the history number are usually different: the
+ history number of a command is its position in the history list, which
+ may include commands restored from the history file (see HHIISSTTOORRYY be-
+ low), while the command number is the position in the sequence of com-
+ mands executed during the current shell session. After the string is
+ decoded, it is expanded via parameter expansion, command substitution,
+ arithmetic expansion, and quote removal, subject to the value of the
pprroommppttvvaarrss shell option (see the description of the sshhoopptt command under
- SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below). This can have unwanted side effects if
- escaped portions of the string appear within command substitution or
+ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below). This can have unwanted side effects if
+ escaped portions of the string appear within command substitution or
contain characters special to word expansion.
RREEAADDLLIINNEE
- This is the library that handles reading input when using an interac-
+ This is the library that handles reading input when using an interac-
tive shell, unless the ----nnooeeddiittiinngg option is given at shell invocation.
Line editing is also used when using the --ee option to the rreeaadd builtin.
By default, the line editing commands are similar to those of Emacs. A
vi-style line editing interface is also available. Line editing can be
- enabled at any time using the --oo eemmaaccss or --oo vvii options to the sseett
- builtin (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below). To turn off line editing
- after the shell is running, use the ++oo eemmaaccss or ++oo vvii options to the
+ enabled at any time using the --oo eemmaaccss or --oo vvii options to the sseett
+ builtin (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below). To turn off line editing
+ after the shell is running, use the ++oo eemmaaccss or ++oo vvii options to the
sseett builtin.
RReeaaddlliinnee NNoottaattiioonn
In this section, the Emacs-style notation is used to denote keystrokes.
- Control keys are denoted by C-_k_e_y, e.g., C-n means Control-N. Simi-
- larly, _m_e_t_a keys are denoted by M-_k_e_y, so M-x means Meta-X. (On key-
- boards without a _m_e_t_a key, M-_x means ESC _x, i.e., press the Escape key
+ Control keys are denoted by C-_k_e_y, e.g., C-n means Control-N. Simi-
+ larly, _m_e_t_a keys are denoted by M-_k_e_y, so M-x means Meta-X. (On key-
+ boards without a _m_e_t_a key, M-_x means ESC _x, i.e., press the Escape key
then the _x key. This makes ESC the _m_e_t_a _p_r_e_f_i_x. The combination M-C-_x
- means ESC-Control-_x, or press the Escape key then hold the Control key
+ means ESC-Control-_x, or press the Escape key then hold the Control key
while pressing the _x key.)
Readline commands may be given numeric _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s, which normally act as
- a repeat count. Sometimes, however, it is the sign of the argument
- that is significant. Passing a negative argument to a command that
- acts in the forward direction (e.g., kkiillll--lliinnee) causes that command to
- act in a backward direction. Commands whose behavior with arguments
+ a repeat count. Sometimes, however, it is the sign of the argument
+ that is significant. Passing a negative argument to a command that
+ acts in the forward direction (e.g., kkiillll--lliinnee) causes that command to
+ act in a backward direction. Commands whose behavior with arguments
deviates from this are noted below.
- When a command is described as _k_i_l_l_i_n_g text, the text deleted is saved
+ When a command is described as _k_i_l_l_i_n_g text, the text deleted is saved
for possible future retrieval (_y_a_n_k_i_n_g). The killed text is saved in a
_k_i_l_l _r_i_n_g. Consecutive kills cause the text to be accumulated into one
unit, which can be yanked all at once. Commands which do not kill text
separate the chunks of text on the kill ring.
RReeaaddlliinnee IInniittiiaalliizzaattiioonn
- Readline is customized by putting commands in an initialization file
- (the _i_n_p_u_t_r_c file). The name of this file is taken from the value of
+ Readline is customized by putting commands in an initialization file
+ (the _i_n_p_u_t_r_c file). The name of this file is taken from the value of
the IINNPPUUTTRRCC variable. If that variable is unset, the default is _~_/_._i_n_-
- _p_u_t_r_c. If that file does not exist or cannot be read, the ultimate
- default is _/_e_t_c_/_i_n_p_u_t_r_c. When a program which uses the readline li-
- brary starts up, the initialization file is read, and the key bindings
- and variables are set. There are only a few basic constructs allowed
- in the readline initialization file. Blank lines are ignored. Lines
- beginning with a ## are comments. Lines beginning with a $$ indicate
- conditional constructs. Other lines denote key bindings and variable
+ _p_u_t_r_c. If that file does not exist or cannot be read, the ultimate
+ default is _/_e_t_c_/_i_n_p_u_t_r_c. When a program which uses the readline li-
+ brary starts up, the initialization file is read, and the key bindings
+ and variables are set. There are only a few basic constructs allowed
+ in the readline initialization file. Blank lines are ignored. Lines
+ beginning with a ## are comments. Lines beginning with a $$ indicate
+ conditional constructs. Other lines denote key bindings and variable
settings.
- The default key-bindings may be changed with an _i_n_p_u_t_r_c file. Other
+ The default key-bindings may be changed with an _i_n_p_u_t_r_c file. Other
programs that use this library may add their own commands and bindings.
For example, placing
@@ -3120,18 +3121,18 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
M-Control-u: universal-argument
or
C-Meta-u: universal-argument
- into the _i_n_p_u_t_r_c would make M-C-u execute the readline command _u_n_i_v_e_r_-
+ into the _i_n_p_u_t_r_c would make M-C-u execute the readline command _u_n_i_v_e_r_-
_s_a_l_-_a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t.
- The following symbolic character names are recognized: _R_U_B_O_U_T, _D_E_L,
+ The following symbolic character names are recognized: _R_U_B_O_U_T, _D_E_L,
_E_S_C, _L_F_D, _N_E_W_L_I_N_E, _R_E_T, _R_E_T_U_R_N, _S_P_C, _S_P_A_C_E, and _T_A_B.
- In addition to command names, readline allows keys to be bound to a
+ In addition to command names, readline allows keys to be bound to a
string that is inserted when the key is pressed (a _m_a_c_r_o).
RReeaaddlliinnee KKeeyy BBiinnddiinnggss
- The syntax for controlling key bindings in the _i_n_p_u_t_r_c file is simple.
- All that is required is the name of the command or the text of a macro
+ The syntax for controlling key bindings in the _i_n_p_u_t_r_c file is simple.
+ All that is required is the name of the command or the text of a macro
and a key sequence to which it should be bound. The name may be speci-
fied in one of two ways: as a symbolic key name, possibly with _M_e_t_a_- or
_C_o_n_t_r_o_l_- prefixes, or as a key sequence.
@@ -3143,15 +3144,15 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
Meta-Rubout: backward-kill-word
Control-o: "> output"
- In the above example, _C_-_u is bound to the function uunniivveerrssaall--aarrgguummeenntt,
- _M_-_D_E_L is bound to the function bbaacckkwwaarrdd--kkiillll--wwoorrdd, and _C_-_o is bound to
- run the macro expressed on the right hand side (that is, to insert the
+ In the above example, _C_-_u is bound to the function uunniivveerrssaall--aarrgguummeenntt,
+ _M_-_D_E_L is bound to the function bbaacckkwwaarrdd--kkiillll--wwoorrdd, and _C_-_o is bound to
+ run the macro expressed on the right hand side (that is, to insert the
text ``> output'' into the line).
- In the second form, ""kkeeyysseeqq"":_f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e or _m_a_c_r_o, kkeeyysseeqq differs
- from kkeeyynnaammee above in that strings denoting an entire key sequence may
- be specified by placing the sequence within double quotes. Some GNU
- Emacs style key escapes can be used, as in the following example, but
+ In the second form, ""kkeeyysseeqq"":_f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e or _m_a_c_r_o, kkeeyysseeqq differs
+ from kkeeyynnaammee above in that strings denoting an entire key sequence may
+ be specified by placing the sequence within double quotes. Some GNU
+ Emacs style key escapes can be used, as in the following example, but
the symbolic character names are not recognized.
"\C-u": universal-argument
@@ -3159,7 +3160,7 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
"\e[11~": "Function Key 1"
In this example, _C_-_u is again bound to the function uunniivveerrssaall--aarrgguummeenntt.
- _C_-_x _C_-_r is bound to the function rree--rreeaadd--iinniitt--ffiillee, and _E_S_C _[ _1 _1 _~ is
+ _C_-_x _C_-_r is bound to the function rree--rreeaadd--iinniitt--ffiillee, and _E_S_C _[ _1 _1 _~ is
bound to insert the text ``Function Key 1''.
The full set of GNU Emacs style escape sequences is
@@ -3170,7 +3171,7 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
\\"" literal "
\\'' literal '
- In addition to the GNU Emacs style escape sequences, a second set of
+ In addition to the GNU Emacs style escape sequences, a second set of
backslash escapes is available:
\\aa alert (bell)
\\bb backspace
@@ -3180,20 +3181,20 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
\\rr carriage return
\\tt horizontal tab
\\vv vertical tab
- \\_n_n_n the eight-bit character whose value is the octal value
+ \\_n_n_n the eight-bit character whose value is the octal value
_n_n_n (one to three digits)
- \\xx_H_H the eight-bit character whose value is the hexadecimal
+ \\xx_H_H the eight-bit character whose value is the hexadecimal
value _H_H (one or two hex digits)
When entering the text of a macro, single or double quotes must be used
to indicate a macro definition. Unquoted text is assumed to be a func-
- tion name. In the macro body, the backslash escapes described above
- are expanded. Backslash will quote any other character in the macro
+ tion name. In the macro body, the backslash escapes described above
+ are expanded. Backslash will quote any other character in the macro
text, including " and '.
- BBaasshh allows the current readline key bindings to be displayed or modi-
- fied with the bbiinndd builtin command. The editing mode may be switched
- during interactive use by using the --oo option to the sseett builtin com-
+ BBaasshh allows the current readline key bindings to be displayed or modi-
+ fied with the bbiinndd builtin command. The editing mode may be switched
+ during interactive use by using the --oo option to the sseett builtin com-
mand (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below).
RReeaaddlliinnee VVaarriiaabblleess
@@ -3204,78 +3205,78 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
sseett _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e_-_n_a_m_e _v_a_l_u_e
or using the bbiinndd builtin command (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below).
- Except where noted, readline variables can take the values OOnn or OOffff
- (without regard to case). Unrecognized variable names are ignored.
- When a variable value is read, empty or null values, "on" (case-insen-
+ Except where noted, readline variables can take the values OOnn or OOffff
+ (without regard to case). Unrecognized variable names are ignored.
+ When a variable value is read, empty or null values, "on" (case-insen-
sitive), and "1" are equivalent to OOnn. All other values are equivalent
to OOffff. The variables and their default values are:
bbeellll--ssttyyllee ((aauuddiibbllee))
- Controls what happens when readline wants to ring the terminal
+ Controls what happens when readline wants to ring the terminal
bell. If set to nnoonnee, readline never rings the bell. If set to
- vviissiibbllee, readline uses a visible bell if one is available. If
+ vviissiibbllee, readline uses a visible bell if one is available. If
set to aauuddiibbllee, readline attempts to ring the terminal's bell.
bbiinndd--ttttyy--ssppeecciiaall--cchhaarrss ((OOnn))
- If set to OOnn, readline attempts to bind the control characters
+ If set to OOnn, readline attempts to bind the control characters
treated specially by the kernel's terminal driver to their read-
line equivalents.
bblliinnkk--mmaattcchhiinngg--ppaarreenn ((OOffff))
If set to OOnn, readline attempts to briefly move the cursor to an
opening parenthesis when a closing parenthesis is inserted.
ccoolloorreedd--ccoommpplleettiioonn--pprreeffiixx ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, when listing completions, readline displays the
+ If set to OOnn, when listing completions, readline displays the
common prefix of the set of possible completions using a differ-
- ent color. The color definitions are taken from the value of
+ ent color. The color definitions are taken from the value of
the LLSS__CCOOLLOORRSS environment variable.
ccoolloorreedd--ssttaattss ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, readline displays possible completions using dif-
- ferent colors to indicate their file type. The color defini-
- tions are taken from the value of the LLSS__CCOOLLOORRSS environment
+ If set to OOnn, readline displays possible completions using dif-
+ ferent colors to indicate their file type. The color defini-
+ tions are taken from the value of the LLSS__CCOOLLOORRSS environment
variable.
ccoommmmeenntt--bbeeggiinn ((````##''''))
- The string that is inserted when the readline iinnsseerrtt--ccoommmmeenntt
+ The string that is inserted when the readline iinnsseerrtt--ccoommmmeenntt
command is executed. This command is bound to MM--## in emacs mode
and to ## in vi command mode.
ccoommpplleettiioonn--ddiissppllaayy--wwiiddtthh ((--11))
- The number of screen columns used to display possible matches
- when performing completion. The value is ignored if it is less
- than 0 or greater than the terminal screen width. A value of 0
- will cause matches to be displayed one per line. The default
+ The number of screen columns used to display possible matches
+ when performing completion. The value is ignored if it is less
+ than 0 or greater than the terminal screen width. A value of 0
+ will cause matches to be displayed one per line. The default
value is -1.
ccoommpplleettiioonn--iiggnnoorree--ccaassee ((OOffff))
If set to OOnn, readline performs filename matching and completion
in a case-insensitive fashion.
ccoommpplleettiioonn--mmaapp--ccaassee ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, and ccoommpplleettiioonn--iiggnnoorree--ccaassee is enabled, readline
- treats hyphens (_-) and underscores (__) as equivalent when per-
+ If set to OOnn, and ccoommpplleettiioonn--iiggnnoorree--ccaassee is enabled, readline
+ treats hyphens (_-) and underscores (__) as equivalent when per-
forming case-insensitive filename matching and completion.
ccoommpplleettiioonn--pprreeffiixx--ddiissppllaayy--lleennggtthh ((00))
- The length in characters of the common prefix of a list of pos-
- sible completions that is displayed without modification. When
- set to a value greater than zero, common prefixes longer than
- this value are replaced with an ellipsis when displaying possi-
+ The length in characters of the common prefix of a list of pos-
+ sible completions that is displayed without modification. When
+ set to a value greater than zero, common prefixes longer than
+ this value are replaced with an ellipsis when displaying possi-
ble completions.
ccoommpplleettiioonn--qquueerryy--iitteemmss ((110000))
- This determines when the user is queried about viewing the num-
- ber of possible completions generated by the ppoossssiibbllee--ccoommppllee--
- ttiioonnss command. It may be set to any integer value greater than
- or equal to zero. If the number of possible completions is
- greater than or equal to the value of this variable, readline
- will ask whether or not the user wishes to view them; otherwise
- they are simply listed on the terminal. A zero value means
+ This determines when the user is queried about viewing the num-
+ ber of possible completions generated by the ppoossssiibbllee--ccoommppllee--
+ ttiioonnss command. It may be set to any integer value greater than
+ or equal to zero. If the number of possible completions is
+ greater than or equal to the value of this variable, readline
+ will ask whether or not the user wishes to view them; otherwise
+ they are simply listed on the terminal. A zero value means
readline should never ask; negative values are treated as zero.
ccoonnvveerrtt--mmeettaa ((OOnn))
- If set to OOnn, readline will convert characters with the eighth
+ If set to OOnn, readline will convert characters with the eighth
bit set to an ASCII key sequence by stripping the eighth bit and
- prefixing an escape character (in effect, using escape as the
- _m_e_t_a _p_r_e_f_i_x). The default is _O_n, but readline will set it to
+ prefixing an escape character (in effect, using escape as the
+ _m_e_t_a _p_r_e_f_i_x). The default is _O_n, but readline will set it to
_O_f_f if the locale contains eight-bit characters.
ddiissaabbllee--ccoommpplleettiioonn ((OOffff))
If set to OOnn, readline will inhibit word completion. Completion
- characters will be inserted into the line as if they had been
+ characters will be inserted into the line as if they had been
mapped to sseellff--iinnsseerrtt.
eecchhoo--ccoonnttrrooll--cchhaarraacctteerrss ((OOnn))
- When set to OOnn, on operating systems that indicate they support
+ When set to OOnn, on operating systems that indicate they support
it, readline echoes a character corresponding to a signal gener-
ated from the keyboard.
eeddiittiinngg--mmooddee ((eemmaaccss))
@@ -3283,219 +3284,219 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
ilar to _E_m_a_c_s or _v_i. eeddiittiinngg--mmooddee can be set to either eemmaaccss or
vvii.
eemmaaccss--mmooddee--ssttrriinngg ((@@))
- If the _s_h_o_w_-_m_o_d_e_-_i_n_-_p_r_o_m_p_t variable is enabled, this string is
+ If the _s_h_o_w_-_m_o_d_e_-_i_n_-_p_r_o_m_p_t variable is enabled, this string is
displayed immediately before the last line of the primary prompt
when emacs editing mode is active. The value is expanded like a
- key binding, so the standard set of meta- and control prefixes
- and backslash escape sequences is available. Use the \1 and \2
- escapes to begin and end sequences of non-printing characters,
- which can be used to embed a terminal control sequence into the
+ key binding, so the standard set of meta- and control prefixes
+ and backslash escape sequences is available. Use the \1 and \2
+ escapes to begin and end sequences of non-printing characters,
+ which can be used to embed a terminal control sequence into the
mode string.
eennaabbllee--aaccttiivvee--rreeggiioonn ((OOnn))
- The _p_o_i_n_t is the current cursor position, and _m_a_r_k refers to a
- saved cursor position. The text between the point and mark is
- referred to as the _r_e_g_i_o_n. When this variable is set to _O_n,
- readline allows certain commands to designate the region as _a_c_-
- _t_i_v_e. When the region is active, readline highlights the text
- in the region using the terminal's standout mode. The active
+ The _p_o_i_n_t is the current cursor position, and _m_a_r_k refers to a
+ saved cursor position. The text between the point and mark is
+ referred to as the _r_e_g_i_o_n. When this variable is set to _O_n,
+ readline allows certain commands to designate the region as _a_c_-
+ _t_i_v_e. When the region is active, readline highlights the text
+ in the region using the terminal's standout mode. The active
region shows the text inserted by bracketed-paste and any match-
ing text found by incremental and non-incremental history
searches.
eennaabbllee--bbrraacckkeetteedd--ppaassttee ((OOnn))
- When set to OOnn, readline will configure the terminal in a way
+ When set to OOnn, readline will configure the terminal in a way
that will enable it to insert each paste into the editing buffer
as a single string of characters, instead of treating each char-
- acter as if it had been read from the keyboard. This can pre-
- vent pasted characters from being interpreted as editing com-
+ acter as if it had been read from the keyboard. This can pre-
+ vent pasted characters from being interpreted as editing com-
mands.
eennaabbllee--kkeeyyppaadd ((OOffff))
When set to OOnn, readline will try to enable the application key-
pad when it is called. Some systems need this to enable the ar-
row keys.
eennaabbllee--mmeettaa--kkeeyy ((OOnn))
- When set to OOnn, readline will try to enable any meta modifier
- key the terminal claims to support when it is called. On many
+ When set to OOnn, readline will try to enable any meta modifier
+ key the terminal claims to support when it is called. On many
terminals, the meta key is used to send eight-bit characters.
eexxppaanndd--ttiillddee ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, tilde expansion is performed when readline at-
+ If set to OOnn, tilde expansion is performed when readline at-
tempts word completion.
hhiissttoorryy--pprreesseerrvvee--ppooiinntt ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, the history code attempts to place point at the
- same location on each history line retrieved with pprreevviioouuss--hhiiss--
+ If set to OOnn, the history code attempts to place point at the
+ same location on each history line retrieved with pprreevviioouuss--hhiiss--
ttoorryy or nneexxtt--hhiissttoorryy.
hhiissttoorryy--ssiizzee ((uunnsseett))
- Set the maximum number of history entries saved in the history
- list. If set to zero, any existing history entries are deleted
+ Set the maximum number of history entries saved in the history
+ list. If set to zero, any existing history entries are deleted
and no new entries are saved. If set to a value less than zero,
- the number of history entries is not limited. By default, the
- number of history entries is set to the value of the HHIISSTTSSIIZZEE
- shell variable. If an attempt is made to set _h_i_s_t_o_r_y_-_s_i_z_e to a
+ the number of history entries is not limited. By default, the
+ number of history entries is set to the value of the HHIISSTTSSIIZZEE
+ shell variable. If an attempt is made to set _h_i_s_t_o_r_y_-_s_i_z_e to a
non-numeric value, the maximum number of history entries will be
set to 500.
hhoorriizzoonnttaall--ssccrroollll--mmooddee ((OOffff))
- When set to OOnn, makes readline use a single line for display,
+ When set to OOnn, makes readline use a single line for display,
scrolling the input horizontally on a single screen line when it
- becomes longer than the screen width rather than wrapping to a
- new line. This setting is automatically enabled for terminals
+ becomes longer than the screen width rather than wrapping to a
+ new line. This setting is automatically enabled for terminals
of height 1.
iinnppuutt--mmeettaa ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, readline will enable eight-bit input (that is, it
+ If set to OOnn, readline will enable eight-bit input (that is, it
will not strip the eighth bit from the characters it reads), re-
- gardless of what the terminal claims it can support. The name
- mmeettaa--ffllaagg is a synonym for this variable. The default is _O_f_f,
- but readline will set it to _O_n if the locale contains eight-bit
+ gardless of what the terminal claims it can support. The name
+ mmeettaa--ffllaagg is a synonym for this variable. The default is _O_f_f,
+ but readline will set it to _O_n if the locale contains eight-bit
characters.
iisseeaarrcchh--tteerrmmiinnaattoorrss ((````CC--[[CC--JJ''''))
- The string of characters that should terminate an incremental
- search without subsequently executing the character as a com-
- mand. If this variable has not been given a value, the charac-
+ The string of characters that should terminate an incremental
+ search without subsequently executing the character as a com-
+ mand. If this variable has not been given a value, the charac-
ters _E_S_C and _C_-_J will terminate an incremental search.
kkeeyymmaapp ((eemmaaccss))
- Set the current readline keymap. The set of valid keymap names
- is _e_m_a_c_s_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_m_e_t_a_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_c_t_l_x_, _v_i_, _v_i_-_c_o_m_-
- _m_a_n_d, and _v_i_-_i_n_s_e_r_t. _v_i is equivalent to _v_i_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d; _e_m_a_c_s is
- equivalent to _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d. The default value is _e_m_a_c_s; the
+ Set the current readline keymap. The set of valid keymap names
+ is _e_m_a_c_s_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_m_e_t_a_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_c_t_l_x_, _v_i_, _v_i_-_c_o_m_-
+ _m_a_n_d, and _v_i_-_i_n_s_e_r_t. _v_i is equivalent to _v_i_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d; _e_m_a_c_s is
+ equivalent to _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d. The default value is _e_m_a_c_s; the
value of eeddiittiinngg--mmooddee also affects the default keymap.
kkeeyysseeqq--ttiimmeeoouutt ((550000))
- Specifies the duration _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e will wait for a character when
- reading an ambiguous key sequence (one that can form a complete
+ Specifies the duration _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e will wait for a character when
+ reading an ambiguous key sequence (one that can form a complete
key sequence using the input read so far, or can take additional
- input to complete a longer key sequence). If no input is re-
- ceived within the timeout, _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e will use the shorter but
- complete key sequence. The value is specified in milliseconds,
- so a value of 1000 means that _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e will wait one second for
- additional input. If this variable is set to a value less than
- or equal to zero, or to a non-numeric value, _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e will wait
- until another key is pressed to decide which key sequence to
+ input to complete a longer key sequence). If no input is re-
+ ceived within the timeout, _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e will use the shorter but
+ complete key sequence. The value is specified in milliseconds,
+ so a value of 1000 means that _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e will wait one second for
+ additional input. If this variable is set to a value less than
+ or equal to zero, or to a non-numeric value, _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e will wait
+ until another key is pressed to decide which key sequence to
complete.
mmaarrkk--ddiirreeccttoorriieess ((OOnn))
If set to OOnn, completed directory names have a slash appended.
mmaarrkk--mmooddiiffiieedd--lliinneess ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, history lines that have been modified are dis-
+ If set to OOnn, history lines that have been modified are dis-
played with a preceding asterisk (**).
mmaarrkk--ssyymmlliinnkkeedd--ddiirreeccttoorriieess ((OOffff))
If set to OOnn, completed names which are symbolic links to direc-
- tories have a slash appended (subject to the value of mmaarrkk--ddii--
+ tories have a slash appended (subject to the value of mmaarrkk--ddii--
rreeccttoorriieess).
mmaattcchh--hhiiddddeenn--ffiilleess ((OOnn))
- This variable, when set to OOnn, causes readline to match files
- whose names begin with a `.' (hidden files) when performing
- filename completion. If set to OOffff, the leading `.' must be
+ This variable, when set to OOnn, causes readline to match files
+ whose names begin with a `.' (hidden files) when performing
+ filename completion. If set to OOffff, the leading `.' must be
supplied by the user in the filename to be completed.
mmeennuu--ccoommpplleettee--ddiissppllaayy--pprreeffiixx ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, menu completion displays the common prefix of the
+ If set to OOnn, menu completion displays the common prefix of the
list of possible completions (which may be empty) before cycling
through the list.
oouuttppuutt--mmeettaa ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, readline will display characters with the eighth
+ If set to OOnn, readline will display characters with the eighth
bit set directly rather than as a meta-prefixed escape sequence.
The default is _O_f_f, but readline will set it to _O_n if the locale
contains eight-bit characters.
ppaaggee--ccoommpplleettiioonnss ((OOnn))
- If set to OOnn, readline uses an internal _m_o_r_e-like pager to dis-
+ If set to OOnn, readline uses an internal _m_o_r_e-like pager to dis-
play a screenful of possible completions at a time.
pprriinntt--ccoommpplleettiioonnss--hhoorriizzoonnttaallllyy ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, readline will display completions with matches
- sorted horizontally in alphabetical order, rather than down the
+ If set to OOnn, readline will display completions with matches
+ sorted horizontally in alphabetical order, rather than down the
screen.
rreevveerrtt--aallll--aatt--nneewwlliinnee ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, readline will undo all changes to history lines
+ If set to OOnn, readline will undo all changes to history lines
before returning when aacccceepptt--lliinnee is executed. By default, his-
- tory lines may be modified and retain individual undo lists
+ tory lines may be modified and retain individual undo lists
across calls to rreeaaddlliinnee.
sshhooww--aallll--iiff--aammbbiigguuoouuss ((OOffff))
- This alters the default behavior of the completion functions.
+ This alters the default behavior of the completion functions.
If set to OOnn, words which have more than one possible completion
- cause the matches to be listed immediately instead of ringing
+ cause the matches to be listed immediately instead of ringing
the bell.
sshhooww--aallll--iiff--uunnmmooddiiffiieedd ((OOffff))
- This alters the default behavior of the completion functions in
+ This alters the default behavior of the completion functions in
a fashion similar to sshhooww--aallll--iiff--aammbbiigguuoouuss. If set to OOnn, words
- which have more than one possible completion without any possi-
- ble partial completion (the possible completions don't share a
- common prefix) cause the matches to be listed immediately in-
+ which have more than one possible completion without any possi-
+ ble partial completion (the possible completions don't share a
+ common prefix) cause the matches to be listed immediately in-
stead of ringing the bell.
sshhooww--mmooddee--iinn--pprroommpptt ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, add a string to the beginning of the prompt indi-
- cating the editing mode: emacs, vi command, or vi insertion.
+ If set to OOnn, add a string to the beginning of the prompt indi-
+ cating the editing mode: emacs, vi command, or vi insertion.
The mode strings are user-settable (e.g., _e_m_a_c_s_-_m_o_d_e_-_s_t_r_i_n_g).
sskkiipp--ccoommpplleetteedd--tteexxtt ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, this alters the default completion behavior when
- inserting a single match into the line. It's only active when
- performing completion in the middle of a word. If enabled,
- readline does not insert characters from the completion that
- match characters after point in the word being completed, so
+ If set to OOnn, this alters the default completion behavior when
+ inserting a single match into the line. It's only active when
+ performing completion in the middle of a word. If enabled,
+ readline does not insert characters from the completion that
+ match characters after point in the word being completed, so
portions of the word following the cursor are not duplicated.
vvii--ccmmdd--mmooddee--ssttrriinngg ((((ccmmdd))))
- If the _s_h_o_w_-_m_o_d_e_-_i_n_-_p_r_o_m_p_t variable is enabled, this string is
+ If the _s_h_o_w_-_m_o_d_e_-_i_n_-_p_r_o_m_p_t variable is enabled, this string is
displayed immediately before the last line of the primary prompt
- when vi editing mode is active and in command mode. The value
+ when vi editing mode is active and in command mode. The value
is expanded like a key binding, so the standard set of meta- and
- control prefixes and backslash escape sequences is available.
- Use the \1 and \2 escapes to begin and end sequences of non-
- printing characters, which can be used to embed a terminal con-
+ control prefixes and backslash escape sequences is available.
+ Use the \1 and \2 escapes to begin and end sequences of non-
+ printing characters, which can be used to embed a terminal con-
trol sequence into the mode string.
vvii--iinnss--mmooddee--ssttrriinngg ((((iinnss))))
- If the _s_h_o_w_-_m_o_d_e_-_i_n_-_p_r_o_m_p_t variable is enabled, this string is
+ If the _s_h_o_w_-_m_o_d_e_-_i_n_-_p_r_o_m_p_t variable is enabled, this string is
displayed immediately before the last line of the primary prompt
when vi editing mode is active and in insertion mode. The value
is expanded like a key binding, so the standard set of meta- and
- control prefixes and backslash escape sequences is available.
- Use the \1 and \2 escapes to begin and end sequences of non-
- printing characters, which can be used to embed a terminal con-
+ control prefixes and backslash escape sequences is available.
+ Use the \1 and \2 escapes to begin and end sequences of non-
+ printing characters, which can be used to embed a terminal con-
trol sequence into the mode string.
vviissiibbllee--ssttaattss ((OOffff))
- If set to OOnn, a character denoting a file's type as reported by
- _s_t_a_t(2) is appended to the filename when listing possible com-
+ If set to OOnn, a character denoting a file's type as reported by
+ _s_t_a_t(2) is appended to the filename when listing possible com-
pletions.
RReeaaddlliinnee CCoonnddiittiioonnaall CCoonnssttrruuccttss
- Readline implements a facility similar in spirit to the conditional
- compilation features of the C preprocessor which allows key bindings
- and variable settings to be performed as the result of tests. There
+ Readline implements a facility similar in spirit to the conditional
+ compilation features of the C preprocessor which allows key bindings
+ and variable settings to be performed as the result of tests. There
are four parser directives used.
- $$iiff The $$iiff construct allows bindings to be made based on the edit-
- ing mode, the terminal being used, or the application using
+ $$iiff The $$iiff construct allows bindings to be made based on the edit-
+ ing mode, the terminal being used, or the application using
readline. The text of the test, after any comparison operator,
- extends to the end of the line; unless otherwise noted, no
+ extends to the end of the line; unless otherwise noted, no
characters are required to isolate it.
- mmooddee The mmooddee== form of the $$iiff directive is used to test
- whether readline is in emacs or vi mode. This may be
- used in conjunction with the sseett kkeeyymmaapp command, for in-
- stance, to set bindings in the _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d and
- _e_m_a_c_s_-_c_t_l_x keymaps only if readline is starting out in
+ mmooddee The mmooddee== form of the $$iiff directive is used to test
+ whether readline is in emacs or vi mode. This may be
+ used in conjunction with the sseett kkeeyymmaapp command, for in-
+ stance, to set bindings in the _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d and
+ _e_m_a_c_s_-_c_t_l_x keymaps only if readline is starting out in
emacs mode.
- tteerrmm The tteerrmm== form may be used to include terminal-specific
+ tteerrmm The tteerrmm== form may be used to include terminal-specific
key bindings, perhaps to bind the key sequences output by
the terminal's function keys. The word on the right side
of the == is tested against both the full name of the ter-
- minal and the portion of the terminal name before the
- first --. This allows _s_u_n to match both _s_u_n and _s_u_n_-_c_m_d,
+ minal and the portion of the terminal name before the
+ first --. This allows _s_u_n to match both _s_u_n and _s_u_n_-_c_m_d,
for instance.
vveerrssiioonn
- The vveerrssiioonn test may be used to perform comparisons
- against specific readline versions. The vveerrssiioonn expands
- to the current readline version. The set of comparison
- operators includes ==, (and ====), !!==, <<==, >>==, <<, and >>.
- The version number supplied on the right side of the op-
- erator consists of a major version number, an optional
+ The vveerrssiioonn test may be used to perform comparisons
+ against specific readline versions. The vveerrssiioonn expands
+ to the current readline version. The set of comparison
+ operators includes ==, (and ====), !!==, <<==, >>==, <<, and >>.
+ The version number supplied on the right side of the op-
+ erator consists of a major version number, an optional
decimal point, and an optional minor version (e.g., 77..11).
- If the minor version is omitted, it is assumed to be 00.
+ If the minor version is omitted, it is assumed to be 00.
The operator may be separated from the string vveerrssiioonn and
from the version number argument by whitespace.
aapppplliiccaattiioonn
The aapppplliiccaattiioonn construct is used to include application-
- specific settings. Each program using the readline li-
- brary sets the _a_p_p_l_i_c_a_t_i_o_n _n_a_m_e, and an initialization
+ specific settings. Each program using the readline li-
+ brary sets the _a_p_p_l_i_c_a_t_i_o_n _n_a_m_e, and an initialization
file can test for a particular value. This could be used
- to bind key sequences to functions useful for a specific
- program. For instance, the following command adds a key
- sequence that quotes the current or previous word in
+ to bind key sequences to functions useful for a specific
+ program. For instance, the following command adds a key
+ sequence that quotes the current or previous word in
bbaasshh:
$$iiff Bash
@@ -3505,12 +3506,12 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e
The _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e construct provides simple equality tests for
- readline variables and values. The permitted comparison
- operators are _=, _=_=, and _!_=. The variable name must be
+ readline variables and values. The permitted comparison
+ operators are _=, _=_=, and _!_=. The variable name must be
separated from the comparison operator by whitespace; the
- operator may be separated from the value on the right
- hand side by whitespace. Both string and boolean vari-
- ables may be tested. Boolean variables must be tested
+ operator may be separated from the value on the right
+ hand side by whitespace. Both string and boolean vari-
+ ables may be tested. Boolean variables must be tested
against the values _o_n and _o_f_f.
$$eennddiiff This command, as seen in the previous example, terminates an $$iiff
@@ -3520,51 +3521,51 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
test fails.
$$iinncclluuddee
- This directive takes a single filename as an argument and reads
- commands and bindings from that file. For example, the follow-
+ This directive takes a single filename as an argument and reads
+ commands and bindings from that file. For example, the follow-
ing directive would read _/_e_t_c_/_i_n_p_u_t_r_c:
$$iinncclluuddee _/_e_t_c_/_i_n_p_u_t_r_c
SSeeaarrcchhiinngg
- Readline provides commands for searching through the command history
+ Readline provides commands for searching through the command history
(see HHIISSTTOORRYY below) for lines containing a specified string. There are
two search modes: _i_n_c_r_e_m_e_n_t_a_l and _n_o_n_-_i_n_c_r_e_m_e_n_t_a_l.
- Incremental searches begin before the user has finished typing the
- search string. As each character of the search string is typed, read-
+ Incremental searches begin before the user has finished typing the
+ search string. As each character of the search string is typed, read-
line displays the next entry from the history matching the string typed
- so far. An incremental search requires only as many characters as
- needed to find the desired history entry. The characters present in
- the value of the iisseeaarrcchh--tteerrmmiinnaattoorrss variable are used to terminate an
+ so far. An incremental search requires only as many characters as
+ needed to find the desired history entry. The characters present in
+ the value of the iisseeaarrcchh--tteerrmmiinnaattoorrss variable are used to terminate an
incremental search. If that variable has not been assigned a value the
- Escape and Control-J characters will terminate an incremental search.
- Control-G will abort an incremental search and restore the original
- line. When the search is terminated, the history entry containing the
+ Escape and Control-J characters will terminate an incremental search.
+ Control-G will abort an incremental search and restore the original
+ line. When the search is terminated, the history entry containing the
search string becomes the current line.
- To find other matching entries in the history list, type Control-S or
- Control-R as appropriate. This will search backward or forward in the
- history for the next entry matching the search string typed so far.
- Any other key sequence bound to a readline command will terminate the
- search and execute that command. For instance, a _n_e_w_l_i_n_e will termi-
+ To find other matching entries in the history list, type Control-S or
+ Control-R as appropriate. This will search backward or forward in the
+ history for the next entry matching the search string typed so far.
+ Any other key sequence bound to a readline command will terminate the
+ search and execute that command. For instance, a _n_e_w_l_i_n_e will termi-
nate the search and accept the line, thereby executing the command from
the history list.
Readline remembers the last incremental search string. If two Control-
- Rs are typed without any intervening characters defining a new search
+ Rs are typed without any intervening characters defining a new search
string, any remembered search string is used.
- Non-incremental searches read the entire search string before starting
- to search for matching history lines. The search string may be typed
+ Non-incremental searches read the entire search string before starting
+ to search for matching history lines. The search string may be typed
by the user or be part of the contents of the current line.
RReeaaddlliinnee CCoommmmaanndd NNaammeess
- The following is a list of the names of the commands and the default
+ The following is a list of the names of the commands and the default
key sequences to which they are bound. Command names without an accom-
panying key sequence are unbound by default. In the following descrip-
- tions, _p_o_i_n_t refers to the current cursor position, and _m_a_r_k refers to
- a cursor position saved by the sseett--mmaarrkk command. The text between the
+ tions, _p_o_i_n_t refers to the current cursor position, and _m_a_r_k refers to
+ a cursor position saved by the sseett--mmaarrkk command. The text between the
point and mark is referred to as the _r_e_g_i_o_n.
CCoommmmaannddss ffoorr MMoovviinngg
@@ -3580,33 +3581,33 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
Move forward to the end of the next word. Words are composed of
alphanumeric characters (letters and digits).
bbaacckkwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd ((MM--bb))
- Move back to the start of the current or previous word. Words
+ Move back to the start of the current or previous word. Words
are composed of alphanumeric characters (letters and digits).
sshheellll--ffoorrwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd
- Move forward to the end of the next word. Words are delimited
+ Move forward to the end of the next word. Words are delimited
by non-quoted shell metacharacters.
sshheellll--bbaacckkwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd
- Move back to the start of the current or previous word. Words
+ Move back to the start of the current or previous word. Words
are delimited by non-quoted shell metacharacters.
pprreevviioouuss--ssccrreeeenn--lliinnee
- Attempt to move point to the same physical screen column on the
- previous physical screen line. This will not have the desired
- effect if the current Readline line does not take up more than
- one physical line or if point is not greater than the length of
+ Attempt to move point to the same physical screen column on the
+ previous physical screen line. This will not have the desired
+ effect if the current Readline line does not take up more than
+ one physical line or if point is not greater than the length of
the prompt plus the screen width.
nneexxtt--ssccrreeeenn--lliinnee
- Attempt to move point to the same physical screen column on the
+ Attempt to move point to the same physical screen column on the
next physical screen line. This will not have the desired effect
- if the current Readline line does not take up more than one
- physical line or if the length of the current Readline line is
+ if the current Readline line does not take up more than one
+ physical line or if the length of the current Readline line is
not greater than the length of the prompt plus the screen width.
cclleeaarr--ddiissppllaayy ((MM--CC--ll))
- Clear the screen and, if possible, the terminal's scrollback
- buffer, then redraw the current line, leaving the current line
+ Clear the screen and, if possible, the terminal's scrollback
+ buffer, then redraw the current line, leaving the current line
at the top of the screen.
cclleeaarr--ssccrreeeenn ((CC--ll))
Clear the screen, then redraw the current line, leaving the cur-
- rent line at the top of the screen. With an argument, refresh
+ rent line at the top of the screen. With an argument, refresh
the current line without clearing the screen.
rreeddrraaww--ccuurrrreenntt--lliinnee
Refresh the current line.
@@ -3614,79 +3615,79 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
CCoommmmaannddss ffoorr MMaanniippuullaattiinngg tthhee HHiissttoorryy
aacccceepptt--lliinnee ((NNeewwlliinnee,, RReettuurrnn))
Accept the line regardless of where the cursor is. If this line
- is non-empty, add it to the history list according to the state
- of the HHIISSTTCCOONNTTRROOLL variable. If the line is a modified history
+ is non-empty, add it to the history list according to the state
+ of the HHIISSTTCCOONNTTRROOLL variable. If the line is a modified history
line, then restore the history line to its original state.
pprreevviioouuss--hhiissttoorryy ((CC--pp))
Fetch the previous command from the history list, moving back in
the list.
nneexxtt--hhiissttoorryy ((CC--nn))
- Fetch the next command from the history list, moving forward in
+ Fetch the next command from the history list, moving forward in
the list.
bbeeggiinnnniinngg--ooff--hhiissttoorryy ((MM--<<))
Move to the first line in the history.
eenndd--ooff--hhiissttoorryy ((MM-->>))
- Move to the end of the input history, i.e., the line currently
+ Move to the end of the input history, i.e., the line currently
being entered.
ooppeerraattee--aanndd--ggeett--nneexxtt ((CC--oo))
- Accept the current line for execution and fetch the next line
- relative to the current line from the history for editing. A
- numeric argument, if supplied, specifies the history entry to
+ Accept the current line for execution and fetch the next line
+ relative to the current line from the history for editing. A
+ numeric argument, if supplied, specifies the history entry to
use instead of the current line.
ffeettcchh--hhiissttoorryy
- With a numeric argument, fetch that entry from the history list
+ With a numeric argument, fetch that entry from the history list
and make it the current line. Without an argument, move back to
the first entry in the history list.
rreevveerrssee--sseeaarrcchh--hhiissttoorryy ((CC--rr))
- Search backward starting at the current line and moving `up'
- through the history as necessary. This is an incremental
+ Search backward starting at the current line and moving `up'
+ through the history as necessary. This is an incremental
search.
ffoorrwwaarrdd--sseeaarrcchh--hhiissttoorryy ((CC--ss))
- Search forward starting at the current line and moving `down'
- through the history as necessary. This is an incremental
+ Search forward starting at the current line and moving `down'
+ through the history as necessary. This is an incremental
search.
nnoonn--iinnccrreemmeennttaall--rreevveerrssee--sseeaarrcchh--hhiissttoorryy ((MM--pp))
Search backward through the history starting at the current line
- using a non-incremental search for a string supplied by the
+ using a non-incremental search for a string supplied by the
user.
nnoonn--iinnccrreemmeennttaall--ffoorrwwaarrdd--sseeaarrcchh--hhiissttoorryy ((MM--nn))
- Search forward through the history using a non-incremental
+ Search forward through the history using a non-incremental
search for a string supplied by the user.
hhiissttoorryy--sseeaarrcchh--ffoorrwwaarrdd
- Search forward through the history for the string of characters
- between the start of the current line and the point. This is a
+ Search forward through the history for the string of characters
+ between the start of the current line and the point. This is a
non-incremental search.
hhiissttoorryy--sseeaarrcchh--bbaacckkwwaarrdd
Search backward through the history for the string of characters
- between the start of the current line and the point. This is a
+ between the start of the current line and the point. This is a
non-incremental search.
hhiissttoorryy--ssuubbssttrriinngg--sseeaarrcchh--bbaacckkwwaarrdd
Search backward through the history for the string of characters
between the start of the current line and the current cursor po-
- sition (the _p_o_i_n_t). The search string may match anywhere in a
+ sition (the _p_o_i_n_t). The search string may match anywhere in a
history line. This is a non-incremental search.
hhiissttoorryy--ssuubbssttrriinngg--sseeaarrcchh--ffoorrwwaarrdd
- Search forward through the history for the string of characters
+ Search forward through the history for the string of characters
between the start of the current line and the point. The search
- string may match anywhere in a history line. This is a non-in-
+ string may match anywhere in a history line. This is a non-in-
cremental search.
yyaannkk--nntthh--aarrgg ((MM--CC--yy))
- Insert the first argument to the previous command (usually the
+ Insert the first argument to the previous command (usually the
second word on the previous line) at point. With an argument _n,
- insert the _nth word from the previous command (the words in the
- previous command begin with word 0). A negative argument in-
- serts the _nth word from the end of the previous command. Once
- the argument _n is computed, the argument is extracted as if the
+ insert the _nth word from the previous command (the words in the
+ previous command begin with word 0). A negative argument in-
+ serts the _nth word from the end of the previous command. Once
+ the argument _n is computed, the argument is extracted as if the
"!_n" history expansion had been specified.
yyaannkk--llaasstt--aarrgg ((MM--..,, MM--__))
- Insert the last argument to the previous command (the last word
+ Insert the last argument to the previous command (the last word
of the previous history entry). With a numeric argument, behave
- exactly like yyaannkk--nntthh--aarrgg. Successive calls to yyaannkk--llaasstt--aarrgg
- move back through the history list, inserting the last word (or
- the word specified by the argument to the first call) of each
+ exactly like yyaannkk--nntthh--aarrgg. Successive calls to yyaannkk--llaasstt--aarrgg
+ move back through the history list, inserting the last word (or
+ the word specified by the argument to the first call) of each
line in turn. Any numeric argument supplied to these successive
- calls determines the direction to move through the history. A
- negative argument switches the direction through the history
+ calls determines the direction to move through the history. A
+ negative argument switches the direction through the history
(back or forward). The history expansion facilities are used to
extract the last word, as if the "!$" history expansion had been
specified.
@@ -3695,75 +3696,75 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
tory expansion as well as all of the shell word expansions. See
HHIISSTTOORRYY EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN below for a description of history expansion.
hhiissttoorryy--eexxppaanndd--lliinnee ((MM--^^))
- Perform history expansion on the current line. See HHIISSTTOORRYY EEXX--
+ Perform history expansion on the current line. See HHIISSTTOORRYY EEXX--
PPAANNSSIIOONN below for a description of history expansion.
mmaaggiicc--ssppaaccee
- Perform history expansion on the current line and insert a
+ Perform history expansion on the current line and insert a
space. See HHIISSTTOORRYY EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN below for a description of history
expansion.
aalliiaass--eexxppaanndd--lliinnee
- Perform alias expansion on the current line. See AALLIIAASSEESS above
+ Perform alias expansion on the current line. See AALLIIAASSEESS above
for a description of alias expansion.
hhiissttoorryy--aanndd--aalliiaass--eexxppaanndd--lliinnee
Perform history and alias expansion on the current line.
iinnsseerrtt--llaasstt--aarrgguummeenntt ((MM--..,, MM--__))
A synonym for yyaannkk--llaasstt--aarrgg.
eeddiitt--aanndd--eexxeeccuuttee--ccoommmmaanndd ((CC--xx CC--ee))
- Invoke an editor on the current command line, and execute the
+ Invoke an editor on the current command line, and execute the
result as shell commands. BBaasshh attempts to invoke $$VVIISSUUAALL, $$EEDD--
IITTOORR, and _e_m_a_c_s as the editor, in that order.
CCoommmmaannddss ffoorr CChhaannggiinngg TTeexxtt
_e_n_d_-_o_f_-_f_i_l_e ((uussuuaallllyy CC--dd))
- The character indicating end-of-file as set, for example, by
- ``stty''. If this character is read when there are no charac-
- ters on the line, and point is at the beginning of the line,
+ The character indicating end-of-file as set, for example, by
+ ``stty''. If this character is read when there are no charac-
+ ters on the line, and point is at the beginning of the line,
Readline interprets it as the end of input and returns EEOOFF.
ddeelleettee--cchhaarr ((CC--dd))
Delete the character at point. If this function is bound to the
same character as the tty EEOOFF character, as CC--dd commonly is, see
above for the effects.
bbaacckkwwaarrdd--ddeelleettee--cchhaarr ((RRuubboouutt))
- Delete the character behind the cursor. When given a numeric
+ Delete the character behind the cursor. When given a numeric
argument, save the deleted text on the kill ring.
ffoorrwwaarrdd--bbaacckkwwaarrdd--ddeelleettee--cchhaarr
- Delete the character under the cursor, unless the cursor is at
+ Delete the character under the cursor, unless the cursor is at
the end of the line, in which case the character behind the cur-
sor is deleted.
qquuootteedd--iinnsseerrtt ((CC--qq,, CC--vv))
- Add the next character typed to the line verbatim. This is how
+ Add the next character typed to the line verbatim. This is how
to insert characters like CC--qq, for example.
ttaabb--iinnsseerrtt ((CC--vv TTAABB))
Insert a tab character.
sseellff--iinnsseerrtt ((aa,, bb,, AA,, 11,, !!,, ......))
Insert the character typed.
ttrraannssppoossee--cchhaarrss ((CC--tt))
- Drag the character before point forward over the character at
- point, moving point forward as well. If point is at the end of
- the line, then this transposes the two characters before point.
+ Drag the character before point forward over the character at
+ point, moving point forward as well. If point is at the end of
+ the line, then this transposes the two characters before point.
Negative arguments have no effect.
ttrraannssppoossee--wwoorrddss ((MM--tt))
- Drag the word before point past the word after point, moving
- point over that word as well. If point is at the end of the
+ Drag the word before point past the word after point, moving
+ point over that word as well. If point is at the end of the
line, this transposes the last two words on the line.
uuppccaassee--wwoorrdd ((MM--uu))
- Uppercase the current (or following) word. With a negative ar-
+ Uppercase the current (or following) word. With a negative ar-
gument, uppercase the previous word, but do not move point.
ddoowwnnccaassee--wwoorrdd ((MM--ll))
- Lowercase the current (or following) word. With a negative ar-
+ Lowercase the current (or following) word. With a negative ar-
gument, lowercase the previous word, but do not move point.
ccaappiittaalliizzee--wwoorrdd ((MM--cc))
Capitalize the current (or following) word. With a negative ar-
gument, capitalize the previous word, but do not move point.
oovveerrwwrriittee--mmooddee
- Toggle overwrite mode. With an explicit positive numeric argu-
+ Toggle overwrite mode. With an explicit positive numeric argu-
ment, switches to overwrite mode. With an explicit non-positive
numeric argument, switches to insert mode. This command affects
- only eemmaaccss mode; vvii mode does overwrite differently. Each call
+ only eemmaaccss mode; vvii mode does overwrite differently. Each call
to _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e_(_) starts in insert mode. In overwrite mode, charac-
- ters bound to sseellff--iinnsseerrtt replace the text at point rather than
- pushing the text to the right. Characters bound to bbaacckk--
- wwaarrdd--ddeelleettee--cchhaarr replace the character before point with a
+ ters bound to sseellff--iinnsseerrtt replace the text at point rather than
+ pushing the text to the right. Characters bound to bbaacckk--
+ wwaarrdd--ddeelleettee--cchhaarr replace the character before point with a
space. By default, this command is unbound.
KKiilllliinngg aanndd YYaannkkiinngg
@@ -3772,31 +3773,31 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
bbaacckkwwaarrdd--kkiillll--lliinnee ((CC--xx RRuubboouutt))
Kill backward to the beginning of the line.
uunniixx--lliinnee--ddiissccaarrdd ((CC--uu))
- Kill backward from point to the beginning of the line. The
+ Kill backward from point to the beginning of the line. The
killed text is saved on the kill-ring.
kkiillll--wwhhoollee--lliinnee
- Kill all characters on the current line, no matter where point
+ Kill all characters on the current line, no matter where point
is.
kkiillll--wwoorrdd ((MM--dd))
- Kill from point to the end of the current word, or if between
- words, to the end of the next word. Word boundaries are the
+ Kill from point to the end of the current word, or if between
+ words, to the end of the next word. Word boundaries are the
same as those used by ffoorrwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd.
bbaacckkwwaarrdd--kkiillll--wwoorrdd ((MM--RRuubboouutt))
- Kill the word behind point. Word boundaries are the same as
+ Kill the word behind point. Word boundaries are the same as
those used by bbaacckkwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd.
sshheellll--kkiillll--wwoorrdd
- Kill from point to the end of the current word, or if between
- words, to the end of the next word. Word boundaries are the
+ Kill from point to the end of the current word, or if between
+ words, to the end of the next word. Word boundaries are the
same as those used by sshheellll--ffoorrwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd.
sshheellll--bbaacckkwwaarrdd--kkiillll--wwoorrdd
- Kill the word behind point. Word boundaries are the same as
+ Kill the word behind point. Word boundaries are the same as
those used by sshheellll--bbaacckkwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd.
uunniixx--wwoorrdd--rruubboouutt ((CC--ww))
- Kill the word behind point, using white space as a word bound-
+ Kill the word behind point, using white space as a word bound-
ary. The killed text is saved on the kill-ring.
uunniixx--ffiilleennaammee--rruubboouutt
- Kill the word behind point, using white space and the slash
- character as the word boundaries. The killed text is saved on
+ Kill the word behind point, using white space and the slash
+ character as the word boundaries. The killed text is saved on
the kill-ring.
ddeelleettee--hhoorriizzoonnttaall--ssppaaccee ((MM--\\))
Delete all spaces and tabs around point.
@@ -3805,64 +3806,64 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
ccooppyy--rreeggiioonn--aass--kkiillll
Copy the text in the region to the kill buffer.
ccooppyy--bbaacckkwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd
- Copy the word before point to the kill buffer. The word bound-
+ Copy the word before point to the kill buffer. The word bound-
aries are the same as bbaacckkwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd.
ccooppyy--ffoorrwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd
- Copy the word following point to the kill buffer. The word
+ Copy the word following point to the kill buffer. The word
boundaries are the same as ffoorrwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd.
yyaannkk ((CC--yy))
Yank the top of the kill ring into the buffer at point.
yyaannkk--ppoopp ((MM--yy))
- Rotate the kill ring, and yank the new top. Only works follow-
+ Rotate the kill ring, and yank the new top. Only works follow-
ing yyaannkk or yyaannkk--ppoopp.
NNuummeerriicc AArrgguummeennttss
ddiiggiitt--aarrgguummeenntt ((MM--00,, MM--11,, ......,, MM----))
- Add this digit to the argument already accumulating, or start a
+ Add this digit to the argument already accumulating, or start a
new argument. M-- starts a negative argument.
uunniivveerrssaall--aarrgguummeenntt
- This is another way to specify an argument. If this command is
- followed by one or more digits, optionally with a leading minus
- sign, those digits define the argument. If the command is fol-
+ This is another way to specify an argument. If this command is
+ followed by one or more digits, optionally with a leading minus
+ sign, those digits define the argument. If the command is fol-
lowed by digits, executing uunniivveerrssaall--aarrgguummeenntt again ends the nu-
meric argument, but is otherwise ignored. As a special case, if
this command is immediately followed by a character that is nei-
- ther a digit nor minus sign, the argument count for the next
- command is multiplied by four. The argument count is initially
- one, so executing this function the first time makes the argu-
+ ther a digit nor minus sign, the argument count for the next
+ command is multiplied by four. The argument count is initially
+ one, so executing this function the first time makes the argu-
ment count four, a second time makes the argument count sixteen,
and so on.
CCoommpplleettiinngg
ccoommpplleettee ((TTAABB))
- Attempt to perform completion on the text before point. BBaasshh
+ Attempt to perform completion on the text before point. BBaasshh
attempts completion treating the text as a variable (if the text
- begins with $$), username (if the text begins with ~~), hostname
- (if the text begins with @@), or command (including aliases and
+ begins with $$), username (if the text begins with ~~), hostname
+ (if the text begins with @@), or command (including aliases and
functions) in turn. If none of these produces a match, filename
completion is attempted.
ppoossssiibbllee--ccoommpplleettiioonnss ((MM--??))
List the possible completions of the text before point.
iinnsseerrtt--ccoommpplleettiioonnss ((MM--**))
- Insert all completions of the text before point that would have
+ Insert all completions of the text before point that would have
been generated by ppoossssiibbllee--ccoommpplleettiioonnss.
mmeennuu--ccoommpplleettee
- Similar to ccoommpplleettee, but replaces the word to be completed with
- a single match from the list of possible completions. Repeated
- execution of mmeennuu--ccoommpplleettee steps through the list of possible
- completions, inserting each match in turn. At the end of the
+ Similar to ccoommpplleettee, but replaces the word to be completed with
+ a single match from the list of possible completions. Repeated
+ execution of mmeennuu--ccoommpplleettee steps through the list of possible
+ completions, inserting each match in turn. At the end of the
list of completions, the bell is rung (subject to the setting of
bbeellll--ssttyyllee) and the original text is restored. An argument of _n
moves _n positions forward in the list of matches; a negative ar-
gument may be used to move backward through the list. This com-
mand is intended to be bound to TTAABB, but is unbound by default.
mmeennuu--ccoommpplleettee--bbaacckkwwaarrdd
- Identical to mmeennuu--ccoommpplleettee, but moves backward through the list
- of possible completions, as if mmeennuu--ccoommpplleettee had been given a
+ Identical to mmeennuu--ccoommpplleettee, but moves backward through the list
+ of possible completions, as if mmeennuu--ccoommpplleettee had been given a
negative argument. This command is unbound by default.
ddeelleettee--cchhaarr--oorr--lliisstt
- Deletes the character under the cursor if not at the beginning
- or end of the line (like ddeelleettee--cchhaarr). If at the end of the
+ Deletes the character under the cursor if not at the beginning
+ or end of the line (like ddeelleettee--cchhaarr). If at the end of the
line, behaves identically to ppoossssiibbllee--ccoommpplleettiioonnss. This command
is unbound by default.
ccoommpplleettee--ffiilleennaammee ((MM--//))
@@ -3871,67 +3872,67 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
List the possible completions of the text before point, treating
it as a filename.
ccoommpplleettee--uusseerrnnaammee ((MM--~~))
- Attempt completion on the text before point, treating it as a
+ Attempt completion on the text before point, treating it as a
username.
ppoossssiibbllee--uusseerrnnaammee--ccoommpplleettiioonnss ((CC--xx ~~))
List the possible completions of the text before point, treating
it as a username.
ccoommpplleettee--vvaarriiaabbllee ((MM--$$))
- Attempt completion on the text before point, treating it as a
+ Attempt completion on the text before point, treating it as a
shell variable.
ppoossssiibbllee--vvaarriiaabbllee--ccoommpplleettiioonnss ((CC--xx $$))
List the possible completions of the text before point, treating
it as a shell variable.
ccoommpplleettee--hhoossttnnaammee ((MM--@@))
- Attempt completion on the text before point, treating it as a
+ Attempt completion on the text before point, treating it as a
hostname.
ppoossssiibbllee--hhoossttnnaammee--ccoommpplleettiioonnss ((CC--xx @@))
List the possible completions of the text before point, treating
it as a hostname.
ccoommpplleettee--ccoommmmaanndd ((MM--!!))
- Attempt completion on the text before point, treating it as a
- command name. Command completion attempts to match the text
- against aliases, reserved words, shell functions, shell
+ Attempt completion on the text before point, treating it as a
+ command name. Command completion attempts to match the text
+ against aliases, reserved words, shell functions, shell
builtins, and finally executable filenames, in that order.
ppoossssiibbllee--ccoommmmaanndd--ccoommpplleettiioonnss ((CC--xx !!))
List the possible completions of the text before point, treating
it as a command name.
ddyynnaammiicc--ccoommpplleettee--hhiissttoorryy ((MM--TTAABB))
- Attempt completion on the text before point, comparing the text
- against lines from the history list for possible completion
+ Attempt completion on the text before point, comparing the text
+ against lines from the history list for possible completion
matches.
ddaabbbbrreevv--eexxppaanndd
- Attempt menu completion on the text before point, comparing the
+ Attempt menu completion on the text before point, comparing the
text against lines from the history list for possible completion
matches.
ccoommpplleettee--iinnttoo--bbrraacceess ((MM--{{))
Perform filename completion and insert the list of possible com-
- pletions enclosed within braces so the list is available to the
+ pletions enclosed within braces so the list is available to the
shell (see BBrraaccee EExxppaannssiioonn above).
KKeeyybbooaarrdd MMaaccrrooss
ssttaarrtt--kkbbdd--mmaaccrroo ((CC--xx (())
- Begin saving the characters typed into the current keyboard
+ Begin saving the characters typed into the current keyboard
macro.
eenndd--kkbbdd--mmaaccrroo ((CC--xx ))))
Stop saving the characters typed into the current keyboard macro
and store the definition.
ccaallll--llaasstt--kkbbdd--mmaaccrroo ((CC--xx ee))
- Re-execute the last keyboard macro defined, by making the char-
+ Re-execute the last keyboard macro defined, by making the char-
acters in the macro appear as if typed at the keyboard.
pprriinntt--llaasstt--kkbbdd--mmaaccrroo (())
- Print the last keyboard macro defined in a format suitable for
+ Print the last keyboard macro defined in a format suitable for
the _i_n_p_u_t_r_c file.
MMiisscceellllaanneeoouuss
rree--rreeaadd--iinniitt--ffiillee ((CC--xx CC--rr))
- Read in the contents of the _i_n_p_u_t_r_c file, and incorporate any
+ Read in the contents of the _i_n_p_u_t_r_c file, and incorporate any
bindings or variable assignments found there.
aabboorrtt ((CC--gg))
- Abort the current editing command and ring the terminal's bell
+ Abort the current editing command and ring the terminal's bell
(subject to the setting of bbeellll--ssttyyllee).
ddoo--lloowweerrccaassee--vveerrssiioonn ((MM--AA,, MM--BB,, MM--_x,, ......))
- If the metafied character _x is uppercase, run the command that
+ If the metafied character _x is uppercase, run the command that
is bound to the corresponding metafied lowercase character. The
behavior is undefined if _x is already lowercase.
pprreeffiixx--mmeettaa ((EESSCC))
@@ -3939,204 +3940,204 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
uunnddoo ((CC--__,, CC--xx CC--uu))
Incremental undo, separately remembered for each line.
rreevveerrtt--lliinnee ((MM--rr))
- Undo all changes made to this line. This is like executing the
- uunnddoo command enough times to return the line to its initial
+ Undo all changes made to this line. This is like executing the
+ uunnddoo command enough times to return the line to its initial
state.
ttiillddee--eexxppaanndd ((MM--&&))
Perform tilde expansion on the current word.
sseett--mmaarrkk ((CC--@@,, MM--<<ssppaaccee>>))
- Set the mark to the point. If a numeric argument is supplied,
+ Set the mark to the point. If a numeric argument is supplied,
the mark is set to that position.
eexxcchhaannggee--ppooiinntt--aanndd--mmaarrkk ((CC--xx CC--xx))
- Swap the point with the mark. The current cursor position is
- set to the saved position, and the old cursor position is saved
+ Swap the point with the mark. The current cursor position is
+ set to the saved position, and the old cursor position is saved
as the mark.
cchhaarraacctteerr--sseeaarrcchh ((CC--]]))
A character is read and point is moved to the next occurrence of
- that character. A negative count searches for previous occur-
+ that character. A negative count searches for previous occur-
rences.
cchhaarraacctteerr--sseeaarrcchh--bbaacckkwwaarrdd ((MM--CC--]]))
- A character is read and point is moved to the previous occur-
- rence of that character. A negative count searches for subse-
+ A character is read and point is moved to the previous occur-
+ rence of that character. A negative count searches for subse-
quent occurrences.
sskkiipp--ccssii--sseeqquueennccee
- Read enough characters to consume a multi-key sequence such as
- those defined for keys like Home and End. Such sequences begin
+ Read enough characters to consume a multi-key sequence such as
+ those defined for keys like Home and End. Such sequences begin
with a Control Sequence Indicator (CSI), usually ESC-[. If this
- sequence is bound to "\[", keys producing such sequences will
- have no effect unless explicitly bound to a readline command,
- instead of inserting stray characters into the editing buffer.
+ sequence is bound to "\[", keys producing such sequences will
+ have no effect unless explicitly bound to a readline command,
+ instead of inserting stray characters into the editing buffer.
This is unbound by default, but usually bound to ESC-[.
iinnsseerrtt--ccoommmmeenntt ((MM--##))
- Without a numeric argument, the value of the readline ccoomm--
- mmeenntt--bbeeggiinn variable is inserted at the beginning of the current
+ Without a numeric argument, the value of the readline ccoomm--
+ mmeenntt--bbeeggiinn variable is inserted at the beginning of the current
line. If a numeric argument is supplied, this command acts as a
- toggle: if the characters at the beginning of the line do not
- match the value of ccoommmmeenntt--bbeeggiinn, the value is inserted, other-
+ toggle: if the characters at the beginning of the line do not
+ match the value of ccoommmmeenntt--bbeeggiinn, the value is inserted, other-
wise the characters in ccoommmmeenntt--bbeeggiinn are deleted from the begin-
- ning of the line. In either case, the line is accepted as if a
- newline had been typed. The default value of ccoommmmeenntt--bbeeggiinn
- causes this command to make the current line a shell comment.
- If a numeric argument causes the comment character to be re-
+ ning of the line. In either case, the line is accepted as if a
+ newline had been typed. The default value of ccoommmmeenntt--bbeeggiinn
+ causes this command to make the current line a shell comment.
+ If a numeric argument causes the comment character to be re-
moved, the line will be executed by the shell.
ssppeellll--ccoorrrreecctt--wwoorrdd ((CC--xx ss))
- Perform spelling correction on the current word, treating it as
- a directory or filename, in the same way as the ccddssppeellll shell
- option. Word boundaries are the same as those used by
+ Perform spelling correction on the current word, treating it as
+ a directory or filename, in the same way as the ccddssppeellll shell
+ option. Word boundaries are the same as those used by
sshheellll--ffoorrwwaarrdd--wwoorrdd.
gglloobb--ccoommpplleettee--wwoorrdd ((MM--gg))
- The word before point is treated as a pattern for pathname ex-
- pansion, with an asterisk implicitly appended. This pattern is
- used to generate a list of matching filenames for possible com-
+ The word before point is treated as a pattern for pathname ex-
+ pansion, with an asterisk implicitly appended. This pattern is
+ used to generate a list of matching filenames for possible com-
pletions.
gglloobb--eexxppaanndd--wwoorrdd ((CC--xx **))
- The word before point is treated as a pattern for pathname ex-
+ The word before point is treated as a pattern for pathname ex-
pansion, and the list of matching filenames is inserted, replac-
ing the word. If a numeric argument is supplied, an asterisk is
appended before pathname expansion.
gglloobb--lliisstt--eexxppaannssiioonnss ((CC--xx gg))
- The list of expansions that would have been generated by
- gglloobb--eexxppaanndd--wwoorrdd is displayed, and the line is redrawn. If a
- numeric argument is supplied, an asterisk is appended before
+ The list of expansions that would have been generated by
+ gglloobb--eexxppaanndd--wwoorrdd is displayed, and the line is redrawn. If a
+ numeric argument is supplied, an asterisk is appended before
pathname expansion.
dduummpp--ffuunnccttiioonnss
- Print all of the functions and their key bindings to the read-
+ Print all of the functions and their key bindings to the read-
line output stream. If a numeric argument is supplied, the out-
- put is formatted in such a way that it can be made part of an
+ put is formatted in such a way that it can be made part of an
_i_n_p_u_t_r_c file.
dduummpp--vvaarriiaabblleess
Print all of the settable readline variables and their values to
- the readline output stream. If a numeric argument is supplied,
- the output is formatted in such a way that it can be made part
+ the readline output stream. If a numeric argument is supplied,
+ the output is formatted in such a way that it can be made part
of an _i_n_p_u_t_r_c file.
dduummpp--mmaaccrrooss
- Print all of the readline key sequences bound to macros and the
- strings they output. If a numeric argument is supplied, the
+ Print all of the readline key sequences bound to macros and the
+ strings they output. If a numeric argument is supplied, the
output is formatted in such a way that it can be made part of an
_i_n_p_u_t_r_c file.
ddiissppllaayy--sshheellll--vveerrssiioonn ((CC--xx CC--vv))
Display version information about the current instance of bbaasshh.
PPrrooggrraammmmaabbllee CCoommpplleettiioonn
- When word completion is attempted for an argument to a command for
- which a completion specification (a _c_o_m_p_s_p_e_c) has been defined using
- the ccoommpplleettee builtin (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below), the program-
+ When word completion is attempted for an argument to a command for
+ which a completion specification (a _c_o_m_p_s_p_e_c) has been defined using
+ the ccoommpplleettee builtin (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below), the program-
mable completion facilities are invoked.
- First, the command name is identified. If the command word is the
- empty string (completion attempted at the beginning of an empty line),
- any compspec defined with the --EE option to ccoommpplleettee is used. If a
- compspec has been defined for that command, the compspec is used to
+ First, the command name is identified. If the command word is the
+ empty string (completion attempted at the beginning of an empty line),
+ any compspec defined with the --EE option to ccoommpplleettee is used. If a
+ compspec has been defined for that command, the compspec is used to
generate the list of possible completions for the word. If the command
- word is a full pathname, a compspec for the full pathname is searched
- for first. If no compspec is found for the full pathname, an attempt
- is made to find a compspec for the portion following the final slash.
- If those searches do not result in a compspec, any compspec defined
- with the --DD option to ccoommpplleettee is used as the default. If there is no
- default compspec, bbaasshh attempts alias expansion on the command word as
- a final resort, and attempts to find a compspec for the command word
+ word is a full pathname, a compspec for the full pathname is searched
+ for first. If no compspec is found for the full pathname, an attempt
+ is made to find a compspec for the portion following the final slash.
+ If those searches do not result in a compspec, any compspec defined
+ with the --DD option to ccoommpplleettee is used as the default. If there is no
+ default compspec, bbaasshh attempts alias expansion on the command word as
+ a final resort, and attempts to find a compspec for the command word
from any successful expansion.
- Once a compspec has been found, it is used to generate the list of
- matching words. If a compspec is not found, the default bbaasshh comple-
+ Once a compspec has been found, it is used to generate the list of
+ matching words. If a compspec is not found, the default bbaasshh comple-
tion as described above under CCoommpplleettiinngg is performed.
- First, the actions specified by the compspec are used. Only matches
- which are prefixed by the word being completed are returned. When the
- --ff or --dd option is used for filename or directory name completion, the
+ First, the actions specified by the compspec are used. Only matches
+ which are prefixed by the word being completed are returned. When the
+ --ff or --dd option is used for filename or directory name completion, the
shell variable FFIIGGNNOORREE is used to filter the matches.
Any completions specified by a pathname expansion pattern to the --GG op-
- tion are generated next. The words generated by the pattern need not
- match the word being completed. The GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE shell variable is not
+ tion are generated next. The words generated by the pattern need not
+ match the word being completed. The GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE shell variable is not
used to filter the matches, but the FFIIGGNNOORREE variable is used.
- Next, the string specified as the argument to the --WW option is consid-
- ered. The string is first split using the characters in the IIFFSS spe-
- cial variable as delimiters. Shell quoting is honored. Each word is
- then expanded using brace expansion, tilde expansion, parameter and
- variable expansion, command substitution, and arithmetic expansion, as
+ Next, the string specified as the argument to the --WW option is consid-
+ ered. The string is first split using the characters in the IIFFSS spe-
+ cial variable as delimiters. Shell quoting is honored. Each word is
+ then expanded using brace expansion, tilde expansion, parameter and
+ variable expansion, command substitution, and arithmetic expansion, as
described above under EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN. The results are split using the rules
described above under WWoorrdd SSpplliittttiinngg. The results of the expansion are
prefix-matched against the word being completed, and the matching words
become the possible completions.
- After these matches have been generated, any shell function or command
- specified with the --FF and --CC options is invoked. When the command or
+ After these matches have been generated, any shell function or command
+ specified with the --FF and --CC options is invoked. When the command or
function is invoked, the CCOOMMPP__LLIINNEE, CCOOMMPP__PPOOIINNTT, CCOOMMPP__KKEEYY, and CCOOMMPP__TTYYPPEE
variables are assigned values as described above under SShheellll VVaarriiaabblleess.
- If a shell function is being invoked, the CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDSS and CCOOMMPP__CCWWOORRDD
- variables are also set. When the function or command is invoked, the
- first argument ($$11) is the name of the command whose arguments are be-
- ing completed, the second argument ($$22) is the word being completed,
- and the third argument ($$33) is the word preceding the word being com-
+ If a shell function is being invoked, the CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDSS and CCOOMMPP__CCWWOORRDD
+ variables are also set. When the function or command is invoked, the
+ first argument ($$11) is the name of the command whose arguments are be-
+ ing completed, the second argument ($$22) is the word being completed,
+ and the third argument ($$33) is the word preceding the word being com-
pleted on the current command line. No filtering of the generated com-
pletions against the word being completed is performed; the function or
command has complete freedom in generating the matches.
- Any function specified with --FF is invoked first. The function may use
- any of the shell facilities, including the ccoommppggeenn builtin described
- below, to generate the matches. It must put the possible completions
+ Any function specified with --FF is invoked first. The function may use
+ any of the shell facilities, including the ccoommppggeenn builtin described
+ below, to generate the matches. It must put the possible completions
in the CCOOMMPPRREEPPLLYY array variable, one per array element.
- Next, any command specified with the --CC option is invoked in an envi-
- ronment equivalent to command substitution. It should print a list of
- completions, one per line, to the standard output. Backslash may be
+ Next, any command specified with the --CC option is invoked in an envi-
+ ronment equivalent to command substitution. It should print a list of
+ completions, one per line, to the standard output. Backslash may be
used to escape a newline, if necessary.
- After all of the possible completions are generated, any filter speci-
- fied with the --XX option is applied to the list. The filter is a pat-
- tern as used for pathname expansion; a && in the pattern is replaced
- with the text of the word being completed. A literal && may be escaped
- with a backslash; the backslash is removed before attempting a match.
- Any completion that matches the pattern will be removed from the list.
+ After all of the possible completions are generated, any filter speci-
+ fied with the --XX option is applied to the list. The filter is a pat-
+ tern as used for pathname expansion; a && in the pattern is replaced
+ with the text of the word being completed. A literal && may be escaped
+ with a backslash; the backslash is removed before attempting a match.
+ Any completion that matches the pattern will be removed from the list.
A leading !! negates the pattern; in this case any completion not match-
- ing the pattern will be removed. If the nnooccaasseemmaattcchh shell option is
- enabled, the match is performed without regard to the case of alpha-
+ ing the pattern will be removed. If the nnooccaasseemmaattcchh shell option is
+ enabled, the match is performed without regard to the case of alpha-
betic characters.
Finally, any prefix and suffix specified with the --PP and --SS options are
added to each member of the completion list, and the result is returned
to the readline completion code as the list of possible completions.
- If the previously-applied actions do not generate any matches, and the
- --oo ddiirrnnaammeess option was supplied to ccoommpplleettee when the compspec was de-
+ If the previously-applied actions do not generate any matches, and the
+ --oo ddiirrnnaammeess option was supplied to ccoommpplleettee when the compspec was de-
fined, directory name completion is attempted.
- If the --oo pplluussddiirrss option was supplied to ccoommpplleettee when the compspec
+ If the --oo pplluussddiirrss option was supplied to ccoommpplleettee when the compspec
was defined, directory name completion is attempted and any matches are
added to the results of the other actions.
- By default, if a compspec is found, whatever it generates is returned
- to the completion code as the full set of possible completions. The
+ By default, if a compspec is found, whatever it generates is returned
+ to the completion code as the full set of possible completions. The
default bbaasshh completions are not attempted, and the readline default of
filename completion is disabled. If the --oo bbaasshhddeeffaauulltt option was sup-
- plied to ccoommpplleettee when the compspec was defined, the bbaasshh default com-
+ plied to ccoommpplleettee when the compspec was defined, the bbaasshh default com-
pletions are attempted if the compspec generates no matches. If the --oo
- ddeeffaauulltt option was supplied to ccoommpplleettee when the compspec was defined,
- readline's default completion will be performed if the compspec (and,
+ ddeeffaauulltt option was supplied to ccoommpplleettee when the compspec was defined,
+ readline's default completion will be performed if the compspec (and,
if attempted, the default bbaasshh completions) generate no matches.
- When a compspec indicates that directory name completion is desired,
- the programmable completion functions force readline to append a slash
- to completed names which are symbolic links to directories, subject to
- the value of the mmaarrkk--ddiirreeccttoorriieess readline variable, regardless of the
+ When a compspec indicates that directory name completion is desired,
+ the programmable completion functions force readline to append a slash
+ to completed names which are symbolic links to directories, subject to
+ the value of the mmaarrkk--ddiirreeccttoorriieess readline variable, regardless of the
setting of the mmaarrkk--ssyymmlliinnkkeedd--ddiirreeccttoorriieess readline variable.
- There is some support for dynamically modifying completions. This is
- most useful when used in combination with a default completion speci-
- fied with ccoommpplleettee --DD. It's possible for shell functions executed as
- completion handlers to indicate that completion should be retried by
- returning an exit status of 124. If a shell function returns 124, and
+ There is some support for dynamically modifying completions. This is
+ most useful when used in combination with a default completion speci-
+ fied with ccoommpplleettee --DD. It's possible for shell functions executed as
+ completion handlers to indicate that completion should be retried by
+ returning an exit status of 124. If a shell function returns 124, and
changes the compspec associated with the command on which completion is
- being attempted (supplied as the first argument when the function is
+ being attempted (supplied as the first argument when the function is
executed), programmable completion restarts from the beginning, with an
- attempt to find a new compspec for that command. This allows a set of
- completions to be built dynamically as completion is attempted, rather
+ attempt to find a new compspec for that command. This allows a set of
+ completions to be built dynamically as completion is attempted, rather
than being loaded all at once.
- For instance, assuming that there is a library of compspecs, each kept
- in a file corresponding to the name of the command, the following de-
+ For instance, assuming that there is a library of compspecs, each kept
+ in a file corresponding to the name of the command, the following de-
fault completion function would load completions dynamically:
_completion_loader()
@@ -4147,167 +4148,167 @@ RREEAADDLLIINNEE
HHIISSTTOORRYY
- When the --oo hhiissttoorryy option to the sseett builtin is enabled, the shell
+ When the --oo hhiissttoorryy option to the sseett builtin is enabled, the shell
provides access to the _c_o_m_m_a_n_d _h_i_s_t_o_r_y, the list of commands previously
- typed. The value of the HHIISSTTSSIIZZEE variable is used as the number of
+ typed. The value of the HHIISSTTSSIIZZEE variable is used as the number of
commands to save in a history list. The text of the last HHIISSTTSSIIZZEE com-
- mands (default 500) is saved. The shell stores each command in the
- history list prior to parameter and variable expansion (see EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
- above) but after history expansion is performed, subject to the values
+ mands (default 500) is saved. The shell stores each command in the
+ history list prior to parameter and variable expansion (see EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
+ above) but after history expansion is performed, subject to the values
of the shell variables HHIISSTTIIGGNNOORREE and HHIISSTTCCOONNTTRROOLL.
On startup, the history is initialized from the file named by the vari-
- able HHIISSTTFFIILLEE (default _~_/_._b_a_s_h___h_i_s_t_o_r_y). The file named by the value
- of HHIISSTTFFIILLEE is truncated, if necessary, to contain no more than the
- number of lines specified by the value of HHIISSTTFFIILLEESSIIZZEE. If HHIISSTTFFIILLEE--
- SSIIZZEE is unset, or set to null, a non-numeric value, or a numeric value
- less than zero, the history file is not truncated. When the history
- file is read, lines beginning with the history comment character fol-
+ able HHIISSTTFFIILLEE (default _~_/_._b_a_s_h___h_i_s_t_o_r_y). The file named by the value
+ of HHIISSTTFFIILLEE is truncated, if necessary, to contain no more than the
+ number of lines specified by the value of HHIISSTTFFIILLEESSIIZZEE. If HHIISSTTFFIILLEE--
+ SSIIZZEE is unset, or set to null, a non-numeric value, or a numeric value
+ less than zero, the history file is not truncated. When the history
+ file is read, lines beginning with the history comment character fol-
lowed immediately by a digit are interpreted as timestamps for the fol-
lowing history line. These timestamps are optionally displayed depend-
- ing on the value of the HHIISSTTTTIIMMEEFFOORRMMAATT variable. When a shell with
- history enabled exits, the last $$HHIISSTTSSIIZZEE lines are copied from the
- history list to $$HHIISSTTFFIILLEE. If the hhiissttaappppeenndd shell option is enabled
- (see the description of sshhoopptt under SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below), the
- lines are appended to the history file, otherwise the history file is
- overwritten. If HHIISSTTFFIILLEE is unset, or if the history file is un-
- writable, the history is not saved. If the HHIISSTTTTIIMMEEFFOORRMMAATT variable is
- set, time stamps are written to the history file, marked with the his-
+ ing on the value of the HHIISSTTTTIIMMEEFFOORRMMAATT variable. When a shell with
+ history enabled exits, the last $$HHIISSTTSSIIZZEE lines are copied from the
+ history list to $$HHIISSTTFFIILLEE. If the hhiissttaappppeenndd shell option is enabled
+ (see the description of sshhoopptt under SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below), the
+ lines are appended to the history file, otherwise the history file is
+ overwritten. If HHIISSTTFFIILLEE is unset, or if the history file is un-
+ writable, the history is not saved. If the HHIISSTTTTIIMMEEFFOORRMMAATT variable is
+ set, time stamps are written to the history file, marked with the his-
tory comment character, so they may be preserved across shell sessions.
- This uses the history comment character to distinguish timestamps from
- other history lines. After saving the history, the history file is
- truncated to contain no more than HHIISSTTFFIILLEESSIIZZEE lines. If HHIISSTTFFIILLEESSIIZZEE
- is unset, or set to null, a non-numeric value, or a numeric value less
+ This uses the history comment character to distinguish timestamps from
+ other history lines. After saving the history, the history file is
+ truncated to contain no more than HHIISSTTFFIILLEESSIIZZEE lines. If HHIISSTTFFIILLEESSIIZZEE
+ is unset, or set to null, a non-numeric value, or a numeric value less
than zero, the history file is not truncated.
- The builtin command ffcc (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below) may be used
+ The builtin command ffcc (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below) may be used
to list or edit and re-execute a portion of the history list. The hhiiss--
- ttoorryy builtin may be used to display or modify the history list and ma-
- nipulate the history file. When using command-line editing, search
- commands are available in each editing mode that provide access to the
+ ttoorryy builtin may be used to display or modify the history list and ma-
+ nipulate the history file. When using command-line editing, search
+ commands are available in each editing mode that provide access to the
history list.
- The shell allows control over which commands are saved on the history
+ The shell allows control over which commands are saved on the history
list. The HHIISSTTCCOONNTTRROOLL and HHIISSTTIIGGNNOORREE variables may be set to cause the
shell to save only a subset of the commands entered. The ccmmddhhiisstt shell
- option, if enabled, causes the shell to attempt to save each line of a
- multi-line command in the same history entry, adding semicolons where
- necessary to preserve syntactic correctness. The lliitthhiisstt shell option
- causes the shell to save the command with embedded newlines instead of
+ option, if enabled, causes the shell to attempt to save each line of a
+ multi-line command in the same history entry, adding semicolons where
+ necessary to preserve syntactic correctness. The lliitthhiisstt shell option
+ causes the shell to save the command with embedded newlines instead of
semicolons. See the description of the sshhoopptt builtin below under SSHHEELLLL
- BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS for information on setting and unsetting shell op-
+ BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS for information on setting and unsetting shell op-
tions.
HHIISSTTOORRYY EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
- The shell supports a history expansion feature that is similar to the
- history expansion in ccsshh. This section describes what syntax features
- are available. This feature is enabled by default for interactive
+ The shell supports a history expansion feature that is similar to the
+ history expansion in ccsshh. This section describes what syntax features
+ are available. This feature is enabled by default for interactive
shells, and can be disabled using the ++HH option to the sseett builtin com-
mand (see SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS below). Non-interactive shells do not
perform history expansion by default.
History expansions introduce words from the history list into the input
- stream, making it easy to repeat commands, insert the arguments to a
+ stream, making it easy to repeat commands, insert the arguments to a
previous command into the current input line, or fix errors in previous
commands quickly.
- History expansion is performed immediately after a complete line is
- read, before the shell breaks it into words, and is performed on each
- line individually without taking quoting on previous lines into ac-
- count. It takes place in two parts. The first is to determine which
- line from the history list to use during substitution. The second is
- to select portions of that line for inclusion into the current one.
- The line selected from the history is the _e_v_e_n_t, and the portions of
- that line that are acted upon are _w_o_r_d_s. Various _m_o_d_i_f_i_e_r_s are avail-
- able to manipulate the selected words. The line is broken into words
- in the same fashion as when reading input, so that several _m_e_t_a_c_h_a_r_a_c_-
+ History expansion is performed immediately after a complete line is
+ read, before the shell breaks it into words, and is performed on each
+ line individually without taking quoting on previous lines into ac-
+ count. It takes place in two parts. The first is to determine which
+ line from the history list to use during substitution. The second is
+ to select portions of that line for inclusion into the current one.
+ The line selected from the history is the _e_v_e_n_t, and the portions of
+ that line that are acted upon are _w_o_r_d_s. Various _m_o_d_i_f_i_e_r_s are avail-
+ able to manipulate the selected words. The line is broken into words
+ in the same fashion as when reading input, so that several _m_e_t_a_c_h_a_r_a_c_-
_t_e_r-separated words surrounded by quotes are considered one word. His-
- tory expansions are introduced by the appearance of the history expan-
- sion character, which is !! by default. Only backslash (\\) and single
- quotes can quote the history expansion character, but the history ex-
- pansion character is also treated as quoted if it immediately precedes
+ tory expansions are introduced by the appearance of the history expan-
+ sion character, which is !! by default. Only backslash (\\) and single
+ quotes can quote the history expansion character, but the history ex-
+ pansion character is also treated as quoted if it immediately precedes
the closing double quote in a double-quoted string.
- Several characters inhibit history expansion if found immediately fol-
- lowing the history expansion character, even if it is unquoted: space,
- tab, newline, carriage return, and ==. If the eexxttgglloobb shell option is
+ Several characters inhibit history expansion if found immediately fol-
+ lowing the history expansion character, even if it is unquoted: space,
+ tab, newline, carriage return, and ==. If the eexxttgglloobb shell option is
enabled, (( will also inhibit expansion.
- Several shell options settable with the sshhoopptt builtin may be used to
- tailor the behavior of history expansion. If the hhiissttvveerriiffyy shell op-
- tion is enabled (see the description of the sshhoopptt builtin below), and
- rreeaaddlliinnee is being used, history substitutions are not immediately
- passed to the shell parser. Instead, the expanded line is reloaded
+ Several shell options settable with the sshhoopptt builtin may be used to
+ tailor the behavior of history expansion. If the hhiissttvveerriiffyy shell op-
+ tion is enabled (see the description of the sshhoopptt builtin below), and
+ rreeaaddlliinnee is being used, history substitutions are not immediately
+ passed to the shell parser. Instead, the expanded line is reloaded
into the rreeaaddlliinnee editing buffer for further modification. If rreeaaddlliinnee
- is being used, and the hhiissttrreeeeddiitt shell option is enabled, a failed
- history substitution will be reloaded into the rreeaaddlliinnee editing buffer
- for correction. The --pp option to the hhiissttoorryy builtin command may be
- used to see what a history expansion will do before using it. The --ss
+ is being used, and the hhiissttrreeeeddiitt shell option is enabled, a failed
+ history substitution will be reloaded into the rreeaaddlliinnee editing buffer
+ for correction. The --pp option to the hhiissttoorryy builtin command may be
+ used to see what a history expansion will do before using it. The --ss
option to the hhiissttoorryy builtin may be used to add commands to the end of
- the history list without actually executing them, so that they are
+ the history list without actually executing them, so that they are
available for subsequent recall.
- The shell allows control of the various characters used by the history
+ The shell allows control of the various characters used by the history
expansion mechanism (see the description of hhiissttcchhaarrss above under SShheellll
- VVaarriiaabblleess). The shell uses the history comment character to mark his-
+ VVaarriiaabblleess). The shell uses the history comment character to mark his-
tory timestamps when writing the history file.
EEvveenntt DDeessiiggnnaattoorrss
- An event designator is a reference to a command line entry in the his-
- tory list. Unless the reference is absolute, events are relative to
+ An event designator is a reference to a command line entry in the his-
+ tory list. Unless the reference is absolute, events are relative to
the current position in the history list.
- !! Start a history substitution, except when followed by a bbllaannkk,
- newline, carriage return, = or ( (when the eexxttgglloobb shell option
+ !! Start a history substitution, except when followed by a bbllaannkk,
+ newline, carriage return, = or ( (when the eexxttgglloobb shell option
is enabled using the sshhoopptt builtin).
!!_n Refer to command line _n.
!!--_n Refer to the current command minus _n.
!!!! Refer to the previous command. This is a synonym for `!-1'.
!!_s_t_r_i_n_g
- Refer to the most recent command preceding the current position
+ Refer to the most recent command preceding the current position
in the history list starting with _s_t_r_i_n_g.
!!??_s_t_r_i_n_g[[??]]
- Refer to the most recent command preceding the current position
- in the history list containing _s_t_r_i_n_g. The trailing ?? may be
- omitted if _s_t_r_i_n_g is followed immediately by a newline. If
- _s_t_r_i_n_g is missing, the string from the most recent search is
+ Refer to the most recent command preceding the current position
+ in the history list containing _s_t_r_i_n_g. The trailing ?? may be
+ omitted if _s_t_r_i_n_g is followed immediately by a newline. If
+ _s_t_r_i_n_g is missing, the string from the most recent search is
used; it is an error if there is no previous search string.
^^_s_t_r_i_n_g_1^^_s_t_r_i_n_g_2^^
- Quick substitution. Repeat the previous command, replacing
- _s_t_r_i_n_g_1 with _s_t_r_i_n_g_2. Equivalent to ``!!:s^_s_t_r_i_n_g_1^_s_t_r_i_n_g_2^''
+ Quick substitution. Repeat the previous command, replacing
+ _s_t_r_i_n_g_1 with _s_t_r_i_n_g_2. Equivalent to ``!!:s^_s_t_r_i_n_g_1^_s_t_r_i_n_g_2^''
(see MMooddiiffiieerrss below).
!!## The entire command line typed so far.
WWoorrdd DDeessiiggnnaattoorrss
- Word designators are used to select desired words from the event. A ::
- separates the event specification from the word designator. It may be
- omitted if the word designator begins with a ^^, $$, **, --, or %%. Words
- are numbered from the beginning of the line, with the first word being
- denoted by 0 (zero). Words are inserted into the current line sepa-
+ Word designators are used to select desired words from the event. A ::
+ separates the event specification from the word designator. It may be
+ omitted if the word designator begins with a ^^, $$, **, --, or %%. Words
+ are numbered from the beginning of the line, with the first word being
+ denoted by 0 (zero). Words are inserted into the current line sepa-
rated by single spaces.
00 ((zzeerroo))
The zeroth word. For the shell, this is the command word.
_n The _nth word.
^^ The first argument. That is, word 1.
- $$ The last word. This is usually the last argument, but will ex-
+ $$ The last word. This is usually the last argument, but will ex-
pand to the zeroth word if there is only one word in the line.
- %% The first word matched by the most recent `?_s_t_r_i_n_g?' search, if
- the search string begins with a character that is part of a
+ %% The first word matched by the most recent `?_s_t_r_i_n_g?' search, if
+ the search string begins with a character that is part of a
word.
_x--_y A range of words; `-_y' abbreviates `0-_y'.
- ** All of the words but the zeroth. This is a synonym for `_1_-_$'.
- It is not an error to use ** if there is just one word in the
+ ** All of the words but the zeroth. This is a synonym for `_1_-_$'.
+ It is not an error to use ** if there is just one word in the
event; the empty string is returned in that case.
xx** Abbreviates _x_-_$.
xx-- Abbreviates _x_-_$ like xx**, but omits the last word. If xx is miss-
ing, it defaults to 0.
- If a word designator is supplied without an event specification, the
+ If a word designator is supplied without an event specification, the
previous command is used as the event.
MMooddiiffiieerrss
- After the optional word designator, there may appear a sequence of one
+ After the optional word designator, there may appear a sequence of one
or more of the following modifiers, each preceded by a `:'. These mod-
ify, or edit, the word or words selected from the history event.
@@ -4317,24 +4318,24 @@ HHIISSTTOORRYY EEXXPPAANNSSIIOONN
ee Remove all but the trailing suffix.
pp Print the new command but do not execute it.
qq Quote the substituted words, escaping further substitutions.
- xx Quote the substituted words as with qq, but break into words at
- bbllaannkkss and newlines. The qq and xx modifiers are mutually exclu-
+ xx Quote the substituted words as with qq, but break into words at
+ bbllaannkkss and newlines. The qq and xx modifiers are mutually exclu-
sive; the last one supplied is used.
ss//_o_l_d//_n_e_w//
- Substitute _n_e_w for the first occurrence of _o_l_d in the event
+ Substitute _n_e_w for the first occurrence of _o_l_d in the event
line. Any character may be used as the delimiter in place of /.
- The final delimiter is optional if it is the last character of
+ The final delimiter is optional if it is the last character of
the event line. The delimiter may be quoted in _o_l_d and _n_e_w with
a single backslash. If & appears in _n_e_w, it is replaced by _o_l_d.
- A single backslash will quote the &. If _o_l_d is null, it is set
- to the last _o_l_d substituted, or, if no previous history substi-
- tutions took place, the last _s_t_r_i_n_g in a !!??_s_t_r_i_n_g[[??]] search.
+ A single backslash will quote the &. If _o_l_d is null, it is set
+ to the last _o_l_d substituted, or, if no previous history substi-
+ tutions took place, the last _s_t_r_i_n_g in a !!??_s_t_r_i_n_g[[??]] search.
If _n_e_w is null, each matching _o_l_d is deleted.
&& Repeat the previous substitution.
gg Cause changes to be applied over the entire event line. This is
- used in conjunction with `::ss' (e.g., `::ggss//_o_l_d//_n_e_w//') or `::&&'.
- If used with `::ss', any delimiter can be used in place of /, and
- the final delimiter is optional if it is the last character of
+ used in conjunction with `::ss' (e.g., `::ggss//_o_l_d//_n_e_w//') or `::&&'.
+ If used with `::ss', any delimiter can be used in place of /, and
+ the final delimiter is optional if it is the last character of
the event line. An aa may be used as a synonym for gg.
GG Apply the following `ss' or `&&' modifier once to each word in the
event line.
@@ -4343,56 +4344,56 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
Unless otherwise noted, each builtin command documented in this section
as accepting options preceded by -- accepts ---- to signify the end of the
options. The ::, ttrruuee, ffaallssee, and tteesstt/[[ builtins do not accept options
- and do not treat ---- specially. The eexxiitt, llooggoouutt, rreettuurrnn, bbrreeaakk, ccoonn--
- ttiinnuuee, lleett, and sshhiifftt builtins accept and process arguments beginning
- with -- without requiring ----. Other builtins that accept arguments but
- are not specified as accepting options interpret arguments beginning
- with -- as invalid options and require ---- to prevent this interpreta-
+ and do not treat ---- specially. The eexxiitt, llooggoouutt, rreettuurrnn, bbrreeaakk, ccoonn--
+ ttiinnuuee, lleett, and sshhiifftt builtins accept and process arguments beginning
+ with -- without requiring ----. Other builtins that accept arguments but
+ are not specified as accepting options interpret arguments beginning
+ with -- as invalid options and require ---- to prevent this interpreta-
tion.
:: [_a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s]
- No effect; the command does nothing beyond expanding _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s
+ No effect; the command does nothing beyond expanding _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s
and performing any specified redirections. The return status is
zero.
.. _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e [_a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s]
ssoouurrccee _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e [_a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s]
Read and execute commands from _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e in the current shell en-
- vironment and return the exit status of the last command exe-
- cuted from _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e. If _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e does not contain a slash,
- filenames in PPAATTHH are used to find the directory containing
+ vironment and return the exit status of the last command exe-
+ cuted from _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e. If _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e does not contain a slash,
+ filenames in PPAATTHH are used to find the directory containing
_f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e, but _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e does not need to be executable. The file
- searched for in PPAATTHH need not be executable. When bbaasshh is not
- in _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e, the current directory is searched if no file is
- found in PPAATTHH. If the ssoouurrcceeppaatthh option to the sshhoopptt builtin
- command is turned off, the PPAATTHH is not searched. If any _a_r_g_u_-
- _m_e_n_t_s are supplied, they become the positional parameters when
- _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e is executed. Otherwise the positional parameters are
- unchanged. If the --TT option is enabled, .. inherits any trap on
+ searched for in PPAATTHH need not be executable. When bbaasshh is not
+ in _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e, the current directory is searched if no file is
+ found in PPAATTHH. If the ssoouurrcceeppaatthh option to the sshhoopptt builtin
+ command is turned off, the PPAATTHH is not searched. If any _a_r_g_u_-
+ _m_e_n_t_s are supplied, they become the positional parameters when
+ _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e is executed. Otherwise the positional parameters are
+ unchanged. If the --TT option is enabled, .. inherits any trap on
DDEEBBUUGG; if it is not, any DDEEBBUUGG trap string is saved and restored
- around the call to .., and .. unsets the DDEEBBUUGG trap while it exe-
+ around the call to .., and .. unsets the DDEEBBUUGG trap while it exe-
cutes. If --TT is not set, and the sourced file changes the DDEEBBUUGG
- trap, the new value is retained when .. completes. The return
- status is the status of the last command exited within the
+ trap, the new value is retained when .. completes. The return
+ status is the status of the last command exited within the
script (0 if no commands are executed), and false if _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e is
not found or cannot be read.
aalliiaass [--pp] [_n_a_m_e[=_v_a_l_u_e] ...]
AAlliiaass with no arguments or with the --pp option prints the list of
- aliases in the form aalliiaass _n_a_m_e=_v_a_l_u_e on standard output. When
- arguments are supplied, an alias is defined for each _n_a_m_e whose
- _v_a_l_u_e is given. A trailing space in _v_a_l_u_e causes the next word
+ aliases in the form aalliiaass _n_a_m_e=_v_a_l_u_e on standard output. When
+ arguments are supplied, an alias is defined for each _n_a_m_e whose
+ _v_a_l_u_e is given. A trailing space in _v_a_l_u_e causes the next word
to be checked for alias substitution when the alias is expanded.
- For each _n_a_m_e in the argument list for which no _v_a_l_u_e is sup-
- plied, the name and value of the alias is printed. AAlliiaass re-
- turns true unless a _n_a_m_e is given for which no alias has been
+ For each _n_a_m_e in the argument list for which no _v_a_l_u_e is sup-
+ plied, the name and value of the alias is printed. AAlliiaass re-
+ turns true unless a _n_a_m_e is given for which no alias has been
defined.
bbgg [_j_o_b_s_p_e_c ...]
- Resume each suspended job _j_o_b_s_p_e_c in the background, as if it
+ Resume each suspended job _j_o_b_s_p_e_c in the background, as if it
had been started with &&. If _j_o_b_s_p_e_c is not present, the shell's
- notion of the _c_u_r_r_e_n_t _j_o_b is used. bbgg _j_o_b_s_p_e_c returns 0 unless
- run when job control is disabled or, when run with job control
- enabled, any specified _j_o_b_s_p_e_c was not found or was started
+ notion of the _c_u_r_r_e_n_t _j_o_b is used. bbgg _j_o_b_s_p_e_c returns 0 unless
+ run when job control is disabled or, when run with job control
+ enabled, any specified _j_o_b_s_p_e_c was not found or was started
without job control.
bbiinndd [--mm _k_e_y_m_a_p] [--llppssvvPPSSVVXX]
@@ -4402,30 +4403,30 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
bbiinndd [--mm _k_e_y_m_a_p] _k_e_y_s_e_q:_f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e
bbiinndd [--mm _k_e_y_m_a_p] _k_e_y_s_e_q:_r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d
bbiinndd _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d_-_l_i_n_e
- Display current rreeaaddlliinnee key and function bindings, bind a key
- sequence to a rreeaaddlliinnee function or macro, or set a rreeaaddlliinnee
+ Display current rreeaaddlliinnee key and function bindings, bind a key
+ sequence to a rreeaaddlliinnee function or macro, or set a rreeaaddlliinnee
variable. Each non-option argument is a command as it would ap-
- pear in a rreeaaddlliinnee initialization file such as _._i_n_p_u_t_r_c, but
- each binding or command must be passed as a separate argument;
- e.g., '"\C-x\C-r": re-read-init-file'. Options, if supplied,
+ pear in a rreeaaddlliinnee initialization file such as _._i_n_p_u_t_r_c, but
+ each binding or command must be passed as a separate argument;
+ e.g., '"\C-x\C-r": re-read-init-file'. Options, if supplied,
have the following meanings:
--mm _k_e_y_m_a_p
Use _k_e_y_m_a_p as the keymap to be affected by the subsequent
bindings. Acceptable _k_e_y_m_a_p names are _e_m_a_c_s_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_-
- _d_a_r_d_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_m_e_t_a_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_c_t_l_x_, _v_i_, _v_i_-_m_o_v_e_, _v_i_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d,
- and _v_i_-_i_n_s_e_r_t. _v_i is equivalent to _v_i_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d (_v_i_-_m_o_v_e
- is also a synonym); _e_m_a_c_s is equivalent to _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_-
+ _d_a_r_d_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_m_e_t_a_, _e_m_a_c_s_-_c_t_l_x_, _v_i_, _v_i_-_m_o_v_e_, _v_i_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d,
+ and _v_i_-_i_n_s_e_r_t. _v_i is equivalent to _v_i_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d (_v_i_-_m_o_v_e
+ is also a synonym); _e_m_a_c_s is equivalent to _e_m_a_c_s_-_s_t_a_n_-
_d_a_r_d.
--ll List the names of all rreeaaddlliinnee functions.
- --pp Display rreeaaddlliinnee function names and bindings in such a
+ --pp Display rreeaaddlliinnee function names and bindings in such a
way that they can be re-read.
--PP List current rreeaaddlliinnee function names and bindings.
- --ss Display rreeaaddlliinnee key sequences bound to macros and the
- strings they output in such a way that they can be re-
+ --ss Display rreeaaddlliinnee key sequences bound to macros and the
+ strings they output in such a way that they can be re-
read.
- --SS Display rreeaaddlliinnee key sequences bound to macros and the
+ --SS Display rreeaaddlliinnee key sequences bound to macros and the
strings they output.
- --vv Display rreeaaddlliinnee variable names and values in such a way
+ --vv Display rreeaaddlliinnee variable names and values in such a way
that they can be re-read.
--VV List current rreeaaddlliinnee variable names and values.
--ff _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e
@@ -4438,188 +4439,188 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
Remove any current binding for _k_e_y_s_e_q.
--xx _k_e_y_s_e_q::_s_h_e_l_l_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d
Cause _s_h_e_l_l_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d to be executed whenever _k_e_y_s_e_q is en-
- tered. When _s_h_e_l_l_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d is executed, the shell sets
- the RREEAADDLLIINNEE__LLIINNEE variable to the contents of the rreeaadd--
+ tered. When _s_h_e_l_l_-_c_o_m_m_a_n_d is executed, the shell sets
+ the RREEAADDLLIINNEE__LLIINNEE variable to the contents of the rreeaadd--
lliinnee line buffer and the RREEAADDLLIINNEE__PPOOIINNTT and RREEAADDLLIINNEE__MMAARRKK
- variables to the current location of the insertion point
- and the saved insertion point (the mark), respectively.
- The shell assigns any numeric argument the user supplied
+ variables to the current location of the insertion point
+ and the saved insertion point (the mark), respectively.
+ The shell assigns any numeric argument the user supplied
to the RREEAADDLLIINNEE__AARRGGUUMMEENNTT variable. If there was no argu-
- ment, that variable is not set. If the executed command
- changes the value of any of RREEAADDLLIINNEE__LLIINNEE, RREEAADD--
- LLIINNEE__PPOOIINNTT, or RREEAADDLLIINNEE__MMAARRKK, those new values will be
+ ment, that variable is not set. If the executed command
+ changes the value of any of RREEAADDLLIINNEE__LLIINNEE, RREEAADD--
+ LLIINNEE__PPOOIINNTT, or RREEAADDLLIINNEE__MMAARRKK, those new values will be
reflected in the editing state.
- --XX List all key sequences bound to shell commands and the
+ --XX List all key sequences bound to shell commands and the
associated commands in a format that can be reused as in-
put.
- The return value is 0 unless an unrecognized option is given or
+ The return value is 0 unless an unrecognized option is given or
an error occurred.
bbrreeaakk [_n]
- Exit from within a ffoorr, wwhhiillee, uunnttiill, or sseelleecctt loop. If _n is
- specified, break _n levels. _n must be >= 1. If _n is greater
- than the number of enclosing loops, all enclosing loops are ex-
- ited. The return value is 0 unless _n is not greater than or
+ Exit from within a ffoorr, wwhhiillee, uunnttiill, or sseelleecctt loop. If _n is
+ specified, break _n levels. _n must be >= 1. If _n is greater
+ than the number of enclosing loops, all enclosing loops are ex-
+ ited. The return value is 0 unless _n is not greater than or
equal to 1.
bbuuiillttiinn _s_h_e_l_l_-_b_u_i_l_t_i_n [_a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s]
- Execute the specified shell builtin, passing it _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s, and
+ Execute the specified shell builtin, passing it _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s, and
return its exit status. This is useful when defining a function
- whose name is the same as a shell builtin, retaining the func-
+ whose name is the same as a shell builtin, retaining the func-
tionality of the builtin within the function. The ccdd builtin is
- commonly redefined this way. The return status is false if
+ commonly redefined this way. The return status is false if
_s_h_e_l_l_-_b_u_i_l_t_i_n is not a shell builtin command.
ccaalllleerr [_e_x_p_r]
Returns the context of any active subroutine call (a shell func-
tion or a script executed with the .. or ssoouurrccee builtins). With-
out _e_x_p_r, ccaalllleerr displays the line number and source filename of
- the current subroutine call. If a non-negative integer is sup-
+ the current subroutine call. If a non-negative integer is sup-
plied as _e_x_p_r, ccaalllleerr displays the line number, subroutine name,
- and source file corresponding to that position in the current
- execution call stack. This extra information may be used, for
- example, to print a stack trace. The current frame is frame 0.
- The return value is 0 unless the shell is not executing a sub-
- routine call or _e_x_p_r does not correspond to a valid position in
+ and source file corresponding to that position in the current
+ execution call stack. This extra information may be used, for
+ example, to print a stack trace. The current frame is frame 0.
+ The return value is 0 unless the shell is not executing a sub-
+ routine call or _e_x_p_r does not correspond to a valid position in
the call stack.
ccdd [--LL|[--PP [--ee]] [-@]] [_d_i_r]
- Change the current directory to _d_i_r. if _d_i_r is not supplied,
- the value of the HHOOMMEE shell variable is the default. The vari-
+ Change the current directory to _d_i_r. if _d_i_r is not supplied,
+ the value of the HHOOMMEE shell variable is the default. The vari-
able CCDDPPAATTHH defines the search path for the directory containing
- _d_i_r: each directory name in CCDDPPAATTHH is searched for _d_i_r. Alter-
- native directory names in CCDDPPAATTHH are separated by a colon (:).
- A null directory name in CCDDPPAATTHH is the same as the current di-
- rectory, i.e., ``..''. If _d_i_r begins with a slash (/), then CCDD--
- PPAATTHH is not used. The --PP option causes ccdd to use the physical
+ _d_i_r: each directory name in CCDDPPAATTHH is searched for _d_i_r. Alter-
+ native directory names in CCDDPPAATTHH are separated by a colon (:).
+ A null directory name in CCDDPPAATTHH is the same as the current di-
+ rectory, i.e., ``..''. If _d_i_r begins with a slash (/), then CCDD--
+ PPAATTHH is not used. The --PP option causes ccdd to use the physical
directory structure by resolving symbolic links while traversing
- _d_i_r and before processing instances of _._. in _d_i_r (see also the
+ _d_i_r and before processing instances of _._. in _d_i_r (see also the
--PP option to the sseett builtin command); the --LL option forces sym-
- bolic links to be followed by resolving the link after process-
- ing instances of _._. in _d_i_r. If _._. appears in _d_i_r, it is pro-
- cessed by removing the immediately previous pathname component
- from _d_i_r, back to a slash or the beginning of _d_i_r. If the --ee
- option is supplied with --PP, and the current working directory
- cannot be successfully determined after a successful directory
- change, ccdd will return an unsuccessful status. On systems that
+ bolic links to be followed by resolving the link after process-
+ ing instances of _._. in _d_i_r. If _._. appears in _d_i_r, it is pro-
+ cessed by removing the immediately previous pathname component
+ from _d_i_r, back to a slash or the beginning of _d_i_r. If the --ee
+ option is supplied with --PP, and the current working directory
+ cannot be successfully determined after a successful directory
+ change, ccdd will return an unsuccessful status. On systems that
support it, the --@@ option presents the extended attributes asso-
- ciated with a file as a directory. An argument of -- is con-
- verted to $$OOLLDDPPWWDD before the directory change is attempted. If
- a non-empty directory name from CCDDPPAATTHH is used, or if -- is the
- first argument, and the directory change is successful, the ab-
- solute pathname of the new working directory is written to the
+ ciated with a file as a directory. An argument of -- is con-
+ verted to $$OOLLDDPPWWDD before the directory change is attempted. If
+ a non-empty directory name from CCDDPPAATTHH is used, or if -- is the
+ first argument, and the directory change is successful, the ab-
+ solute pathname of the new working directory is written to the
standard output. If the directory change is successful, ccdd sets
- the value of the PPWWDD environment variable to the new directory
- name, and sets the OOLLDDPPWWDD environment variable to the value of
- the current working directory before the change. The return
- value is true if the directory was successfully changed; false
+ the value of the PPWWDD environment variable to the new directory
+ name, and sets the OOLLDDPPWWDD environment variable to the value of
+ the current working directory before the change. The return
+ value is true if the directory was successfully changed; false
otherwise.
ccoommmmaanndd [--ppVVvv] _c_o_m_m_a_n_d [_a_r_g ...]
- Run _c_o_m_m_a_n_d with _a_r_g_s suppressing the normal shell function
+ Run _c_o_m_m_a_n_d with _a_r_g_s suppressing the normal shell function
lookup. Only builtin commands or commands found in the PPAATTHH are
- executed. If the --pp option is given, the search for _c_o_m_m_a_n_d is
- performed using a default value for PPAATTHH that is guaranteed to
- find all of the standard utilities. If either the --VV or --vv op-
- tion is supplied, a description of _c_o_m_m_a_n_d is printed. The --vv
- option causes a single word indicating the command or filename
+ executed. If the --pp option is given, the search for _c_o_m_m_a_n_d is
+ performed using a default value for PPAATTHH that is guaranteed to
+ find all of the standard utilities. If either the --VV or --vv op-
+ tion is supplied, a description of _c_o_m_m_a_n_d is printed. The --vv
+ option causes a single word indicating the command or filename
used to invoke _c_o_m_m_a_n_d to be displayed; the --VV option produces a
- more verbose description. If the --VV or --vv option is supplied,
- the exit status is 0 if _c_o_m_m_a_n_d was found, and 1 if not. If
+ more verbose description. If the --VV or --vv option is supplied,
+ the exit status is 0 if _c_o_m_m_a_n_d was found, and 1 if not. If
neither option is supplied and an error occurred or _c_o_m_m_a_n_d can-
- not be found, the exit status is 127. Otherwise, the exit sta-
+ not be found, the exit status is 127. Otherwise, the exit sta-
tus of the ccoommmmaanndd builtin is the exit status of _c_o_m_m_a_n_d.
ccoommppggeenn [_o_p_t_i_o_n] [_w_o_r_d]
- Generate possible completion matches for _w_o_r_d according to the
- _o_p_t_i_o_ns, which may be any option accepted by the ccoommpplleettee
- builtin with the exception of --pp and --rr, and write the matches
- to the standard output. When using the --FF or --CC options, the
- various shell variables set by the programmable completion fa-
+ Generate possible completion matches for _w_o_r_d according to the
+ _o_p_t_i_o_ns, which may be any option accepted by the ccoommpplleettee
+ builtin with the exception of --pp and --rr, and write the matches
+ to the standard output. When using the --FF or --CC options, the
+ various shell variables set by the programmable completion fa-
cilities, while available, will not have useful values.
The matches will be generated in the same way as if the program-
mable completion code had generated them directly from a comple-
- tion specification with the same flags. If _w_o_r_d is specified,
+ tion specification with the same flags. If _w_o_r_d is specified,
only those completions matching _w_o_r_d will be displayed.
- The return value is true unless an invalid option is supplied,
+ The return value is true unless an invalid option is supplied,
or no matches were generated.
- ccoommpplleettee [--aabbccddeeffggjjkkssuuvv] [--oo _c_o_m_p_-_o_p_t_i_o_n] [--DDEEII] [--AA _a_c_t_i_o_n] [--GG _g_l_o_b_-
+ ccoommpplleettee [--aabbccddeeffggjjkkssuuvv] [--oo _c_o_m_p_-_o_p_t_i_o_n] [--DDEEII] [--AA _a_c_t_i_o_n] [--GG _g_l_o_b_-
_p_a_t] [--WW _w_o_r_d_l_i_s_t]
- [--FF _f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n] [--CC _c_o_m_m_a_n_d] [--XX _f_i_l_t_e_r_p_a_t] [--PP _p_r_e_f_i_x] [--SS _s_u_f_-
+ [--FF _f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n] [--CC _c_o_m_m_a_n_d] [--XX _f_i_l_t_e_r_p_a_t] [--PP _p_r_e_f_i_x] [--SS _s_u_f_-
_f_i_x] _n_a_m_e [_n_a_m_e _._._.]
ccoommpplleettee --pprr [--DDEEII] [_n_a_m_e ...]
- Specify how arguments to each _n_a_m_e should be completed. If the
- --pp option is supplied, or if no options are supplied, existing
- completion specifications are printed in a way that allows them
+ Specify how arguments to each _n_a_m_e should be completed. If the
+ --pp option is supplied, or if no options are supplied, existing
+ completion specifications are printed in a way that allows them
to be reused as input. The --rr option removes a completion spec-
- ification for each _n_a_m_e, or, if no _n_a_m_es are supplied, all com-
+ ification for each _n_a_m_e, or, if no _n_a_m_es are supplied, all com-
pletion specifications. The --DD option indicates that other sup-
- plied options and actions should apply to the ``default'' com-
- mand completion; that is, completion attempted on a command for
- which no completion has previously been defined. The --EE option
- indicates that other supplied options and actions should apply
- to ``empty'' command completion; that is, completion attempted
- on a blank line. The --II option indicates that other supplied
- options and actions should apply to completion on the initial
- non-assignment word on the line, or after a command delimiter
- such as ;; or ||, which is usually command name completion. If
- multiple options are supplied, the --DD option takes precedence
+ plied options and actions should apply to the ``default'' com-
+ mand completion; that is, completion attempted on a command for
+ which no completion has previously been defined. The --EE option
+ indicates that other supplied options and actions should apply
+ to ``empty'' command completion; that is, completion attempted
+ on a blank line. The --II option indicates that other supplied
+ options and actions should apply to completion on the initial
+ non-assignment word on the line, or after a command delimiter
+ such as ;; or ||, which is usually command name completion. If
+ multiple options are supplied, the --DD option takes precedence
over --EE, and both take precedence over --II. If any of --DD, --EE, or
- --II are supplied, any other _n_a_m_e arguments are ignored; these
+ --II are supplied, any other _n_a_m_e arguments are ignored; these
completions only apply to the case specified by the option.
- The process of applying these completion specifications when
- word completion is attempted is described above under PPrrooggrraamm--
+ The process of applying these completion specifications when
+ word completion is attempted is described above under PPrrooggrraamm--
mmaabbllee CCoommpplleettiioonn.
- Other options, if specified, have the following meanings. The
- arguments to the --GG, --WW, and --XX options (and, if necessary, the
- --PP and --SS options) should be quoted to protect them from expan-
+ Other options, if specified, have the following meanings. The
+ arguments to the --GG, --WW, and --XX options (and, if necessary, the
+ --PP and --SS options) should be quoted to protect them from expan-
sion before the ccoommpplleettee builtin is invoked.
--oo _c_o_m_p_-_o_p_t_i_o_n
- The _c_o_m_p_-_o_p_t_i_o_n controls several aspects of the comp-
- spec's behavior beyond the simple generation of comple-
+ The _c_o_m_p_-_o_p_t_i_o_n controls several aspects of the comp-
+ spec's behavior beyond the simple generation of comple-
tions. _c_o_m_p_-_o_p_t_i_o_n may be one of:
bbaasshhddeeffaauulltt
Perform the rest of the default bbaasshh completions
if the compspec generates no matches.
- ddeeffaauulltt Use readline's default filename completion if
+ ddeeffaauulltt Use readline's default filename completion if
the compspec generates no matches.
ddiirrnnaammeess
- Perform directory name completion if the comp-
+ Perform directory name completion if the comp-
spec generates no matches.
ffiilleennaammeess
- Tell readline that the compspec generates file-
- names, so it can perform any filename-specific
- processing (like adding a slash to directory
- names, quoting special characters, or suppress-
- ing trailing spaces). Intended to be used with
+ Tell readline that the compspec generates file-
+ names, so it can perform any filename-specific
+ processing (like adding a slash to directory
+ names, quoting special characters, or suppress-
+ ing trailing spaces). Intended to be used with
shell functions.
- nnooqquuoottee Tell readline not to quote the completed words
- if they are filenames (quoting filenames is the
+ nnooqquuoottee Tell readline not to quote the completed words
+ if they are filenames (quoting filenames is the
default).
- nnoossoorrtt Tell readline not to sort the list of possible
+ nnoossoorrtt Tell readline not to sort the list of possible
completions alphabetically.
- nnoossppaaccee Tell readline not to append a space (the de-
- fault) to words completed at the end of the
+ nnoossppaaccee Tell readline not to append a space (the de-
+ fault) to words completed at the end of the
line.
pplluussddiirrss
- After any matches defined by the compspec are
+ After any matches defined by the compspec are
generated, directory name completion is at-
tempted and any matches are added to the results
of the other actions.
--AA _a_c_t_i_o_n
- The _a_c_t_i_o_n may be one of the following to generate a
+ The _a_c_t_i_o_n may be one of the following to generate a
list of possible completions:
aalliiaass Alias names. May also be specified as --aa.
aarrrraayyvvaarr
Array variable names.
bbiinnddiinngg RReeaaddlliinnee key binding names.
- bbuuiillttiinn Names of shell builtin commands. May also be
+ bbuuiillttiinn Names of shell builtin commands. May also be
specified as --bb.
ccoommmmaanndd Command names. May also be specified as --cc.
ddiirreeccttoorryy
@@ -4627,7 +4628,7 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
ddiissaabblleedd
Names of disabled shell builtins.
eennaabblleedd Names of enabled shell builtins.
- eexxppoorrtt Names of exported shell variables. May also be
+ eexxppoorrtt Names of exported shell variables. May also be
specified as --ee.
ffiillee File names. May also be specified as --ff.
ffuunnccttiioonn
@@ -4636,17 +4637,17 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
hheellppttooppiicc
Help topics as accepted by the hheellpp builtin.
hhoossttnnaammee
- Hostnames, as taken from the file specified by
+ Hostnames, as taken from the file specified by
the HHOOSSTTFFIILLEE shell variable.
- jjoobb Job names, if job control is active. May also
+ jjoobb Job names, if job control is active. May also
be specified as --jj.
- kkeeyywwoorrdd Shell reserved words. May also be specified as
+ kkeeyywwoorrdd Shell reserved words. May also be specified as
--kk.
rruunnnniinngg Names of running jobs, if job control is active.
sseerrvviiccee Service names. May also be specified as --ss.
- sseettoopptt Valid arguments for the --oo option to the sseett
+ sseettoopptt Valid arguments for the --oo option to the sseett
builtin.
- sshhoopptt Shell option names as accepted by the sshhoopptt
+ sshhoopptt Shell option names as accepted by the sshhoopptt
builtin.
ssiiggnnaall Signal names.
ssttooppppeedd Names of stopped jobs, if job control is active.
@@ -4655,197 +4656,197 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
Names of all shell variables. May also be spec-
ified as --vv.
--CC _c_o_m_m_a_n_d
- _c_o_m_m_a_n_d is executed in a subshell environment, and its
+ _c_o_m_m_a_n_d is executed in a subshell environment, and its
output is used as the possible completions.
--FF _f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n
- The shell function _f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n is executed in the current
- shell environment. When the function is executed, the
+ The shell function _f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n is executed in the current
+ shell environment. When the function is executed, the
first argument ($$11) is the name of the command whose ar-
guments are being completed, the second argument ($$22) is
the word being completed, and the third argument ($$33) is
- the word preceding the word being completed on the cur-
- rent command line. When it finishes, the possible com-
- pletions are retrieved from the value of the CCOOMMPPRREEPPLLYY
+ the word preceding the word being completed on the cur-
+ rent command line. When it finishes, the possible com-
+ pletions are retrieved from the value of the CCOOMMPPRREEPPLLYY
array variable.
--GG _g_l_o_b_p_a_t
- The pathname expansion pattern _g_l_o_b_p_a_t is expanded to
+ The pathname expansion pattern _g_l_o_b_p_a_t is expanded to
generate the possible completions.
--PP _p_r_e_f_i_x
- _p_r_e_f_i_x is added at the beginning of each possible com-
+ _p_r_e_f_i_x is added at the beginning of each possible com-
pletion after all other options have been applied.
--SS _s_u_f_f_i_x
_s_u_f_f_i_x is appended to each possible completion after all
other options have been applied.
--WW _w_o_r_d_l_i_s_t
- The _w_o_r_d_l_i_s_t is split using the characters in the IIFFSS
- special variable as delimiters, and each resultant word
- is expanded. Shell quoting is honored within _w_o_r_d_l_i_s_t,
+ The _w_o_r_d_l_i_s_t is split using the characters in the IIFFSS
+ special variable as delimiters, and each resultant word
+ is expanded. Shell quoting is honored within _w_o_r_d_l_i_s_t,
in order to provide a mechanism for the words to contain
- shell metacharacters or characters in the value of IIFFSS.
- The possible completions are the members of the resul-
+ shell metacharacters or characters in the value of IIFFSS.
+ The possible completions are the members of the resul-
tant list which match the word being completed.
--XX _f_i_l_t_e_r_p_a_t
- _f_i_l_t_e_r_p_a_t is a pattern as used for pathname expansion.
+ _f_i_l_t_e_r_p_a_t is a pattern as used for pathname expansion.
It is applied to the list of possible completions gener-
- ated by the preceding options and arguments, and each
- completion matching _f_i_l_t_e_r_p_a_t is removed from the list.
- A leading !! in _f_i_l_t_e_r_p_a_t negates the pattern; in this
+ ated by the preceding options and arguments, and each
+ completion matching _f_i_l_t_e_r_p_a_t is removed from the list.
+ A leading !! in _f_i_l_t_e_r_p_a_t negates the pattern; in this
case, any completion not matching _f_i_l_t_e_r_p_a_t is removed.
- The return value is true unless an invalid option is supplied,
- an option other than --pp or --rr is supplied without a _n_a_m_e argu-
- ment, an attempt is made to remove a completion specification
+ The return value is true unless an invalid option is supplied,
+ an option other than --pp or --rr is supplied without a _n_a_m_e argu-
+ ment, an attempt is made to remove a completion specification
for a _n_a_m_e for which no specification exists, or an error occurs
adding a completion specification.
ccoommppoopptt [--oo _o_p_t_i_o_n] [--DDEEII] [++oo _o_p_t_i_o_n] [_n_a_m_e]
- Modify completion options for each _n_a_m_e according to the _o_p_-
+ Modify completion options for each _n_a_m_e according to the _o_p_-
_t_i_o_ns, or for the currently-executing completion if no _n_a_m_es are
- supplied. If no _o_p_t_i_o_ns are given, display the completion op-
- tions for each _n_a_m_e or the current completion. The possible
- values of _o_p_t_i_o_n are those valid for the ccoommpplleettee builtin de-
- scribed above. The --DD option indicates that other supplied op-
- tions should apply to the ``default'' command completion; that
- is, completion attempted on a command for which no completion
+ supplied. If no _o_p_t_i_o_ns are given, display the completion op-
+ tions for each _n_a_m_e or the current completion. The possible
+ values of _o_p_t_i_o_n are those valid for the ccoommpplleettee builtin de-
+ scribed above. The --DD option indicates that other supplied op-
+ tions should apply to the ``default'' command completion; that
+ is, completion attempted on a command for which no completion
has previously been defined. The --EE option indicates that other
- supplied options should apply to ``empty'' command completion;
- that is, completion attempted on a blank line. The --II option
+ supplied options should apply to ``empty'' command completion;
+ that is, completion attempted on a blank line. The --II option
indicates that other supplied options should apply to completion
- on the initial non-assignment word on the line, or after a com-
- mand delimiter such as ;; or ||, which is usually command name
+ on the initial non-assignment word on the line, or after a com-
+ mand delimiter such as ;; or ||, which is usually command name
completion.
- The return value is true unless an invalid option is supplied,
+ The return value is true unless an invalid option is supplied,
an attempt is made to modify the options for a _n_a_m_e for which no
completion specification exists, or an output error occurs.
ccoonnttiinnuuee [_n]
Resume the next iteration of the enclosing ffoorr, wwhhiillee, uunnttiill, or
- sseelleecctt loop. If _n is specified, resume at the _nth enclosing
- loop. _n must be >= 1. If _n is greater than the number of en-
- closing loops, the last enclosing loop (the ``top-level'' loop)
- is resumed. The return value is 0 unless _n is not greater than
+ sseelleecctt loop. If _n is specified, resume at the _nth enclosing
+ loop. _n must be >= 1. If _n is greater than the number of en-
+ closing loops, the last enclosing loop (the ``top-level'' loop)
+ is resumed. The return value is 0 unless _n is not greater than
or equal to 1.
ddeeccllaarree [--aaAAffFFggiiIIllnnrrttuuxx] [--pp] [_n_a_m_e[=_v_a_l_u_e] ...]
ttyyppeesseett [--aaAAffFFggiiIIllnnrrttuuxx] [--pp] [_n_a_m_e[=_v_a_l_u_e] ...]
- Declare variables and/or give them attributes. If no _n_a_m_es are
- given then display the values of variables. The --pp option will
+ Declare variables and/or give them attributes. If no _n_a_m_es are
+ given then display the values of variables. The --pp option will
display the attributes and values of each _n_a_m_e. When --pp is used
- with _n_a_m_e arguments, additional options, other than --ff and --FF,
- are ignored. When --pp is supplied without _n_a_m_e arguments, it
- will display the attributes and values of all variables having
+ with _n_a_m_e arguments, additional options, other than --ff and --FF,
+ are ignored. When --pp is supplied without _n_a_m_e arguments, it
+ will display the attributes and values of all variables having
the attributes specified by the additional options. If no other
- options are supplied with --pp, ddeeccllaarree will display the at-
- tributes and values of all shell variables. The --ff option will
+ options are supplied with --pp, ddeeccllaarree will display the at-
+ tributes and values of all shell variables. The --ff option will
restrict the display to shell functions. The --FF option inhibits
- the display of function definitions; only the function name and
+ the display of function definitions; only the function name and
attributes are printed. If the eexxttddeebbuugg shell option is enabled
- using sshhoopptt, the source file name and line number where each
- _n_a_m_e is defined are displayed as well. The --FF option implies
+ using sshhoopptt, the source file name and line number where each
+ _n_a_m_e is defined are displayed as well. The --FF option implies
--ff. The --gg option forces variables to be created or modified at
the global scope, even when ddeeccllaarree is executed in a shell func-
- tion. It is ignored in all other cases. The --II option causes
- local variables to inherit the attributes (except the _n_a_m_e_r_e_f
+ tion. It is ignored in all other cases. The --II option causes
+ local variables to inherit the attributes (except the _n_a_m_e_r_e_f
attribute) and value of any existing variable with the same _n_a_m_e
- at a surrounding scope. If there is no existing variable, the
+ at a surrounding scope. If there is no existing variable, the
local variable is initially unset. The following options can be
- used to restrict output to variables with the specified attri-
+ used to restrict output to variables with the specified attri-
bute or to give variables attributes:
- --aa Each _n_a_m_e is an indexed array variable (see AArrrraayyss
+ --aa Each _n_a_m_e is an indexed array variable (see AArrrraayyss
above).
- --AA Each _n_a_m_e is an associative array variable (see AArrrraayyss
+ --AA Each _n_a_m_e is an associative array variable (see AArrrraayyss
above).
--ff Use function names only.
--ii The variable is treated as an integer; arithmetic evalua-
- tion (see AARRIITTHHMMEETTIICC EEVVAALLUUAATTIIOONN above) is performed when
+ tion (see AARRIITTHHMMEETTIICC EEVVAALLUUAATTIIOONN above) is performed when
the variable is assigned a value.
- --ll When the variable is assigned a value, all upper-case
- characters are converted to lower-case. The upper-case
+ --ll When the variable is assigned a value, all upper-case
+ characters are converted to lower-case. The upper-case
attribute is disabled.
- --nn Give each _n_a_m_e the _n_a_m_e_r_e_f attribute, making it a name
- reference to another variable. That other variable is
- defined by the value of _n_a_m_e. All references, assign-
- ments, and attribute modifications to _n_a_m_e, except those
- using or changing the --nn attribute itself, are performed
- on the variable referenced by _n_a_m_e's value. The nameref
+ --nn Give each _n_a_m_e the _n_a_m_e_r_e_f attribute, making it a name
+ reference to another variable. That other variable is
+ defined by the value of _n_a_m_e. All references, assign-
+ ments, and attribute modifications to _n_a_m_e, except those
+ using or changing the --nn attribute itself, are performed
+ on the variable referenced by _n_a_m_e's value. The nameref
attribute cannot be applied to array variables.
--rr Make _n_a_m_es readonly. These names cannot then be assigned
values by subsequent assignment statements or unset.
--tt Give each _n_a_m_e the _t_r_a_c_e attribute. Traced functions in-
- herit the DDEEBBUUGG and RREETTUURRNN traps from the calling shell.
+ herit the DDEEBBUUGG and RREETTUURRNN traps from the calling shell.
The trace attribute has no special meaning for variables.
- --uu When the variable is assigned a value, all lower-case
- characters are converted to upper-case. The lower-case
+ --uu When the variable is assigned a value, all lower-case
+ characters are converted to upper-case. The lower-case
attribute is disabled.
- --xx Mark _n_a_m_es for export to subsequent commands via the en-
+ --xx Mark _n_a_m_es for export to subsequent commands via the en-
vironment.
- Using `+' instead of `-' turns off the attribute instead, with
- the exceptions that ++aa and ++AA may not be used to destroy array
- variables and ++rr will not remove the readonly attribute. When
+ Using `+' instead of `-' turns off the attribute instead, with
+ the exceptions that ++aa and ++AA may not be used to destroy array
+ variables and ++rr will not remove the readonly attribute. When
used in a function, ddeeccllaarree and ttyyppeesseett make each _n_a_m_e local, as
- with the llooccaall command, unless the --gg option is supplied. If a
- variable name is followed by =_v_a_l_u_e, the value of the variable
- is set to _v_a_l_u_e. When using --aa or --AA and the compound assign-
- ment syntax to create array variables, additional attributes do
- not take effect until subsequent assignments. The return value
+ with the llooccaall command, unless the --gg option is supplied. If a
+ variable name is followed by =_v_a_l_u_e, the value of the variable
+ is set to _v_a_l_u_e. When using --aa or --AA and the compound assign-
+ ment syntax to create array variables, additional attributes do
+ not take effect until subsequent assignments. The return value
is 0 unless an invalid option is encountered, an attempt is made
to define a function using ``-f foo=bar'', an attempt is made to
assign a value to a readonly variable, an attempt is made to as-
sign a value to an array variable without using the compound as-
- signment syntax (see AArrrraayyss above), one of the _n_a_m_e_s is not a
- valid shell variable name, an attempt is made to turn off read-
- only status for a readonly variable, an attempt is made to turn
+ signment syntax (see AArrrraayyss above), one of the _n_a_m_e_s is not a
+ valid shell variable name, an attempt is made to turn off read-
+ only status for a readonly variable, an attempt is made to turn
off array status for an array variable, or an attempt is made to
display a non-existent function with --ff.
ddiirrss [[--ccllppvv]] [[++_n]] [[--_n]]
- Without options, displays the list of currently remembered di-
- rectories. The default display is on a single line with direc-
- tory names separated by spaces. Directories are added to the
- list with the ppuusshhdd command; the ppooppdd command removes entries
+ Without options, displays the list of currently remembered di-
+ rectories. The default display is on a single line with direc-
+ tory names separated by spaces. Directories are added to the
+ list with the ppuusshhdd command; the ppooppdd command removes entries
from the list. The current directory is always the first direc-
tory in the stack.
- --cc Clears the directory stack by deleting all of the en-
+ --cc Clears the directory stack by deleting all of the en-
tries.
- --ll Produces a listing using full pathnames; the default
+ --ll Produces a listing using full pathnames; the default
listing format uses a tilde to denote the home directory.
--pp Print the directory stack with one entry per line.
- --vv Print the directory stack with one entry per line, pre-
+ --vv Print the directory stack with one entry per line, pre-
fixing each entry with its index in the stack.
++_n Displays the _nth entry counting from the left of the list
shown by ddiirrss when invoked without options, starting with
zero.
- --_n Displays the _nth entry counting from the right of the
+ --_n Displays the _nth entry counting from the right of the
list shown by ddiirrss when invoked without options, starting
with zero.
- The return value is 0 unless an invalid option is supplied or _n
+ The return value is 0 unless an invalid option is supplied or _n
indexes beyond the end of the directory stack.
ddiissoowwnn [--aarr] [--hh] [_j_o_b_s_p_e_c ... | _p_i_d ... ]
- Without options, remove each _j_o_b_s_p_e_c from the table of active
- jobs. If _j_o_b_s_p_e_c is not present, and neither the --aa nor the --rr
- option is supplied, the _c_u_r_r_e_n_t _j_o_b is used. If the --hh option
- is given, each _j_o_b_s_p_e_c is not removed from the table, but is
- marked so that SSIIGGHHUUPP is not sent to the job if the shell re-
+ Without options, remove each _j_o_b_s_p_e_c from the table of active
+ jobs. If _j_o_b_s_p_e_c is not present, and neither the --aa nor the --rr
+ option is supplied, the _c_u_r_r_e_n_t _j_o_b is used. If the --hh option
+ is given, each _j_o_b_s_p_e_c is not removed from the table, but is
+ marked so that SSIIGGHHUUPP is not sent to the job if the shell re-
ceives a SSIIGGHHUUPP. If no _j_o_b_s_p_e_c is supplied, the --aa option means
- to remove or mark all jobs; the --rr option without a _j_o_b_s_p_e_c ar-
+ to remove or mark all jobs; the --rr option without a _j_o_b_s_p_e_c ar-
gument restricts operation to running jobs. The return value is
0 unless a _j_o_b_s_p_e_c does not specify a valid job.
eecchhoo [--nneeEE] [_a_r_g ...]
- Output the _a_r_gs, separated by spaces, followed by a newline.
- The return status is 0 unless a write error occurs. If --nn is
+ Output the _a_r_gs, separated by spaces, followed by a newline.
+ The return status is 0 unless a write error occurs. If --nn is
specified, the trailing newline is suppressed. If the --ee option
- is given, interpretation of the following backslash-escaped
- characters is enabled. The --EE option disables the interpreta-
- tion of these escape characters, even on systems where they are
- interpreted by default. The xxppgg__eecchhoo shell option may be used
- to dynamically determine whether or not eecchhoo expands these es-
- cape characters by default. eecchhoo does not interpret ---- to mean
- the end of options. eecchhoo interprets the following escape se-
+ is given, interpretation of the following backslash-escaped
+ characters is enabled. The --EE option disables the interpreta-
+ tion of these escape characters, even on systems where they are
+ interpreted by default. The xxppgg__eecchhoo shell option may be used
+ to dynamically determine whether or not eecchhoo expands these es-
+ cape characters by default. eecchhoo does not interpret ---- to mean
+ the end of options. eecchhoo interprets the following escape se-
quences:
\\aa alert (bell)
\\bb backspace
@@ -4858,39 +4859,42 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
\\tt horizontal tab
\\vv vertical tab
\\\\ backslash
- \\00_n_n_n the eight-bit character whose value is the octal value
+ \\00_n_n_n the eight-bit character whose value is the octal value
_n_n_n (zero to three octal digits)
- \\xx_H_H the eight-bit character whose value is the hexadecimal
+ \\xx_H_H the eight-bit character whose value is the hexadecimal
value _H_H (one or two hex digits)
- \\uu_H_H_H_H the Unicode (ISO/IEC 10646) character whose value is the
+ \\uu_H_H_H_H the Unicode (ISO/IEC 10646) character whose value is the
hexadecimal value _H_H_H_H (one to four hex digits)
\\UU_H_H_H_H_H_H_H_H
- the Unicode (ISO/IEC 10646) character whose value is the
+ the Unicode (ISO/IEC 10646) character whose value is the
hexadecimal value _H_H_H_H_H_H_H_H (one to eight hex digits)
eennaabbllee [--aa] [--ddnnppss] [--ff _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e] [_n_a_m_e ...]
- Enable and disable builtin shell commands. Disabling a builtin
+ Enable and disable builtin shell commands. Disabling a builtin
allows a disk command which has the same name as a shell builtin
- to be executed without specifying a full pathname, even though
- the shell normally searches for builtins before disk commands.
- If --nn is used, each _n_a_m_e is disabled; otherwise, _n_a_m_e_s are en-
- abled. For example, to use the tteesstt binary found via the PPAATTHH
- instead of the shell builtin version, run ``enable -n test''.
- The --ff option means to load the new builtin command _n_a_m_e from
+ to be executed without specifying a full pathname, even though
+ the shell normally searches for builtins before disk commands.
+ If --nn is used, each _n_a_m_e is disabled; otherwise, _n_a_m_e_s are en-
+ abled. For example, to use the tteesstt binary found via the PPAATTHH
+ instead of the shell builtin version, run ``enable -n test''.
+ The --ff option means to load the new builtin command _n_a_m_e from
shared object _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e, on systems that support dynamic loading.
Bash will use the value of the BBAASSHH__LLOOAADDAABBLLEESS__PPAATTHH variable as a
colon-separated list of directories in which to search for _f_i_l_e_-
- _n_a_m_e. The default is system-dependent. The --dd option will
- delete a builtin previously loaded with --ff. If no _n_a_m_e argu-
- ments are given, or if the --pp option is supplied, a list of
- shell builtins is printed. With no other option arguments, the
+ _n_a_m_e. The default is system-dependent. The --dd option will
+ delete a builtin previously loaded with --ff. If no _n_a_m_e argu-
+ ments are given, or if the --pp option is supplied, a list of
+ shell builtins is printed. With no other option arguments, the
list consists of all enabled shell builtins. If --nn is supplied,
only disabled builtins are printed. If --aa is supplied, the list
- printed includes all builtins, with an indication of whether or
- not each is enabled. If --ss is supplied, the output is re-
- stricted to the POSIX _s_p_e_c_i_a_l builtins. The return value is 0
- unless a _n_a_m_e is not a shell builtin or there is an error load-
- ing a new builtin from a shared object.
+ printed includes all builtins, with an indication of whether or
+ not each is enabled. If --ss is supplied, the output is re-
+ stricted to the POSIX _s_p_e_c_i_a_l builtins. If no options are sup-
+ plied and a _n_a_m_e is not a shell builtin, eennaabbllee will attempt to
+ load _n_a_m_e from a shared object named _n_a_m_e, as if the command
+ were ``enable -f _n_a_m_e _n_a_m_e . The return value is 0 unless a
+ _n_a_m_e is not a shell builtin or there is an error loading a new
+ builtin from a shared object.
eevvaall [_a_r_g ...]
The _a_r_gs are read and concatenated together into a single com-
@@ -5263,15 +5267,17 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
corresponding _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t in the same way as eecchhoo --ee.
%%qq causes pprriinnttff to output the corresponding _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t in a
format that can be reused as shell input.
+ %%QQ like %%qq, but applies any supplied precision to the _a_r_g_u_-
+ _m_e_n_t before quoting it.
%%((_d_a_t_e_f_m_t))TT
- causes pprriinnttff to output the date-time string resulting
- from using _d_a_t_e_f_m_t as a format string for _s_t_r_f_t_i_m_e(3).
+ causes pprriinnttff to output the date-time string resulting
+ from using _d_a_t_e_f_m_t as a format string for _s_t_r_f_t_i_m_e(3).
The corresponding _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t is an integer representing the
- number of seconds since the epoch. Two special argument
- values may be used: -1 represents the current time, and
- -2 represents the time the shell was invoked. If no ar-
+ number of seconds since the epoch. Two special argument
+ values may be used: -1 represents the current time, and
+ -2 represents the time the shell was invoked. If no ar-
gument is specified, conversion behaves as if -1 had been
- given. This is an exception to the usual pprriinnttff behav-
+ given. This is an exception to the usual pprriinnttff behav-
ior.
The %b, %q, and %T directives all use the field width and preci-
@@ -5279,104 +5285,104 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
bytes from (or use that wide a field for) the expanded argument,
which usually contains more characters than the original.
- Arguments to non-string format specifiers are treated as C con-
+ Arguments to non-string format specifiers are treated as C con-
stants, except that a leading plus or minus sign is allowed, and
- if the leading character is a single or double quote, the value
+ if the leading character is a single or double quote, the value
is the ASCII value of the following character.
- The _f_o_r_m_a_t is reused as necessary to consume all of the _a_r_g_u_-
+ The _f_o_r_m_a_t is reused as necessary to consume all of the _a_r_g_u_-
_m_e_n_t_s. If the _f_o_r_m_a_t requires more _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s than are supplied,
- the extra format specifications behave as if a zero value or
- null string, as appropriate, had been supplied. The return
+ the extra format specifications behave as if a zero value or
+ null string, as appropriate, had been supplied. The return
value is zero on success, non-zero on failure.
ppuusshhdd [--nn] [+_n] [-_n]
ppuusshhdd [--nn] [_d_i_r]
- Adds a directory to the top of the directory stack, or rotates
- the stack, making the new top of the stack the current working
- directory. With no arguments, ppuusshhdd exchanges the top two ele-
- ments of the directory stack. Arguments, if supplied, have the
+ Adds a directory to the top of the directory stack, or rotates
+ the stack, making the new top of the stack the current working
+ directory. With no arguments, ppuusshhdd exchanges the top two ele-
+ ments of the directory stack. Arguments, if supplied, have the
following meanings:
- --nn Suppresses the normal change of directory when rotating
- or adding directories to the stack, so that only the
+ --nn Suppresses the normal change of directory when rotating
+ or adding directories to the stack, so that only the
stack is manipulated.
- ++_n Rotates the stack so that the _nth directory (counting
- from the left of the list shown by ddiirrss, starting with
+ ++_n Rotates the stack so that the _nth directory (counting
+ from the left of the list shown by ddiirrss, starting with
zero) is at the top.
- --_n Rotates the stack so that the _nth directory (counting
- from the right of the list shown by ddiirrss, starting with
+ --_n Rotates the stack so that the _nth directory (counting
+ from the right of the list shown by ddiirrss, starting with
zero) is at the top.
_d_i_r Adds _d_i_r to the directory stack at the top
After the stack has been modified, if the --nn option was not sup-
- plied, ppuusshhdd uses the ccdd builtin to change to the directory at
+ plied, ppuusshhdd uses the ccdd builtin to change to the directory at
the top of the stack. If the ccdd fails, ppuusshhdd returns a non-zero
value.
- Otherwise, if no arguments are supplied, ppuusshhdd returns 0 unless
- the directory stack is empty. When rotating the directory
- stack, ppuusshhdd returns 0 unless the directory stack is empty or a
+ Otherwise, if no arguments are supplied, ppuusshhdd returns 0 unless
+ the directory stack is empty. When rotating the directory
+ stack, ppuusshhdd returns 0 unless the directory stack is empty or a
non-existent directory stack element is specified.
- If the ppuusshhdd command is successful, bash runs ddiirrss to show the
+ If the ppuusshhdd command is successful, bash runs ddiirrss to show the
final contents of the directory stack.
ppwwdd [--LLPP]
- Print the absolute pathname of the current working directory.
+ Print the absolute pathname of the current working directory.
The pathname printed contains no symbolic links if the --PP option
is supplied or the --oo pphhyyssiiccaall option to the sseett builtin command
- is enabled. If the --LL option is used, the pathname printed may
- contain symbolic links. The return status is 0 unless an error
+ is enabled. If the --LL option is used, the pathname printed may
+ contain symbolic links. The return status is 0 unless an error
occurs while reading the name of the current directory or an in-
valid option is supplied.
rreeaadd [--eerrss] [--aa _a_n_a_m_e] [--dd _d_e_l_i_m] [--ii _t_e_x_t] [--nn _n_c_h_a_r_s] [--NN _n_c_h_a_r_s] [--pp
_p_r_o_m_p_t] [--tt _t_i_m_e_o_u_t] [--uu _f_d] [_n_a_m_e ...]
- One line is read from the standard input, or from the file de-
+ One line is read from the standard input, or from the file de-
scriptor _f_d supplied as an argument to the --uu option, split into
- words as described above under WWoorrdd SSpplliittttiinngg, and the first
- word is assigned to the first _n_a_m_e, the second word to the sec-
- ond _n_a_m_e, and so on. If there are more words than names, the
+ words as described above under WWoorrdd SSpplliittttiinngg, and the first
+ word is assigned to the first _n_a_m_e, the second word to the sec-
+ ond _n_a_m_e, and so on. If there are more words than names, the
remaining words and their intervening delimiters are assigned to
- the last _n_a_m_e. If there are fewer words read from the input
- stream than names, the remaining names are assigned empty val-
- ues. The characters in IIFFSS are used to split the line into
- words using the same rules the shell uses for expansion (de-
- scribed above under WWoorrdd SSpplliittttiinngg). The backslash character
+ the last _n_a_m_e. If there are fewer words read from the input
+ stream than names, the remaining names are assigned empty val-
+ ues. The characters in IIFFSS are used to split the line into
+ words using the same rules the shell uses for expansion (de-
+ scribed above under WWoorrdd SSpplliittttiinngg). The backslash character
(\\) may be used to remove any special meaning for the next char-
- acter read and for line continuation. Options, if supplied,
+ acter read and for line continuation. Options, if supplied,
have the following meanings:
--aa _a_n_a_m_e
The words are assigned to sequential indices of the array
variable _a_n_a_m_e, starting at 0. _a_n_a_m_e is unset before any
- new values are assigned. Other _n_a_m_e arguments are ig-
+ new values are assigned. Other _n_a_m_e arguments are ig-
nored.
--dd _d_e_l_i_m
The first character of _d_e_l_i_m is used to terminate the in-
- put line, rather than newline. If _d_e_l_i_m is the empty
- string, rreeaadd will terminate a line when it reads a NUL
+ put line, rather than newline. If _d_e_l_i_m is the empty
+ string, rreeaadd will terminate a line when it reads a NUL
character.
--ee If the standard input is coming from a terminal, rreeaaddlliinnee
- (see RREEAADDLLIINNEE above) is used to obtain the line. Read-
- line uses the current (or default, if line editing was
- not previously active) editing settings, but uses Read-
+ (see RREEAADDLLIINNEE above) is used to obtain the line. Read-
+ line uses the current (or default, if line editing was
+ not previously active) editing settings, but uses Read-
line's default filename completion.
--ii _t_e_x_t
- If rreeaaddlliinnee is being used to read the line, _t_e_x_t is
+ If rreeaaddlliinnee is being used to read the line, _t_e_x_t is
placed into the editing buffer before editing begins.
--nn _n_c_h_a_r_s
- rreeaadd returns after reading _n_c_h_a_r_s characters rather than
+ rreeaadd returns after reading _n_c_h_a_r_s characters rather than
waiting for a complete line of input, but honors a delim-
- iter if fewer than _n_c_h_a_r_s characters are read before the
+ iter if fewer than _n_c_h_a_r_s characters are read before the
delimiter.
--NN _n_c_h_a_r_s
- rreeaadd returns after reading exactly _n_c_h_a_r_s characters
- rather than waiting for a complete line of input, unless
- EOF is encountered or rreeaadd times out. Delimiter charac-
- ters encountered in the input are not treated specially
- and do not cause rreeaadd to return until _n_c_h_a_r_s characters
- are read. The result is not split on the characters in
- IIFFSS; the intent is that the variable is assigned exactly
+ rreeaadd returns after reading exactly _n_c_h_a_r_s characters
+ rather than waiting for a complete line of input, unless
+ EOF is encountered or rreeaadd times out. Delimiter charac-
+ ters encountered in the input are not treated specially
+ and do not cause rreeaadd to return until _n_c_h_a_r_s characters
+ are read. The result is not split on the characters in
+ IIFFSS; the intent is that the variable is assigned exactly
the characters read (with the exception of backslash; see
the --rr option below).
--pp _p_r_o_m_p_t
@@ -5384,132 +5390,132 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
line, before attempting to read any input. The prompt is
displayed only if input is coming from a terminal.
--rr Backslash does not act as an escape character. The back-
- slash is considered to be part of the line. In particu-
- lar, a backslash-newline pair may not then be used as a
+ slash is considered to be part of the line. In particu-
+ lar, a backslash-newline pair may not then be used as a
line continuation.
--ss Silent mode. If input is coming from a terminal, charac-
ters are not echoed.
--tt _t_i_m_e_o_u_t
- Cause rreeaadd to time out and return failure if a complete
- line of input (or a specified number of characters) is
- not read within _t_i_m_e_o_u_t seconds. _t_i_m_e_o_u_t may be a deci-
- mal number with a fractional portion following the deci-
- mal point. This option is only effective if rreeaadd is
- reading input from a terminal, pipe, or other special
- file; it has no effect when reading from regular files.
+ Cause rreeaadd to time out and return failure if a complete
+ line of input (or a specified number of characters) is
+ not read within _t_i_m_e_o_u_t seconds. _t_i_m_e_o_u_t may be a deci-
+ mal number with a fractional portion following the deci-
+ mal point. This option is only effective if rreeaadd is
+ reading input from a terminal, pipe, or other special
+ file; it has no effect when reading from regular files.
If rreeaadd times out, rreeaadd saves any partial input read into
- the specified variable _n_a_m_e. If _t_i_m_e_o_u_t is 0, rreeaadd re-
- turns immediately, without trying to read any data. The
- exit status is 0 if input is available on the specified
- file descriptor, non-zero otherwise. The exit status is
+ the specified variable _n_a_m_e. If _t_i_m_e_o_u_t is 0, rreeaadd re-
+ turns immediately, without trying to read any data. The
+ exit status is 0 if input is available on the specified
+ file descriptor, non-zero otherwise. The exit status is
greater than 128 if the timeout is exceeded.
--uu _f_d Read input from file descriptor _f_d.
- If no _n_a_m_e_s are supplied, the line read, without the ending de-
- limiter but otherwise unmodified, is assigned to the variable
- RREEPPLLYY. The exit status is zero, unless end-of-file is encoun-
- tered, rreeaadd times out (in which case the status is greater than
- 128), a variable assignment error (such as assigning to a read-
+ If no _n_a_m_e_s are supplied, the line read, without the ending de-
+ limiter but otherwise unmodified, is assigned to the variable
+ RREEPPLLYY. The exit status is zero, unless end-of-file is encoun-
+ tered, rreeaadd times out (in which case the status is greater than
+ 128), a variable assignment error (such as assigning to a read-
only variable) occurs, or an invalid file descriptor is supplied
as the argument to --uu.
rreeaaddoonnllyy [--aaAAff] [--pp] [_n_a_m_e[=_w_o_r_d] ...]
- The given _n_a_m_e_s are marked readonly; the values of these _n_a_m_e_s
- may not be changed by subsequent assignment. If the --ff option
- is supplied, the functions corresponding to the _n_a_m_e_s are so
- marked. The --aa option restricts the variables to indexed ar-
- rays; the --AA option restricts the variables to associative ar-
+ The given _n_a_m_e_s are marked readonly; the values of these _n_a_m_e_s
+ may not be changed by subsequent assignment. If the --ff option
+ is supplied, the functions corresponding to the _n_a_m_e_s are so
+ marked. The --aa option restricts the variables to indexed ar-
+ rays; the --AA option restricts the variables to associative ar-
rays. If both options are supplied, --AA takes precedence. If no
- _n_a_m_e arguments are given, or if the --pp option is supplied, a
+ _n_a_m_e arguments are given, or if the --pp option is supplied, a
list of all readonly names is printed. The other options may be
- used to restrict the output to a subset of the set of readonly
- names. The --pp option causes output to be displayed in a format
- that may be reused as input. If a variable name is followed by
- =_w_o_r_d, the value of the variable is set to _w_o_r_d. The return
- status is 0 unless an invalid option is encountered, one of the
+ used to restrict the output to a subset of the set of readonly
+ names. The --pp option causes output to be displayed in a format
+ that may be reused as input. If a variable name is followed by
+ =_w_o_r_d, the value of the variable is set to _w_o_r_d. The return
+ status is 0 unless an invalid option is encountered, one of the
_n_a_m_e_s is not a valid shell variable name, or --ff is supplied with
a _n_a_m_e that is not a function.
rreettuurrnn [_n]
- Causes a function to stop executing and return the value speci-
- fied by _n to its caller. If _n is omitted, the return status is
- that of the last command executed in the function body. If rree--
+ Causes a function to stop executing and return the value speci-
+ fied by _n to its caller. If _n is omitted, the return status is
+ that of the last command executed in the function body. If rree--
ttuurrnn is executed by a trap handler, the last command used to de-
- termine the status is the last command executed before the trap
- handler. If rreettuurrnn is executed during a DDEEBBUUGG trap, the last
- command used to determine the status is the last command exe-
- cuted by the trap handler before rreettuurrnn was invoked. If rreettuurrnn
- is used outside a function, but during execution of a script by
- the .. (ssoouurrccee) command, it causes the shell to stop executing
- that script and return either _n or the exit status of the last
- command executed within the script as the exit status of the
+ termine the status is the last command executed before the trap
+ handler. If rreettuurrnn is executed during a DDEEBBUUGG trap, the last
+ command used to determine the status is the last command exe-
+ cuted by the trap handler before rreettuurrnn was invoked. If rreettuurrnn
+ is used outside a function, but during execution of a script by
+ the .. (ssoouurrccee) command, it causes the shell to stop executing
+ that script and return either _n or the exit status of the last
+ command executed within the script as the exit status of the
script. If _n is supplied, the return value is its least signif-
- icant 8 bits. The return status is non-zero if rreettuurrnn is sup-
- plied a non-numeric argument, or is used outside a function and
- not during execution of a script by .. or ssoouurrccee. Any command
+ icant 8 bits. The return status is non-zero if rreettuurrnn is sup-
+ plied a non-numeric argument, or is used outside a function and
+ not during execution of a script by .. or ssoouurrccee. Any command
associated with the RREETTUURRNN trap is executed before execution re-
sumes after the function or script.
sseett [----aabbeeffhhkkmmnnppttuuvvxxBBCCEEHHPPTT] [--oo _o_p_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e] [_a_r_g ...]
sseett [++aabbeeffhhkkmmnnppttuuvvxxBBCCEEHHPPTT] [++oo _o_p_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e] [_a_r_g ...]
- Without options, the name and value of each shell variable are
+ Without options, the name and value of each shell variable are
displayed in a format that can be reused as input for setting or
resetting the currently-set variables. Read-only variables can-
- not be reset. In _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e, only shell variables are listed.
- The output is sorted according to the current locale. When op-
- tions are specified, they set or unset shell attributes. Any
- arguments remaining after option processing are treated as val-
+ not be reset. In _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e, only shell variables are listed.
+ The output is sorted according to the current locale. When op-
+ tions are specified, they set or unset shell attributes. Any
+ arguments remaining after option processing are treated as val-
ues for the positional parameters and are assigned, in order, to
- $$11, $$22, ...... $$_n. Options, if specified, have the following
+ $$11, $$22, ...... $$_n. Options, if specified, have the following
meanings:
--aa Each variable or function that is created or modified is
- given the export attribute and marked for export to the
+ given the export attribute and marked for export to the
environment of subsequent commands.
- --bb Report the status of terminated background jobs immedi-
+ --bb Report the status of terminated background jobs immedi-
ately, rather than before the next primary prompt. This
is effective only when job control is enabled.
- --ee Exit immediately if a _p_i_p_e_l_i_n_e (which may consist of a
- single _s_i_m_p_l_e _c_o_m_m_a_n_d), a _l_i_s_t, or a _c_o_m_p_o_u_n_d _c_o_m_m_a_n_d
+ --ee Exit immediately if a _p_i_p_e_l_i_n_e (which may consist of a
+ single _s_i_m_p_l_e _c_o_m_m_a_n_d), a _l_i_s_t, or a _c_o_m_p_o_u_n_d _c_o_m_m_a_n_d
(see SSHHEELLLL GGRRAAMMMMAARR above), exits with a non-zero status.
- The shell does not exit if the command that fails is
- part of the command list immediately following a wwhhiillee
- or uunnttiill keyword, part of the test following the iiff or
- eelliiff reserved words, part of any command executed in a
- &&&& or |||| list except the command following the final &&&&
+ The shell does not exit if the command that fails is
+ part of the command list immediately following a wwhhiillee
+ or uunnttiill keyword, part of the test following the iiff or
+ eelliiff reserved words, part of any command executed in a
+ &&&& or |||| list except the command following the final &&&&
or ||||, any command in a pipeline but the last, or if the
- command's return value is being inverted with !!. If a
- compound command other than a subshell returns a non-
- zero status because a command failed while --ee was being
- ignored, the shell does not exit. A trap on EERRRR, if
- set, is executed before the shell exits. This option
+ command's return value is being inverted with !!. If a
+ compound command other than a subshell returns a non-
+ zero status because a command failed while --ee was being
+ ignored, the shell does not exit. A trap on EERRRR, if
+ set, is executed before the shell exits. This option
applies to the shell environment and each subshell envi-
- ronment separately (see CCOOMMMMAANNDD EEXXEECCUUTTIIOONN EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT
+ ronment separately (see CCOOMMMMAANNDD EEXXEECCUUTTIIOONN EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT
above), and may cause subshells to exit before executing
all the commands in the subshell.
- If a compound command or shell function executes in a
- context where --ee is being ignored, none of the commands
- executed within the compound command or function body
- will be affected by the --ee setting, even if --ee is set
- and a command returns a failure status. If a compound
- command or shell function sets --ee while executing in a
- context where --ee is ignored, that setting will not have
- any effect until the compound command or the command
+ If a compound command or shell function executes in a
+ context where --ee is being ignored, none of the commands
+ executed within the compound command or function body
+ will be affected by the --ee setting, even if --ee is set
+ and a command returns a failure status. If a compound
+ command or shell function sets --ee while executing in a
+ context where --ee is ignored, that setting will not have
+ any effect until the compound command or the command
containing the function call completes.
--ff Disable pathname expansion.
- --hh Remember the location of commands as they are looked up
+ --hh Remember the location of commands as they are looked up
for execution. This is enabled by default.
- --kk All arguments in the form of assignment statements are
- placed in the environment for a command, not just those
+ --kk All arguments in the form of assignment statements are
+ placed in the environment for a command, not just those
that precede the command name.
- --mm Monitor mode. Job control is enabled. This option is
- on by default for interactive shells on systems that
- support it (see JJOOBB CCOONNTTRROOLL above). All processes run
+ --mm Monitor mode. Job control is enabled. This option is
+ on by default for interactive shells on systems that
+ support it (see JJOOBB CCOONNTTRROOLL above). All processes run
in a separate process group. When a background job com-
pletes, the shell prints a line containing its exit sta-
tus.
--nn Read commands but do not execute them. This may be used
- to check a shell script for syntax errors. This is ig-
+ to check a shell script for syntax errors. This is ig-
nored by interactive shells.
--oo _o_p_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e
The _o_p_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e can be one of the following:
@@ -5517,10 +5523,10 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
Same as --aa.
bbrraacceeeexxppaanndd
Same as --BB.
- eemmaaccss Use an emacs-style command line editing inter-
+ eemmaaccss Use an emacs-style command line editing inter-
face. This is enabled by default when the shell
is interactive, unless the shell is started with
- the ----nnooeeddiittiinngg option. This also affects the
+ the ----nnooeeddiittiinngg option. This also affects the
editing interface used for rreeaadd --ee.
eerrrreexxiitt Same as --ee.
eerrrrttrraaccee
@@ -5534,8 +5540,8 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
HHIISSTTOORRYY. This option is on by default in inter-
active shells.
iiggnnoorreeeeooff
- The effect is as if the shell command ``IG-
- NOREEOF=10'' had been executed (see SShheellll VVaarrii--
+ The effect is as if the shell command ``IG-
+ NOREEOF=10'' had been executed (see SShheellll VVaarrii--
aabblleess above).
kkeeyywwoorrdd Same as --kk.
mmoonniittoorr Same as --mm.
@@ -5550,172 +5556,172 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
pphhyyssiiccaall
Same as --PP.
ppiippeeffaaiill
- If set, the return value of a pipeline is the
- value of the last (rightmost) command to exit
- with a non-zero status, or zero if all commands
- in the pipeline exit successfully. This option
+ If set, the return value of a pipeline is the
+ value of the last (rightmost) command to exit
+ with a non-zero status, or zero if all commands
+ in the pipeline exit successfully. This option
is disabled by default.
- ppoossiixx Change the behavior of bbaasshh where the default
- operation differs from the POSIX standard to
- match the standard (_p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e). See SSEEEE AALLSSOO
+ ppoossiixx Change the behavior of bbaasshh where the default
+ operation differs from the POSIX standard to
+ match the standard (_p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e). See SSEEEE AALLSSOO
below for a reference to a document that details
how posix mode affects bash's behavior.
pprriivviilleeggeedd
Same as --pp.
vveerrbboossee Same as --vv.
- vvii Use a vi-style command line editing interface.
+ vvii Use a vi-style command line editing interface.
This also affects the editing interface used for
rreeaadd --ee.
xxttrraaccee Same as --xx.
If --oo is supplied with no _o_p_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e, the values of the
- current options are printed. If ++oo is supplied with no
- _o_p_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e, a series of sseett commands to recreate the
- current option settings is displayed on the standard
+ current options are printed. If ++oo is supplied with no
+ _o_p_t_i_o_n_-_n_a_m_e, a series of sseett commands to recreate the
+ current option settings is displayed on the standard
output.
- --pp Turn on _p_r_i_v_i_l_e_g_e_d mode. In this mode, the $$EENNVV and
- $$BBAASSHH__EENNVV files are not processed, shell functions are
- not inherited from the environment, and the SSHHEELLLLOOPPTTSS,
- BBAASSHHOOPPTTSS, CCDDPPAATTHH, and GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE variables, if they ap-
- pear in the environment, are ignored. If the shell is
- started with the effective user (group) id not equal to
- the real user (group) id, and the --pp option is not sup-
+ --pp Turn on _p_r_i_v_i_l_e_g_e_d mode. In this mode, the $$EENNVV and
+ $$BBAASSHH__EENNVV files are not processed, shell functions are
+ not inherited from the environment, and the SSHHEELLLLOOPPTTSS,
+ BBAASSHHOOPPTTSS, CCDDPPAATTHH, and GGLLOOBBIIGGNNOORREE variables, if they ap-
+ pear in the environment, are ignored. If the shell is
+ started with the effective user (group) id not equal to
+ the real user (group) id, and the --pp option is not sup-
plied, these actions are taken and the effective user id
- is set to the real user id. If the --pp option is sup-
- plied at startup, the effective user id is not reset.
- Turning this option off causes the effective user and
+ is set to the real user id. If the --pp option is sup-
+ plied at startup, the effective user id is not reset.
+ Turning this option off causes the effective user and
group ids to be set to the real user and group ids.
--tt Exit after reading and executing one command.
--uu Treat unset variables and parameters other than the spe-
- cial parameters "@" and "*" as an error when performing
- parameter expansion. If expansion is attempted on an
- unset variable or parameter, the shell prints an error
- message, and, if not interactive, exits with a non-zero
+ cial parameters "@" and "*" as an error when performing
+ parameter expansion. If expansion is attempted on an
+ unset variable or parameter, the shell prints an error
+ message, and, if not interactive, exits with a non-zero
status.
--vv Print shell input lines as they are read.
- --xx After expanding each _s_i_m_p_l_e _c_o_m_m_a_n_d, ffoorr command, ccaassee
+ --xx After expanding each _s_i_m_p_l_e _c_o_m_m_a_n_d, ffoorr command, ccaassee
command, sseelleecctt command, or arithmetic ffoorr command, dis-
- play the expanded value of PPSS44, followed by the command
+ play the expanded value of PPSS44, followed by the command
and its expanded arguments or associated word list.
- --BB The shell performs brace expansion (see BBrraaccee EExxppaannssiioonn
+ --BB The shell performs brace expansion (see BBrraaccee EExxppaannssiioonn
above). This is on by default.
- --CC If set, bbaasshh does not overwrite an existing file with
- the >>, >>&&, and <<>> redirection operators. This may be
+ --CC If set, bbaasshh does not overwrite an existing file with
+ the >>, >>&&, and <<>> redirection operators. This may be
overridden when creating output files by using the redi-
rection operator >>|| instead of >>.
--EE If set, any trap on EERRRR is inherited by shell functions,
- command substitutions, and commands executed in a sub-
- shell environment. The EERRRR trap is normally not inher-
+ command substitutions, and commands executed in a sub-
+ shell environment. The EERRRR trap is normally not inher-
ited in such cases.
--HH Enable !! style history substitution. This option is on
by default when the shell is interactive.
- --PP If set, the shell does not resolve symbolic links when
- executing commands such as ccdd that change the current
+ --PP If set, the shell does not resolve symbolic links when
+ executing commands such as ccdd that change the current
working directory. It uses the physical directory
structure instead. By default, bbaasshh follows the logical
- chain of directories when performing commands which
+ chain of directories when performing commands which
change the current directory.
- --TT If set, any traps on DDEEBBUUGG and RREETTUURRNN are inherited by
+ --TT If set, any traps on DDEEBBUUGG and RREETTUURRNN are inherited by
shell functions, command substitutions, and commands ex-
- ecuted in a subshell environment. The DDEEBBUUGG and RREETTUURRNN
+ ecuted in a subshell environment. The DDEEBBUUGG and RREETTUURRNN
traps are normally not inherited in such cases.
- ---- If no arguments follow this option, then the positional
+ ---- If no arguments follow this option, then the positional
parameters are unset. Otherwise, the positional parame-
- ters are set to the _a_r_gs, even if some of them begin
+ ters are set to the _a_r_gs, even if some of them begin
with a --.
- -- Signal the end of options, cause all remaining _a_r_gs to
+ -- Signal the end of options, cause all remaining _a_r_gs to
be assigned to the positional parameters. The --xx and --vv
options are turned off. If there are no _a_r_gs, the posi-
tional parameters remain unchanged.
- The options are off by default unless otherwise noted. Using +
- rather than - causes these options to be turned off. The op-
+ The options are off by default unless otherwise noted. Using +
+ rather than - causes these options to be turned off. The op-
tions can also be specified as arguments to an invocation of the
- shell. The current set of options may be found in $$--. The re-
- turn status is always true unless an invalid option is encoun-
+ shell. The current set of options may be found in $$--. The re-
+ turn status is always true unless an invalid option is encoun-
tered.
sshhiifftt [_n]
- The positional parameters from _n+1 ... are renamed to $$11 ........
- Parameters represented by the numbers $$## down to $$##-_n+1 are un-
- set. _n must be a non-negative number less than or equal to $$##.
- If _n is 0, no parameters are changed. If _n is not given, it is
+ The positional parameters from _n+1 ... are renamed to $$11 ........
+ Parameters represented by the numbers $$## down to $$##-_n+1 are un-
+ set. _n must be a non-negative number less than or equal to $$##.
+ If _n is 0, no parameters are changed. If _n is not given, it is
assumed to be 1. If _n is greater than $$##, the positional param-
- eters are not changed. The return status is greater than zero
+ eters are not changed. The return status is greater than zero
if _n is greater than $$## or less than zero; otherwise 0.
sshhoopptt [--ppqqssuu] [--oo] [_o_p_t_n_a_m_e ...]
- Toggle the values of settings controlling optional shell behav-
- ior. The settings can be either those listed below, or, if the
+ Toggle the values of settings controlling optional shell behav-
+ ior. The settings can be either those listed below, or, if the
--oo option is used, those available with the --oo option to the sseett
builtin command. With no options, or with the --pp option, a list
- of all settable options is displayed, with an indication of
+ of all settable options is displayed, with an indication of
whether or not each is set; if _o_p_t_n_a_m_e_s are supplied, the output
- is restricted to those options. The --pp option causes output to
- be displayed in a form that may be reused as input. Other op-
+ is restricted to those options. The --pp option causes output to
+ be displayed in a form that may be reused as input. Other op-
tions have the following meanings:
--ss Enable (set) each _o_p_t_n_a_m_e.
--uu Disable (unset) each _o_p_t_n_a_m_e.
- --qq Suppresses normal output (quiet mode); the return status
+ --qq Suppresses normal output (quiet mode); the return status
indicates whether the _o_p_t_n_a_m_e is set or unset. If multi-
- ple _o_p_t_n_a_m_e arguments are given with --qq, the return sta-
- tus is zero if all _o_p_t_n_a_m_e_s are enabled; non-zero other-
+ ple _o_p_t_n_a_m_e arguments are given with --qq, the return sta-
+ tus is zero if all _o_p_t_n_a_m_e_s are enabled; non-zero other-
wise.
- --oo Restricts the values of _o_p_t_n_a_m_e to be those defined for
+ --oo Restricts the values of _o_p_t_n_a_m_e to be those defined for
the --oo option to the sseett builtin.
- If either --ss or --uu is used with no _o_p_t_n_a_m_e arguments, sshhoopptt
- shows only those options which are set or unset, respectively.
- Unless otherwise noted, the sshhoopptt options are disabled (unset)
+ If either --ss or --uu is used with no _o_p_t_n_a_m_e arguments, sshhoopptt
+ shows only those options which are set or unset, respectively.
+ Unless otherwise noted, the sshhoopptt options are disabled (unset)
by default.
- The return status when listing options is zero if all _o_p_t_n_a_m_e_s
- are enabled, non-zero otherwise. When setting or unsetting op-
- tions, the return status is zero unless an _o_p_t_n_a_m_e is not a
+ The return status when listing options is zero if all _o_p_t_n_a_m_e_s
+ are enabled, non-zero otherwise. When setting or unsetting op-
+ tions, the return status is zero unless an _o_p_t_n_a_m_e is not a
valid shell option.
The list of sshhoopptt options is:
aassssoocc__eexxppaanndd__oonnccee
- If set, the shell suppresses multiple evaluation of as-
- sociative array subscripts during arithmetic expression
- evaluation, while executing builtins that can perform
- variable assignments, and while executing builtins that
+ If set, the shell suppresses multiple evaluation of as-
+ sociative array subscripts during arithmetic expression
+ evaluation, while executing builtins that can perform
+ variable assignments, and while executing builtins that
perform array dereferencing.
- aauuttooccdd If set, a command name that is the name of a directory
- is executed as if it were the argument to the ccdd com-
+ aauuttooccdd If set, a command name that is the name of a directory
+ is executed as if it were the argument to the ccdd com-
mand. This option is only used by interactive shells.
ccddaabbllee__vvaarrss
- If set, an argument to the ccdd builtin command that is
- not a directory is assumed to be the name of a variable
+ If set, an argument to the ccdd builtin command that is
+ not a directory is assumed to be the name of a variable
whose value is the directory to change to.
ccddssppeellll If set, minor errors in the spelling of a directory com-
- ponent in a ccdd command will be corrected. The errors
+ ponent in a ccdd command will be corrected. The errors
checked for are transposed characters, a missing charac-
- ter, and one character too many. If a correction is
- found, the corrected filename is printed, and the com-
- mand proceeds. This option is only used by interactive
+ ter, and one character too many. If a correction is
+ found, the corrected filename is printed, and the com-
+ mand proceeds. This option is only used by interactive
shells.
cchheecckkhhaasshh
If set, bbaasshh checks that a command found in the hash ta-
- ble exists before trying to execute it. If a hashed
- command no longer exists, a normal path search is per-
+ ble exists before trying to execute it. If a hashed
+ command no longer exists, a normal path search is per-
formed.
cchheecckkjjoobbss
If set, bbaasshh lists the status of any stopped and running
- jobs before exiting an interactive shell. If any jobs
+ jobs before exiting an interactive shell. If any jobs
are running, this causes the exit to be deferred until a
- second exit is attempted without an intervening command
+ second exit is attempted without an intervening command
(see JJOOBB CCOONNTTRROOLL above). The shell always postpones ex-
iting if any jobs are stopped.
cchheecckkwwiinnssiizzee
- If set, bbaasshh checks the window size after each external
- (non-builtin) command and, if necessary, updates the
- values of LLIINNEESS and CCOOLLUUMMNNSS. This option is enabled by
+ If set, bbaasshh checks the window size after each external
+ (non-builtin) command and, if necessary, updates the
+ values of LLIINNEESS and CCOOLLUUMMNNSS. This option is enabled by
default.
- ccmmddhhiisstt If set, bbaasshh attempts to save all lines of a multiple-
- line command in the same history entry. This allows
- easy re-editing of multi-line commands. This option is
- enabled by default, but only has an effect if command
+ ccmmddhhiisstt If set, bbaasshh attempts to save all lines of a multiple-
+ line command in the same history entry. This allows
+ easy re-editing of multi-line commands. This option is
+ enabled by default, but only has an effect if command
history is enabled, as described above under HHIISSTTOORRYY.
ccoommppaatt3311
ccoommppaatt3322
@@ -5724,117 +5730,117 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
ccoommppaatt4422
ccoommppaatt4433
ccoommppaatt4444
- These control aspects of the shell's compatibility mode
+ These control aspects of the shell's compatibility mode
(see SSHHEELLLL CCOOMMPPAATTIIBBIILLIITTYY MMOODDEE below).
ccoommpplleettee__ffuullllqquuoottee
- If set, bbaasshh quotes all shell metacharacters in file-
- names and directory names when performing completion.
+ If set, bbaasshh quotes all shell metacharacters in file-
+ names and directory names when performing completion.
If not set, bbaasshh removes metacharacters such as the dol-
- lar sign from the set of characters that will be quoted
- in completed filenames when these metacharacters appear
- in shell variable references in words to be completed.
- This means that dollar signs in variable names that ex-
- pand to directories will not be quoted; however, any
- dollar signs appearing in filenames will not be quoted,
- either. This is active only when bash is using back-
- slashes to quote completed filenames. This variable is
- set by default, which is the default bash behavior in
+ lar sign from the set of characters that will be quoted
+ in completed filenames when these metacharacters appear
+ in shell variable references in words to be completed.
+ This means that dollar signs in variable names that ex-
+ pand to directories will not be quoted; however, any
+ dollar signs appearing in filenames will not be quoted,
+ either. This is active only when bash is using back-
+ slashes to quote completed filenames. This variable is
+ set by default, which is the default bash behavior in
versions through 4.2.
ddiirreexxppaanndd
- If set, bbaasshh replaces directory names with the results
- of word expansion when performing filename completion.
- This changes the contents of the readline editing buf-
- fer. If not set, bbaasshh attempts to preserve what the
+ If set, bbaasshh replaces directory names with the results
+ of word expansion when performing filename completion.
+ This changes the contents of the readline editing buf-
+ fer. If not set, bbaasshh attempts to preserve what the
user typed.
ddiirrssppeellll
- If set, bbaasshh attempts spelling correction on directory
- names during word completion if the directory name ini-
+ If set, bbaasshh attempts spelling correction on directory
+ names during word completion if the directory name ini-
tially supplied does not exist.
- ddoottgglloobb If set, bbaasshh includes filenames beginning with a `.' in
- the results of pathname expansion. The filenames ````..''''
- and ````....'''' must always be matched explicitly, even if
+ ddoottgglloobb If set, bbaasshh includes filenames beginning with a `.' in
+ the results of pathname expansion. The filenames ````..''''
+ and ````....'''' must always be matched explicitly, even if
ddoottgglloobb is set.
eexxeeccffaaiill
If set, a non-interactive shell will not exit if it can-
- not execute the file specified as an argument to the
- eexxeecc builtin command. An interactive shell does not
+ not execute the file specified as an argument to the
+ eexxeecc builtin command. An interactive shell does not
exit if eexxeecc fails.
eexxppaanndd__aalliiaasseess
- If set, aliases are expanded as described above under
+ If set, aliases are expanded as described above under
AALLIIAASSEESS. This option is enabled by default for interac-
tive shells.
eexxttddeebbuugg
- If set at shell invocation, or in a shell startup file,
+ If set at shell invocation, or in a shell startup file,
arrange to execute the debugger profile before the shell
- starts, identical to the ----ddeebbuuggggeerr option. If set af-
- ter invocation, behavior intended for use by debuggers
+ starts, identical to the ----ddeebbuuggggeerr option. If set af-
+ ter invocation, behavior intended for use by debuggers
is enabled:
11.. The --FF option to the ddeeccllaarree builtin displays the
source file name and line number corresponding to
each function name supplied as an argument.
- 22.. If the command run by the DDEEBBUUGG trap returns a
- non-zero value, the next command is skipped and
+ 22.. If the command run by the DDEEBBUUGG trap returns a
+ non-zero value, the next command is skipped and
not executed.
- 33.. If the command run by the DDEEBBUUGG trap returns a
- value of 2, and the shell is executing in a sub-
- routine (a shell function or a shell script exe-
- cuted by the .. or ssoouurrccee builtins), the shell
+ 33.. If the command run by the DDEEBBUUGG trap returns a
+ value of 2, and the shell is executing in a sub-
+ routine (a shell function or a shell script exe-
+ cuted by the .. or ssoouurrccee builtins), the shell
simulates a call to rreettuurrnn.
- 44.. BBAASSHH__AARRGGCC and BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV are updated as described
+ 44.. BBAASSHH__AARRGGCC and BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV are updated as described
in their descriptions above.
- 55.. Function tracing is enabled: command substitu-
+ 55.. Function tracing is enabled: command substitu-
tion, shell functions, and subshells invoked with
(( _c_o_m_m_a_n_d )) inherit the DDEEBBUUGG and RREETTUURRNN traps.
- 66.. Error tracing is enabled: command substitution,
- shell functions, and subshells invoked with ((
+ 66.. Error tracing is enabled: command substitution,
+ shell functions, and subshells invoked with ((
_c_o_m_m_a_n_d )) inherit the EERRRR trap.
eexxttgglloobb If set, the extended pattern matching features described
above under PPaatthhnnaammee EExxppaannssiioonn are enabled.
eexxttqquuoottee
- If set, $$'_s_t_r_i_n_g' and $$"_s_t_r_i_n_g" quoting is performed
- within $${{_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r}} expansions enclosed in double
+ If set, $$'_s_t_r_i_n_g' and $$"_s_t_r_i_n_g" quoting is performed
+ within $${{_p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r}} expansions enclosed in double
quotes. This option is enabled by default.
ffaaiillgglloobb
- If set, patterns which fail to match filenames during
+ If set, patterns which fail to match filenames during
pathname expansion result in an expansion error.
ffoorrccee__ffiiggnnoorree
- If set, the suffixes specified by the FFIIGGNNOORREE shell
- variable cause words to be ignored when performing word
+ If set, the suffixes specified by the FFIIGGNNOORREE shell
+ variable cause words to be ignored when performing word
completion even if the ignored words are the only possi-
- ble completions. See SSHHEELLLL VVAARRIIAABBLLEESS above for a de-
- scription of FFIIGGNNOORREE. This option is enabled by de-
+ ble completions. See SSHHEELLLL VVAARRIIAABBLLEESS above for a de-
+ scription of FFIIGGNNOORREE. This option is enabled by de-
fault.
gglloobbaasscciiiirraannggeess
- If set, range expressions used in pattern matching
- bracket expressions (see PPaatttteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg above) behave
- as if in the traditional C locale when performing com-
- parisons. That is, the current locale's collating se-
- quence is not taken into account, so bb will not collate
- between AA and BB, and upper-case and lower-case ASCII
+ If set, range expressions used in pattern matching
+ bracket expressions (see PPaatttteerrnn MMaattcchhiinngg above) behave
+ as if in the traditional C locale when performing com-
+ parisons. That is, the current locale's collating se-
+ quence is not taken into account, so bb will not collate
+ between AA and BB, and upper-case and lower-case ASCII
characters will collate together.
gglloobbssttaarr
If set, the pattern **** used in a pathname expansion con-
- text will match all files and zero or more directories
- and subdirectories. If the pattern is followed by a //,
+ text will match all files and zero or more directories
+ and subdirectories. If the pattern is followed by a //,
only directories and subdirectories match.
ggnnuu__eerrrrffmmtt
@@ -5842,25 +5848,25 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
GNU error message format.
hhiissttaappppeenndd
- If set, the history list is appended to the file named
+ If set, the history list is appended to the file named
by the value of the HHIISSTTFFIILLEE variable when the shell ex-
its, rather than overwriting the file.
hhiissttrreeeeddiitt
- If set, and rreeaaddlliinnee is being used, a user is given the
+ If set, and rreeaaddlliinnee is being used, a user is given the
opportunity to re-edit a failed history substitution.
hhiissttvveerriiffyy
- If set, and rreeaaddlliinnee is being used, the results of his-
- tory substitution are not immediately passed to the
- shell parser. Instead, the resulting line is loaded
+ If set, and rreeaaddlliinnee is being used, the results of his-
+ tory substitution are not immediately passed to the
+ shell parser. Instead, the resulting line is loaded
into the rreeaaddlliinnee editing buffer, allowing further modi-
fication.
hhoossttccoommpplleettee
If set, and rreeaaddlliinnee is being used, bbaasshh will attempt to
- perform hostname completion when a word containing a @@
- is being completed (see CCoommpplleettiinngg under RREEAADDLLIINNEE
+ perform hostname completion when a word containing a @@
+ is being completed (see CCoommpplleettiinngg under RREEAADDLLIINNEE
above). This is enabled by default.
hhuuppoonneexxiitt
@@ -5868,23 +5874,23 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
active login shell exits.
iinnhheerriitt__eerrrreexxiitt
- If set, command substitution inherits the value of the
- eerrrreexxiitt option, instead of unsetting it in the subshell
- environment. This option is enabled when _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e is
+ If set, command substitution inherits the value of the
+ eerrrreexxiitt option, instead of unsetting it in the subshell
+ environment. This option is enabled when _p_o_s_i_x _m_o_d_e is
enabled.
iinntteerraaccttiivvee__ccoommmmeennttss
If set, allow a word beginning with ## to cause that word
- and all remaining characters on that line to be ignored
- in an interactive shell (see CCOOMMMMEENNTTSS above). This op-
+ and all remaining characters on that line to be ignored
+ in an interactive shell (see CCOOMMMMEENNTTSS above). This op-
tion is enabled by default.
llaassttppiippee
- If set, and job control is not active, the shell runs
+ If set, and job control is not active, the shell runs
the last command of a pipeline not executed in the back-
ground in the current shell environment.
- lliitthhiisstt If set, and the ccmmddhhiisstt option is enabled, multi-line
+ lliitthhiisstt If set, and the ccmmddhhiisstt option is enabled, multi-line
commands are saved to the history with embedded newlines
rather than using semicolon separators where possible.
@@ -5895,43 +5901,48 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
tribute is not inherited.
llooccaallvvaarr__uunnsseett
- If set, calling uunnsseett on local variables in previous
- function scopes marks them so subsequent lookups find
- them unset until that function returns. This is identi-
- cal to the behavior of unsetting local variables at the
+ If set, calling uunnsseett on local variables in previous
+ function scopes marks them so subsequent lookups find
+ them unset until that function returns. This is identi-
+ cal to the behavior of unsetting local variables at the
current function scope.
llooggiinn__sshheellll
- The shell sets this option if it is started as a login
- shell (see IINNVVOOCCAATTIIOONN above). The value may not be
+ The shell sets this option if it is started as a login
+ shell (see IINNVVOOCCAATTIIOONN above). The value may not be
changed.
mmaaiillwwaarrnn
- If set, and a file that bbaasshh is checking for mail has
- been accessed since the last time it was checked, the
- message ``The mail in _m_a_i_l_f_i_l_e has been read'' is dis-
+ If set, and a file that bbaasshh is checking for mail has
+ been accessed since the last time it was checked, the
+ message ``The mail in _m_a_i_l_f_i_l_e has been read'' is dis-
played.
nnoo__eemmppttyy__ccmmdd__ccoommpplleettiioonn
- If set, and rreeaaddlliinnee is being used, bbaasshh will not at-
- tempt to search the PPAATTHH for possible completions when
+ If set, and rreeaaddlliinnee is being used, bbaasshh will not at-
+ tempt to search the PPAATTHH for possible completions when
completion is attempted on an empty line.
nnooccaasseegglloobb
- If set, bbaasshh matches filenames in a case-insensitive
+ If set, bbaasshh matches filenames in a case-insensitive
fashion when performing pathname expansion (see PPaatthhnnaammee
EExxppaannssiioonn above).
nnooccaasseemmaattcchh
- If set, bbaasshh matches patterns in a case-insensitive
+ If set, bbaasshh matches patterns in a case-insensitive
fashion when performing matching while executing ccaassee or
[[[[ conditional commands, when performing pattern substi-
- tution word expansions, or when filtering possible com-
+ tution word expansions, or when filtering possible com-
pletions as part of programmable completion.
+ nnooeexxppaanndd__ttrraannssllaattiioonn
+ If set, bbaasshh encloses the translated results of $"..."
+ quoting in single quotes instead of double quotes. If
+ the string is not translated, this has no effect.
+
nnuullllgglloobb
- If set, bbaasshh allows patterns which match no files (see
- PPaatthhnnaammee EExxppaannssiioonn above) to expand to a null string,
+ If set, bbaasshh allows patterns which match no files (see
+ PPaatthhnnaammee EExxppaannssiioonn above) to expand to a null string,
rather than themselves.
pprrooggccoommpp
@@ -5940,68 +5951,68 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
enabled by default.
pprrooggccoommpp__aalliiaass
- If set, and programmable completion is enabled, bbaasshh
- treats a command name that doesn't have any completions
- as a possible alias and attempts alias expansion. If it
- has an alias, bbaasshh attempts programmable completion us-
+ If set, and programmable completion is enabled, bbaasshh
+ treats a command name that doesn't have any completions
+ as a possible alias and attempts alias expansion. If it
+ has an alias, bbaasshh attempts programmable completion us-
ing the command word resulting from the expanded alias.
pprroommppttvvaarrss
If set, prompt strings undergo parameter expansion, com-
- mand substitution, arithmetic expansion, and quote re-
- moval after being expanded as described in PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG
+ mand substitution, arithmetic expansion, and quote re-
+ moval after being expanded as described in PPRROOMMPPTTIINNGG
above. This option is enabled by default.
rreessttrriicctteedd__sshheellll
- The shell sets this option if it is started in re-
- stricted mode (see RREESSTTRRIICCTTEEDD SSHHEELLLL below). The value
- may not be changed. This is not reset when the startup
- files are executed, allowing the startup files to dis-
+ The shell sets this option if it is started in re-
+ stricted mode (see RREESSTTRRIICCTTEEDD SSHHEELLLL below). The value
+ may not be changed. This is not reset when the startup
+ files are executed, allowing the startup files to dis-
cover whether or not a shell is restricted.
sshhiifftt__vveerrbboossee
- If set, the sshhiifftt builtin prints an error message when
+ If set, the sshhiifftt builtin prints an error message when
the shift count exceeds the number of positional parame-
ters.
ssoouurrcceeppaatthh
If set, the .. (ssoouurrccee) builtin uses the value of PPAATTHH to
- find the directory containing the file supplied as an
+ find the directory containing the file supplied as an
argument. This option is enabled by default.
vvaarrrreeddiirr__cclloossee
- If set, the shell automatically closes file descriptors
+ If set, the shell automatically closes file descriptors
assigned using the _{_v_a_r_n_a_m_e_} redirection syntax (see RREE--
- DDIIRREECCTTIIOONN above) instead of leaving them open when the
+ DDIIRREECCTTIIOONN above) instead of leaving them open when the
command completes.
xxppgg__eecchhoo
- If set, the eecchhoo builtin expands backslash-escape se-
+ If set, the eecchhoo builtin expands backslash-escape se-
quences by default.
ssuussppeenndd [--ff]
- Suspend the execution of this shell until it receives a SSIIGGCCOONNTT
+ Suspend the execution of this shell until it receives a SSIIGGCCOONNTT
signal. A login shell cannot be suspended; the --ff option can be
used to override this and force the suspension. The return sta-
- tus is 0 unless the shell is a login shell and --ff is not sup-
+ tus is 0 unless the shell is a login shell and --ff is not sup-
plied, or if job control is not enabled.
tteesstt _e_x_p_r
[[ _e_x_p_r ]]
Return a status of 0 (true) or 1 (false) depending on the evalu-
ation of the conditional expression _e_x_p_r. Each operator and op-
- erand must be a separate argument. Expressions are composed of
- the primaries described above under CCOONNDDIITTIIOONNAALL EEXXPPRREESSSSIIOONNSS.
- tteesstt does not accept any options, nor does it accept and ignore
+ erand must be a separate argument. Expressions are composed of
+ the primaries described above under CCOONNDDIITTIIOONNAALL EEXXPPRREESSSSIIOONNSS.
+ tteesstt does not accept any options, nor does it accept and ignore
an argument of ---- as signifying the end of options.
- Expressions may be combined using the following operators,
- listed in decreasing order of precedence. The evaluation de-
- pends on the number of arguments; see below. Operator prece-
+ Expressions may be combined using the following operators,
+ listed in decreasing order of precedence. The evaluation de-
+ pends on the number of arguments; see below. Operator prece-
dence is used when there are five or more arguments.
!! _e_x_p_r True if _e_x_p_r is false.
(( _e_x_p_r ))
- Returns the value of _e_x_p_r. This may be used to override
+ Returns the value of _e_x_p_r. This may be used to override
the normal precedence of operators.
_e_x_p_r_1 -aa _e_x_p_r_2
True if both _e_x_p_r_1 and _e_x_p_r_2 are true.
@@ -6018,139 +6029,139 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
null.
2 arguments
If the first argument is !!, the expression is true if and
- only if the second argument is null. If the first argu-
- ment is one of the unary conditional operators listed
- above under CCOONNDDIITTIIOONNAALL EEXXPPRREESSSSIIOONNSS, the expression is
+ only if the second argument is null. If the first argu-
+ ment is one of the unary conditional operators listed
+ above under CCOONNDDIITTIIOONNAALL EEXXPPRREESSSSIIOONNSS, the expression is
true if the unary test is true. If the first argument is
not a valid unary conditional operator, the expression is
false.
3 arguments
The following conditions are applied in the order listed.
- If the second argument is one of the binary conditional
+ If the second argument is one of the binary conditional
operators listed above under CCOONNDDIITTIIOONNAALL EEXXPPRREESSSSIIOONNSS, the
result of the expression is the result of the binary test
- using the first and third arguments as operands. The --aa
- and --oo operators are considered binary operators when
- there are three arguments. If the first argument is !!,
- the value is the negation of the two-argument test using
+ using the first and third arguments as operands. The --aa
+ and --oo operators are considered binary operators when
+ there are three arguments. If the first argument is !!,
+ the value is the negation of the two-argument test using
the second and third arguments. If the first argument is
exactly (( and the third argument is exactly )), the result
- is the one-argument test of the second argument. Other-
+ is the one-argument test of the second argument. Other-
wise, the expression is false.
4 arguments
The following conditions are applied in the order listed.
If the first argument is !!, the result is the negation of
- the three-argument expression composed of the remaining
- arguments. the two-argument test using the second and
- third arguments. If the first argument is exactly (( and
- the fourth argument is exactly )), the result is the two-
- argument test of the second and third arguments. Other-
+ the three-argument expression composed of the remaining
+ arguments. the two-argument test using the second and
+ third arguments. If the first argument is exactly (( and
+ the fourth argument is exactly )), the result is the two-
+ argument test of the second and third arguments. Other-
wise, the expression is parsed and evaluated according to
precedence using the rules listed above.
5 or more arguments
- The expression is parsed and evaluated according to
+ The expression is parsed and evaluated according to
precedence using the rules listed above.
- When used with tteesstt or [[, the << and >> operators sort lexico-
+ When used with tteesstt or [[, the << and >> operators sort lexico-
graphically using ASCII ordering.
- ttiimmeess Print the accumulated user and system times for the shell and
+ ttiimmeess Print the accumulated user and system times for the shell and
for processes run from the shell. The return status is 0.
ttrraapp [--llpp] [[_a_r_g] _s_i_g_s_p_e_c ...]
- The command _a_r_g is to be read and executed when the shell re-
+ The command _a_r_g is to be read and executed when the shell re-
ceives signal(s) _s_i_g_s_p_e_c. If _a_r_g is absent (and there is a sin-
- gle _s_i_g_s_p_e_c) or --, each specified signal is reset to its origi-
- nal disposition (the value it had upon entrance to the shell).
- If _a_r_g is the null string the signal specified by each _s_i_g_s_p_e_c
- is ignored by the shell and by the commands it invokes. If _a_r_g
- is not present and --pp has been supplied, then the trap commands
+ gle _s_i_g_s_p_e_c) or --, each specified signal is reset to its origi-
+ nal disposition (the value it had upon entrance to the shell).
+ If _a_r_g is the null string the signal specified by each _s_i_g_s_p_e_c
+ is ignored by the shell and by the commands it invokes. If _a_r_g
+ is not present and --pp has been supplied, then the trap commands
associated with each _s_i_g_s_p_e_c are displayed. If no arguments are
- supplied or if only --pp is given, ttrraapp prints the list of com-
- mands associated with each signal. The --ll option causes the
- shell to print a list of signal names and their corresponding
- numbers. Each _s_i_g_s_p_e_c is either a signal name defined in <_s_i_g_-
- _n_a_l_._h>, or a signal number. Signal names are case insensitive
+ supplied or if only --pp is given, ttrraapp prints the list of com-
+ mands associated with each signal. The --ll option causes the
+ shell to print a list of signal names and their corresponding
+ numbers. Each _s_i_g_s_p_e_c is either a signal name defined in <_s_i_g_-
+ _n_a_l_._h>, or a signal number. Signal names are case insensitive
and the SSIIGG prefix is optional.
- If a _s_i_g_s_p_e_c is EEXXIITT (0) the command _a_r_g is executed on exit
- from the shell. If a _s_i_g_s_p_e_c is DDEEBBUUGG, the command _a_r_g is exe-
- cuted before every _s_i_m_p_l_e _c_o_m_m_a_n_d, _f_o_r command, _c_a_s_e command,
- _s_e_l_e_c_t command, every arithmetic _f_o_r command, and before the
- first command executes in a shell function (see SSHHEELLLL GGRRAAMMMMAARR
- above). Refer to the description of the eexxttddeebbuugg option to the
+ If a _s_i_g_s_p_e_c is EEXXIITT (0) the command _a_r_g is executed on exit
+ from the shell. If a _s_i_g_s_p_e_c is DDEEBBUUGG, the command _a_r_g is exe-
+ cuted before every _s_i_m_p_l_e _c_o_m_m_a_n_d, _f_o_r command, _c_a_s_e command,
+ _s_e_l_e_c_t command, every arithmetic _f_o_r command, and before the
+ first command executes in a shell function (see SSHHEELLLL GGRRAAMMMMAARR
+ above). Refer to the description of the eexxttddeebbuugg option to the
sshhoopptt builtin for details of its effect on the DDEEBBUUGG trap. If a
_s_i_g_s_p_e_c is RREETTUURRNN, the command _a_r_g is executed each time a shell
function or a script executed with the .. or ssoouurrccee builtins fin-
ishes executing.
- If a _s_i_g_s_p_e_c is EERRRR, the command _a_r_g is executed whenever a
+ If a _s_i_g_s_p_e_c is EERRRR, the command _a_r_g is executed whenever a
pipeline (which may consist of a single simple command), a list,
or a compound command returns a non-zero exit status, subject to
- the following conditions. The EERRRR trap is not executed if the
+ the following conditions. The EERRRR trap is not executed if the
failed command is part of the command list immediately following
- a wwhhiillee or uunnttiill keyword, part of the test in an _i_f statement,
+ a wwhhiillee or uunnttiill keyword, part of the test in an _i_f statement,
part of a command executed in a &&&& or |||| list except the command
- following the final &&&& or ||||, any command in a pipeline but the
- last, or if the command's return value is being inverted using
+ following the final &&&& or ||||, any command in a pipeline but the
+ last, or if the command's return value is being inverted using
!!. These are the same conditions obeyed by the eerrrreexxiitt (--ee) op-
tion.
Signals ignored upon entry to the shell cannot be trapped or re-
- set. Trapped signals that are not being ignored are reset to
+ set. Trapped signals that are not being ignored are reset to
their original values in a subshell or subshell environment when
- one is created. The return status is false if any _s_i_g_s_p_e_c is
+ one is created. The return status is false if any _s_i_g_s_p_e_c is
invalid; otherwise ttrraapp returns true.
ttyyppee [--aaffttppPP] _n_a_m_e [_n_a_m_e ...]
- With no options, indicate how each _n_a_m_e would be interpreted if
+ With no options, indicate how each _n_a_m_e would be interpreted if
used as a command name. If the --tt option is used, ttyyppee prints a
- string which is one of _a_l_i_a_s, _k_e_y_w_o_r_d, _f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n, _b_u_i_l_t_i_n, or
- _f_i_l_e if _n_a_m_e is an alias, shell reserved word, function,
- builtin, or disk file, respectively. If the _n_a_m_e is not found,
- then nothing is printed, and an exit status of false is re-
- turned. If the --pp option is used, ttyyppee either returns the name
- of the disk file that would be executed if _n_a_m_e were specified
- as a command name, or nothing if ``type -t name'' would not re-
- turn _f_i_l_e. The --PP option forces a PPAATTHH search for each _n_a_m_e,
+ string which is one of _a_l_i_a_s, _k_e_y_w_o_r_d, _f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n, _b_u_i_l_t_i_n, or
+ _f_i_l_e if _n_a_m_e is an alias, shell reserved word, function,
+ builtin, or disk file, respectively. If the _n_a_m_e is not found,
+ then nothing is printed, and an exit status of false is re-
+ turned. If the --pp option is used, ttyyppee either returns the name
+ of the disk file that would be executed if _n_a_m_e were specified
+ as a command name, or nothing if ``type -t name'' would not re-
+ turn _f_i_l_e. The --PP option forces a PPAATTHH search for each _n_a_m_e,
even if ``type -t name'' would not return _f_i_l_e. If a command is
hashed, --pp and --PP print the hashed value, which is not necessar-
- ily the file that appears first in PPAATTHH. If the --aa option is
- used, ttyyppee prints all of the places that contain an executable
+ ily the file that appears first in PPAATTHH. If the --aa option is
+ used, ttyyppee prints all of the places that contain an executable
named _n_a_m_e. This includes aliases and functions, if and only if
the --pp option is not also used. The table of hashed commands is
- not consulted when using --aa. The --ff option suppresses shell
+ not consulted when using --aa. The --ff option suppresses shell
function lookup, as with the ccoommmmaanndd builtin. ttyyppee returns true
if all of the arguments are found, false if any are not found.
uulliimmiitt [--HHSS] --aa
uulliimmiitt [--HHSS] [--bbccddeeffiikkllmmnnppqqrrssttuuvvxxPPRRTT [_l_i_m_i_t]]
- Provides control over the resources available to the shell and
- to processes started by it, on systems that allow such control.
+ Provides control over the resources available to the shell and
+ to processes started by it, on systems that allow such control.
The --HH and --SS options specify that the hard or soft limit is set
- for the given resource. A hard limit cannot be increased by a
- non-root user once it is set; a soft limit may be increased up
- to the value of the hard limit. If neither --HH nor --SS is speci-
+ for the given resource. A hard limit cannot be increased by a
+ non-root user once it is set; a soft limit may be increased up
+ to the value of the hard limit. If neither --HH nor --SS is speci-
fied, both the soft and hard limits are set. The value of _l_i_m_i_t
can be a number in the unit specified for the resource or one of
the special values hhaarrdd, ssoofftt, or uunnlliimmiitteedd, which stand for the
- current hard limit, the current soft limit, and no limit, re-
- spectively. If _l_i_m_i_t is omitted, the current value of the soft
+ current hard limit, the current soft limit, and no limit, re-
+ spectively. If _l_i_m_i_t is omitted, the current value of the soft
limit of the resource is printed, unless the --HH option is given.
- When more than one resource is specified, the limit name and
- unit, if appropriate, are printed before the value. Other op-
+ When more than one resource is specified, the limit name and
+ unit, if appropriate, are printed before the value. Other op-
tions are interpreted as follows:
--aa All current limits are reported; no limits are set
--bb The maximum socket buffer size
--cc The maximum size of core files created
--dd The maximum size of a process's data segment
--ee The maximum scheduling priority ("nice")
- --ff The maximum size of files written by the shell and its
+ --ff The maximum size of files written by the shell and its
children
--ii The maximum number of pending signals
--kk The maximum number of kqueues that may be allocated
--ll The maximum size that may be locked into memory
- --mm The maximum resident set size (many systems do not honor
+ --mm The maximum resident set size (many systems do not honor
this limit)
--nn The maximum number of open file descriptors (most systems
do not allow this value to be set)
@@ -6159,132 +6170,132 @@ SSHHEELLLL BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
--rr The maximum real-time scheduling priority
--ss The maximum stack size
--tt The maximum amount of cpu time in seconds
- --uu The maximum number of processes available to a single
+ --uu The maximum number of processes available to a single
user
- --vv The maximum amount of virtual memory available to the
+ --vv The maximum amount of virtual memory available to the
shell and, on some systems, to its children
--xx The maximum number of file locks
--PP The maximum number of pseudoterminals
- --RR The maximum time a real-time process can run before
+ --RR The maximum time a real-time process can run before
blocking, in microseconds
--TT The maximum number of threads
- If _l_i_m_i_t is given, and the --aa option is not used, _l_i_m_i_t is the
- new value of the specified resource. If no option is given,
- then --ff is assumed. Values are in 1024-byte increments, except
- for --tt, which is in seconds; --RR, which is in microseconds; --pp,
- which is in units of 512-byte blocks; --PP, --TT, --bb, --kk, --nn, and
- --uu, which are unscaled values; and, when in posix mode, --cc and
- --ff, which are in 512-byte increments. The return status is 0
- unless an invalid option or argument is supplied, or an error
+ If _l_i_m_i_t is given, and the --aa option is not used, _l_i_m_i_t is the
+ new value of the specified resource. If no option is given,
+ then --ff is assumed. Values are in 1024-byte increments, except
+ for --tt, which is in seconds; --RR, which is in microseconds; --pp,
+ which is in units of 512-byte blocks; --PP, --TT, --bb, --kk, --nn, and
+ --uu, which are unscaled values; and, when in posix mode, --cc and
+ --ff, which are in 512-byte increments. The return status is 0
+ unless an invalid option or argument is supplied, or an error
occurs while setting a new limit.
uummaasskk [--pp] [--SS] [_m_o_d_e]
The user file-creation mask is set to _m_o_d_e. If _m_o_d_e begins with
- a digit, it is interpreted as an octal number; otherwise it is
- interpreted as a symbolic mode mask similar to that accepted by
- _c_h_m_o_d(1). If _m_o_d_e is omitted, the current value of the mask is
- printed. The --SS option causes the mask to be printed in sym-
- bolic form; the default output is an octal number. If the --pp
+ a digit, it is interpreted as an octal number; otherwise it is
+ interpreted as a symbolic mode mask similar to that accepted by
+ _c_h_m_o_d(1). If _m_o_d_e is omitted, the current value of the mask is
+ printed. The --SS option causes the mask to be printed in sym-
+ bolic form; the default output is an octal number. If the --pp
option is supplied, and _m_o_d_e is omitted, the output is in a form
that may be reused as input. The return status is 0 if the mode
- was successfully changed or if no _m_o_d_e argument was supplied,
+ was successfully changed or if no _m_o_d_e argument was supplied,
and false otherwise.
uunnaalliiaass [-aa] [_n_a_m_e ...]
- Remove each _n_a_m_e from the list of defined aliases. If --aa is
- supplied, all alias definitions are removed. The return value
+ Remove each _n_a_m_e from the list of defined aliases. If --aa is
+ supplied, all alias definitions are removed. The return value
is true unless a supplied _n_a_m_e is not a defined alias.
uunnsseett [-ffvv] [-nn] [_n_a_m_e ...]
- For each _n_a_m_e, remove the corresponding variable or function.
+ For each _n_a_m_e, remove the corresponding variable or function.
If the --vv option is given, each _n_a_m_e refers to a shell variable,
- and that variable is removed. Read-only variables may not be
- unset. If --ff is specified, each _n_a_m_e refers to a shell func-
- tion, and the function definition is removed. If the --nn option
- is supplied, and _n_a_m_e is a variable with the _n_a_m_e_r_e_f attribute,
- _n_a_m_e will be unset rather than the variable it references. --nn
- has no effect if the --ff option is supplied. If no options are
- supplied, each _n_a_m_e refers to a variable; if there is no vari-
- able by that name, a function with that name, if any, is unset.
- Each unset variable or function is removed from the environment
- passed to subsequent commands. If any of BBAASSHH__AALLIIAASSEESS,
+ and that variable is removed. Read-only variables may not be
+ unset. If --ff is specified, each _n_a_m_e refers to a shell func-
+ tion, and the function definition is removed. If the --nn option
+ is supplied, and _n_a_m_e is a variable with the _n_a_m_e_r_e_f attribute,
+ _n_a_m_e will be unset rather than the variable it references. --nn
+ has no effect if the --ff option is supplied. If no options are
+ supplied, each _n_a_m_e refers to a variable; if there is no vari-
+ able by that name, a function with that name, if any, is unset.
+ Each unset variable or function is removed from the environment
+ passed to subsequent commands. If any of BBAASSHH__AALLIIAASSEESS,
BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV00, BBAASSHH__CCMMDDSS, BBAASSHH__CCOOMMMMAANNDD, BBAASSHH__SSUUBBSSHHEELLLL, BBAASSHHPPIIDD,
- CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDBBRREEAAKKSS, DDIIRRSSTTAACCKK, EEPPOOCCHHRREEAALLTTIIMMEE, EEPPOOCCHHSSEECCOONNDDSS, FFUUNNCC--
- NNAAMMEE, GGRROOUUPPSS, HHIISSTTCCMMDD, LLIINNEENNOO, RRAANNDDOOMM, SSEECCOONNDDSS, or SSRRAANNDDOOMM are
+ CCOOMMPP__WWOORRDDBBRREEAAKKSS, DDIIRRSSTTAACCKK, EEPPOOCCHHRREEAALLTTIIMMEE, EEPPOOCCHHSSEECCOONNDDSS, FFUUNNCC--
+ NNAAMMEE, GGRROOUUPPSS, HHIISSTTCCMMDD, LLIINNEENNOO, RRAANNDDOOMM, SSEECCOONNDDSS, or SSRRAANNDDOOMM are
unset, they lose their special properties, even if they are sub-
sequently reset. The exit status is true unless a _n_a_m_e is read-
only or may not be unset.
wwaaiitt [--ffnn] [--pp _v_a_r_n_a_m_e] [_i_d _._._.]
Wait for each specified child process and return its termination
- status. Each _i_d may be a process ID or a job specification; if
- a job spec is given, all processes in that job's pipeline are
- waited for. If _i_d is not given, wwaaiitt waits for all running
- background jobs and the last-executed process substitution, if
+ status. Each _i_d may be a process ID or a job specification; if
+ a job spec is given, all processes in that job's pipeline are
+ waited for. If _i_d is not given, wwaaiitt waits for all running
+ background jobs and the last-executed process substitution, if
its process id is the same as $$!!, and the return status is zero.
- If the --nn option is supplied, wwaaiitt waits for a single job from
+ If the --nn option is supplied, wwaaiitt waits for a single job from
the list of _i_ds or, if no _i_ds are supplied, any job, to complete
- and returns its exit status. If none of the supplied arguments
+ and returns its exit status. If none of the supplied arguments
is a child of the shell, or if no arguments are supplied and the
- shell has no unwaited-for children, the exit status is 127. If
- the --pp option is supplied, the process or job identifier of the
- job for which the exit status is returned is assigned to the
- variable _v_a_r_n_a_m_e named by the option argument. The variable
- will be unset initially, before any assignment. This is useful
- only when the --nn option is supplied. Supplying the --ff option,
- when job control is enabled, forces wwaaiitt to wait for _i_d to ter-
+ shell has no unwaited-for children, the exit status is 127. If
+ the --pp option is supplied, the process or job identifier of the
+ job for which the exit status is returned is assigned to the
+ variable _v_a_r_n_a_m_e named by the option argument. The variable
+ will be unset initially, before any assignment. This is useful
+ only when the --nn option is supplied. Supplying the --ff option,
+ when job control is enabled, forces wwaaiitt to wait for _i_d to ter-
minate before returning its status, instead of returning when it
- changes status. If _i_d specifies a non-existent process or job,
- the return status is 127. Otherwise, the return status is the
+ changes status. If _i_d specifies a non-existent process or job,
+ the return status is 127. Otherwise, the return status is the
exit status of the last process or job waited for.
SSHHEELLLL CCOOMMPPAATTIIBBIILLIITTYY MMOODDEE
Bash-4.0 introduced the concept of a `shell compatibility level', spec-
ified as a set of options to the shopt builtin ccoommppaatt3311, ccoommppaatt3322, ccoomm--
- ppaatt4400, ccoommppaatt4411, and so on). There is only one current compatibility
+ ppaatt4400, ccoommppaatt4411, and so on). There is only one current compatibility
level -- each option is mutually exclusive. The compatibility level is
- intended to allow users to select behavior from previous versions that
- is incompatible with newer versions while they migrate scripts to use
- current features and behavior. It's intended to be a temporary solu-
+ intended to allow users to select behavior from previous versions that
+ is incompatible with newer versions while they migrate scripts to use
+ current features and behavior. It's intended to be a temporary solu-
tion.
- This section does not mention behavior that is standard for a particu-
- lar version (e.g., setting ccoommppaatt3322 means that quoting the rhs of the
- regexp matching operator quotes special regexp characters in the word,
+ This section does not mention behavior that is standard for a particu-
+ lar version (e.g., setting ccoommppaatt3322 means that quoting the rhs of the
+ regexp matching operator quotes special regexp characters in the word,
which is default behavior in bash-3.2 and above).
- If a user enables, say, ccoommppaatt3322, it may affect the behavior of other
- compatibility levels up to and including the current compatibility
- level. The idea is that each compatibility level controls behavior
- that changed in that version of bbaasshh, but that behavior may have been
- present in earlier versions. For instance, the change to use locale-
- based comparisons with the [[[[ command came in bash-4.1, and earlier
+ If a user enables, say, ccoommppaatt3322, it may affect the behavior of other
+ compatibility levels up to and including the current compatibility
+ level. The idea is that each compatibility level controls behavior
+ that changed in that version of bbaasshh, but that behavior may have been
+ present in earlier versions. For instance, the change to use locale-
+ based comparisons with the [[[[ command came in bash-4.1, and earlier
versions used ASCII-based comparisons, so enabling ccoommppaatt3322 will enable
- ASCII-based comparisons as well. That granularity may not be suffi-
- cient for all uses, and as a result users should employ compatibility
- levels carefully. Read the documentation for a particular feature to
+ ASCII-based comparisons as well. That granularity may not be suffi-
+ cient for all uses, and as a result users should employ compatibility
+ levels carefully. Read the documentation for a particular feature to
find out the current behavior.
- Bash-4.3 introduced a new shell variable: BBAASSHH__CCOOMMPPAATT. The value as-
+ Bash-4.3 introduced a new shell variable: BBAASSHH__CCOOMMPPAATT. The value as-
signed to this variable (a decimal version number like 4.2, or an inte-
- ger corresponding to the ccoommppaatt_N_N option, like 42) determines the com-
+ ger corresponding to the ccoommppaatt_N_N option, like 42) determines the com-
patibility level.
- Starting with bash-4.4, Bash has begun deprecating older compatibility
- levels. Eventually, the options will be removed in favor of BBAASSHH__CCOOMM--
+ Starting with bash-4.4, Bash has begun deprecating older compatibility
+ levels. Eventually, the options will be removed in favor of BBAASSHH__CCOOMM--
PPAATT.
- Bash-5.0 is the final version for which there will be an individual
- shopt option for the previous version. Users should use BBAASSHH__CCOOMMPPAATT on
+ Bash-5.0 is the final version for which there will be an individual
+ shopt option for the previous version. Users should use BBAASSHH__CCOOMMPPAATT on
bash-5.0 and later versions.
- The following table describes the behavior changes controlled by each
+ The following table describes the behavior changes controlled by each
compatibility level setting. The ccoommppaatt_N_N tag is used as shorthand for
setting the compatibility level to _N_N using one of the following mecha-
- nisms. For versions prior to bash-5.0, the compatibility level may be
- set using the corresponding ccoommppaatt_N_N shopt option. For bash-4.3 and
- later versions, the BBAASSHH__CCOOMMPPAATT variable is preferred, and it is re-
+ nisms. For versions prior to bash-5.0, the compatibility level may be
+ set using the corresponding ccoommppaatt_N_N shopt option. For bash-4.3 and
+ later versions, the BBAASSHH__CCOOMMPPAATT variable is preferred, and it is re-
quired for bash-5.1 and later versions.
ccoommppaatt3311
@@ -6292,108 +6303,108 @@ SSHHEELLLL CCOOMMPPAATTIIBBIILLIITTYY MMOODDEE
ator (=~) has no special effect
ccoommppaatt3322
- +o interrupting a command list such as "a ; b ; c" causes
- the execution of the next command in the list (in
- bash-4.0 and later versions, the shell acts as if it re-
- ceived the interrupt, so interrupting one command in a
+ +o interrupting a command list such as "a ; b ; c" causes
+ the execution of the next command in the list (in
+ bash-4.0 and later versions, the shell acts as if it re-
+ ceived the interrupt, so interrupting one command in a
list aborts the execution of the entire list)
ccoommppaatt4400
- +o the << and >> operators to the [[[[ command do not consider
+ +o the << and >> operators to the [[[[ command do not consider
the current locale when comparing strings; they use ASCII
ordering. Bash versions prior to bash-4.1 use ASCII col-
- lation and _s_t_r_c_m_p(3); bash-4.1 and later use the current
+ lation and _s_t_r_c_m_p(3); bash-4.1 and later use the current
locale's collation sequence and _s_t_r_c_o_l_l(3).
ccoommppaatt4411
- +o in _p_o_s_i_x mode, ttiimmee may be followed by options and still
+ +o in _p_o_s_i_x mode, ttiimmee may be followed by options and still
be recognized as a reserved word (this is POSIX interpre-
tation 267)
+o in _p_o_s_i_x mode, the parser requires that an even number of
- single quotes occur in the _w_o_r_d portion of a double-
- quoted parameter expansion and treats them specially, so
- that characters within the single quotes are considered
+ single quotes occur in the _w_o_r_d portion of a double-
+ quoted parameter expansion and treats them specially, so
+ that characters within the single quotes are considered
quoted (this is POSIX interpretation 221)
ccoommppaatt4422
+o the replacement string in double-quoted pattern substitu-
- tion does not undergo quote removal, as it does in ver-
+ tion does not undergo quote removal, as it does in ver-
sions after bash-4.2
- +o in posix mode, single quotes are considered special when
- expanding the _w_o_r_d portion of a double-quoted parameter
- expansion and can be used to quote a closing brace or
- other special character (this is part of POSIX interpre-
- tation 221); in later versions, single quotes are not
+ +o in posix mode, single quotes are considered special when
+ expanding the _w_o_r_d portion of a double-quoted parameter
+ expansion and can be used to quote a closing brace or
+ other special character (this is part of POSIX interpre-
+ tation 221); in later versions, single quotes are not
special within double-quoted word expansions
ccoommppaatt4433
- +o the shell does not print a warning message if an attempt
- is made to use a quoted compound assignment as an argu-
- ment to declare (declare -a foo='(1 2)'). Later versions
+ +o the shell does not print a warning message if an attempt
+ is made to use a quoted compound assignment as an argu-
+ ment to declare (declare -a foo='(1 2)'). Later versions
warn that this usage is deprecated
- +o word expansion errors are considered non-fatal errors
- that cause the current command to fail, even in posix
- mode (the default behavior is to make them fatal errors
+ +o word expansion errors are considered non-fatal errors
+ that cause the current command to fail, even in posix
+ mode (the default behavior is to make them fatal errors
that cause the shell to exit)
- +o when executing a shell function, the loop state
+ +o when executing a shell function, the loop state
(while/until/etc.) is not reset, so bbrreeaakk or ccoonnttiinnuuee in
that function will break or continue loops in the calling
- context. Bash-4.4 and later reset the loop state to pre-
+ context. Bash-4.4 and later reset the loop state to pre-
vent this
ccoommppaatt4444
- +o the shell sets up the values used by BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV and
- BBAASSHH__AARRGGCC so they can expand to the shell's positional
+ +o the shell sets up the values used by BBAASSHH__AARRGGVV and
+ BBAASSHH__AARRGGCC so they can expand to the shell's positional
parameters even if extended debugging mode is not enabled
- +o a subshell inherits loops from its parent context, so
- bbrreeaakk or ccoonnttiinnuuee will cause the subshell to exit.
- Bash-5.0 and later reset the loop state to prevent the
+ +o a subshell inherits loops from its parent context, so
+ bbrreeaakk or ccoonnttiinnuuee will cause the subshell to exit.
+ Bash-5.0 and later reset the loop state to prevent the
exit
- +o variable assignments preceding builtins like eexxppoorrtt and
+ +o variable assignments preceding builtins like eexxppoorrtt and
rreeaaddoonnllyy that set attributes continue to affect variables
with the same name in the calling environment even if the
shell is not in posix mode
ccoommppaatt5500
- +o Bash-5.1 changed the way $$RRAANNDDOOMM is generated to intro-
+ +o Bash-5.1 changed the way $$RRAANNDDOOMM is generated to intro-
duce slightly more randomness. If the shell compatibility
- level is set to 50 or lower, it reverts to the method
- from bash-5.0 and previous versions, so seeding the ran-
- dom number generator by assigning a value to RRAANNDDOOMM will
+ level is set to 50 or lower, it reverts to the method
+ from bash-5.0 and previous versions, so seeding the ran-
+ dom number generator by assigning a value to RRAANNDDOOMM will
produce the same sequence as in bash-5.0
- +o If the command hash table is empty, bash versions prior
- to bash-5.1 printed an informational message to that ef-
- fect, even when producing output that can be reused as
- input. Bash-5.1 suppresses that message when the --ll op-
+ +o If the command hash table is empty, bash versions prior
+ to bash-5.1 printed an informational message to that ef-
+ fect, even when producing output that can be reused as
+ input. Bash-5.1 suppresses that message when the --ll op-
tion is supplied.
RREESSTTRRIICCTTEEDD SSHHEELLLL
If bbaasshh is started with the name rrbbaasshh, or the --rr option is supplied at
- invocation, the shell becomes restricted. A restricted shell is used
- to set up an environment more controlled than the standard shell. It
- behaves identically to bbaasshh with the exception that the following are
+ invocation, the shell becomes restricted. A restricted shell is used
+ to set up an environment more controlled than the standard shell. It
+ behaves identically to bbaasshh with the exception that the following are
disallowed or not performed:
+o changing directories with ccdd
- +o setting or unsetting the values of SSHHEELLLL, PPAATTHH, HHIISSTTFFIILLEE, EENNVV,
+ +o setting or unsetting the values of SSHHEELLLL, PPAATTHH, HHIISSTTFFIILLEE, EENNVV,
or BBAASSHH__EENNVV
+o specifying command names containing //
- +o specifying a filename containing a // as an argument to the ..
+ +o specifying a filename containing a // as an argument to the ..
builtin command
- +o specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the
+ +o specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the
hhiissttoorryy builtin command
- +o specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the
+ +o specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the
--pp option to the hhaasshh builtin command
- +o importing function definitions from the shell environment at
+ +o importing function definitions from the shell environment at
startup
- +o parsing the value of SSHHEELLLLOOPPTTSS from the shell environment at
+ +o parsing the value of SSHHEELLLLOOPPTTSS from the shell environment at
startup
+o redirecting output using the >, >|, <>, >&, &>, and >> redirect-
@@ -6402,10 +6413,10 @@ RREESSTTRRIICCTTEEDD SSHHEELLLL
+o using the eexxeecc builtin command to replace the shell with another
command
- +o adding or deleting builtin commands with the --ff and --dd options
+ +o adding or deleting builtin commands with the --ff and --dd options
to the eennaabbllee builtin command
- +o using the eennaabbllee builtin command to enable disabled shell
+ +o using the eennaabbllee builtin command to enable disabled shell
builtins
+o specifying the --pp option to the ccoommmmaanndd builtin command
@@ -6415,14 +6426,14 @@ RREESSTTRRIICCTTEEDD SSHHEELLLL
These restrictions are enforced after any startup files are read.
When a command that is found to be a shell script is executed (see CCOOMM--
- MMAANNDD EEXXEECCUUTTIIOONN above), rrbbaasshh turns off any restrictions in the shell
+ MMAANNDD EEXXEECCUUTTIIOONN above), rrbbaasshh turns off any restrictions in the shell
spawned to execute the script.
SSEEEE AALLSSOO
_B_a_s_h _R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e _M_a_n_u_a_l, Brian Fox and Chet Ramey
_T_h_e _G_n_u _R_e_a_d_l_i_n_e _L_i_b_r_a_r_y, Brian Fox and Chet Ramey
_T_h_e _G_n_u _H_i_s_t_o_r_y _L_i_b_r_a_r_y, Brian Fox and Chet Ramey
- _P_o_r_t_a_b_l_e _O_p_e_r_a_t_i_n_g _S_y_s_t_e_m _I_n_t_e_r_f_a_c_e _(_P_O_S_I_X_) _P_a_r_t _2_: _S_h_e_l_l _a_n_d _U_t_i_l_i_-
+ _P_o_r_t_a_b_l_e _O_p_e_r_a_t_i_n_g _S_y_s_t_e_m _I_n_t_e_r_f_a_c_e _(_P_O_S_I_X_) _P_a_r_t _2_: _S_h_e_l_l _a_n_d _U_t_i_l_i_-
_t_i_e_s, IEEE --
http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/
http://tiswww.case.edu/~chet/bash/POSIX -- a description of posix mode
@@ -6440,7 +6451,7 @@ FFIILLEESS
_~_/_._b_a_s_h_r_c
The individual per-interactive-shell startup file
_~_/_._b_a_s_h___l_o_g_o_u_t
- The individual login shell cleanup file, executed when a login
+ The individual login shell cleanup file, executed when a login
shell exits
_~_/_._i_n_p_u_t_r_c
Individual _r_e_a_d_l_i_n_e initialization file
@@ -6454,15 +6465,15 @@ AAUUTTHHOORRSS
BBUUGG RREEPPOORRTTSS
If you find a bug in bbaasshh,, you should report it. But first, you should
- make sure that it really is a bug, and that it appears in the latest
- version of bbaasshh. The latest version is always available from
+ make sure that it really is a bug, and that it appears in the latest
+ version of bbaasshh. The latest version is always available from
_f_t_p_:_/_/_f_t_p_._g_n_u_._o_r_g_/_p_u_b_/_g_n_u_/_b_a_s_h_/ and _h_t_t_p_:_/_/_g_i_t_._s_a_v_a_n_-
_n_a_h_._g_n_u_._o_r_g_/_c_g_i_t_/_b_a_s_h_._g_i_t_/_s_n_a_p_s_h_o_t_/_b_a_s_h_-_m_a_s_t_e_r_._t_a_r_._g_z.
- Once you have determined that a bug actually exists, use the _b_a_s_h_b_u_g
- command to submit a bug report. If you have a fix, you are encouraged
- to mail that as well! Suggestions and `philosophical' bug reports may
- be mailed to _b_u_g_-_b_a_s_h_@_g_n_u_._o_r_g or posted to the Usenet newsgroup
+ Once you have determined that a bug actually exists, use the _b_a_s_h_b_u_g
+ command to submit a bug report. If you have a fix, you are encouraged
+ to mail that as well! Suggestions and `philosophical' bug reports may
+ be mailed to _b_u_g_-_b_a_s_h_@_g_n_u_._o_r_g or posted to the Usenet newsgroup
ggnnuu..bbaasshh..bbuugg.
ALL bug reports should include:
@@ -6473,7 +6484,7 @@ BBUUGG RREEPPOORRTTSS
A description of the bug behaviour
A short script or `recipe' which exercises the bug
- _b_a_s_h_b_u_g inserts the first three items automatically into the template
+ _b_a_s_h_b_u_g inserts the first three items automatically into the template
it provides for filing a bug report.
Comments and bug reports concerning this manual page should be directed
@@ -6490,10 +6501,10 @@ BBUUGGSS
Shell builtin commands and functions are not stoppable/restartable.
Compound commands and command sequences of the form `a ; b ; c' are not
- handled gracefully when process suspension is attempted. When a
- process is stopped, the shell immediately executes the next command in
- the sequence. It suffices to place the sequence of commands between
- parentheses to force it into a subshell, which may be stopped as a
+ handled gracefully when process suspension is attempted. When a
+ process is stopped, the shell immediately executes the next command in
+ the sequence. It suffices to place the sequence of commands between
+ parentheses to force it into a subshell, which may be stopped as a
unit.
Array variables may not (yet) be exported.
@@ -6502,4 +6513,4 @@ BBUUGGSS
-GNU Bash 5.1 2021 June 16 BASH(1)
+GNU Bash 5.1 2021 August 10 BASH(1)
diff --git a/doc/bash.1 b/doc/bash.1
index 3ebe0693..cc2ce58c 100644
--- a/doc/bash.1
+++ b/doc/bash.1
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
.\" Case Western Reserve University
.\" chet.ramey@case.edu
.\"
-.\" Last Change: Fri Aug 6 14:30:46 EDT 2021
+.\" Last Change: Tue Aug 10 11:06:20 EDT 2021
.\"
.\" bash_builtins, strip all but Built-Ins section
.if \n(zZ=1 .ig zZ
.if \n(zY=1 .ig zY
-.TH BASH 1 "2021 August 6" "GNU Bash 5.1"
+.TH BASH 1 "2021 August 10" "GNU Bash 5.1"
.\"
.\" There's some problem with having a `@'
.\" in a tagged paragraph with the BSD man macros.
@@ -1221,10 +1221,19 @@ The \fIgettext\fP infrastructure performs the lookup and
translation, using the \fBLC_MESSAGES\fP, \fBTEXTDOMAINDIR\fP,
and \fBTEXTDOMAIN\fP shell variables.
If the current locale is \fBC\fP or \fBPOSIX\fP,
-or if there are no translations available,
+if there are no translations available,
+or if the string is not translated,
the dollar sign is ignored.
-This is a form of double quoting, so the string remains double-quoted,
-whether or not it is translated and replaced.
+This is a form of double quoting, so the string remains double-quoted
+by default, whether or not it is translated and replaced.
+If the \fBnoexpand_translation\fP option is enabled
+using the \fBshopt\fP builtin,
+translated strings are single-quoted instead of double-quoted.
+See the description of
+.B shopt
+below under
+.SM
+.BR SHELL BUILTIN COMMANDS .
.SH PARAMETERS
A
.I parameter
@@ -10362,6 +10371,13 @@ while executing \fBcase\fP or \fB[[\fP conditional commands,
when performing pattern substitution word expansions,
or when filtering possible completions as part of programmable completion.
.TP 8
+.B noexpand_translation
+If set,
+.B bash
+encloses the translated results of $"..." quoting in single quotes
+instead of double quotes.
+If the string is not translated, this has no effect.
+.TP 8
.B nullglob
If set,
.B bash
diff --git a/doc/bashref.info b/doc/bashref.info
index dbd98657..0b107561 100644
--- a/doc/bashref.info
+++ b/doc/bashref.info
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ This is bashref.info, produced by makeinfo version 6.7 from
bashref.texi.
This text is a brief description of the features that are present in the
-Bash shell (version 5.1, 16 June 2021).
+Bash shell (version 5.1, 10 August 2021).
- This is Edition 5.1, last updated 16 June 2021, of 'The GNU Bash
+ This is Edition 5.1, last updated 10 August 2021, of 'The GNU Bash
Reference Manual', for 'Bash', Version 5.1.
Copyright (C) 1988-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ Bash Features
*************
This text is a brief description of the features that are present in the
-Bash shell (version 5.1, 16 June 2021). The Bash home page is
+Bash shell (version 5.1, 10 August 2021). The Bash home page is
<http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/>.
- This is Edition 5.1, last updated 16 June 2021, of 'The GNU Bash
+ This is Edition 5.1, last updated 10 August 2021, of 'The GNU Bash
Reference Manual', for 'Bash', Version 5.1.
Bash contains features that appear in other popular shells, and some
@@ -485,10 +485,12 @@ current locale. The 'gettext' infrastructure performs the lookup and
translation, using the 'LC_MESSAGES', 'TEXTDOMAINDIR', and 'TEXTDOMAIN'
shell variables, as explained below. See the gettext documentation for
additional details not covered here. If the current locale is 'C' or
-'POSIX', or if there are no translations available, the dollar sign is
-ignored, and the shell doesn't attempt to translate the string. Since
-this is a form of quoting, the string always remains double-quoted,
-whether or not it is translated and replaced.
+'POSIX', if there are no translations available, of if the string is not
+translated, the dollar sign is ignored. Since this is a form of double
+quoting, the string remains double-quoted by default, whether or not it
+is translated and replaced. If the 'noexpand_translation' option is
+enabled using the 'shopt' builtin (*note The Shopt Builtin::),
+translated strings are single-quoted instead of double-quoted.
The rest of this section is a brief overview of how you use gettext
to create translations for strings in a shell script named SCRIPTNAME.
@@ -975,11 +977,11 @@ File: bashref.info, Node: Conditional Constructs, Next: Command Grouping, Pre
(( EXPRESSION ))
The arithmetic EXPRESSION is evaluated according to the rules
- described below (*note Shell Arithmetic::). The EXPRESSION is
- expanded as if it were within double quotes, but double quote
- characters in EXPRESSION are not special and are removed. If the
- value of the expression is non-zero, the return status is 0;
- otherwise the return status is 1.
+ described below (*note Shell Arithmetic::). The EXPRESSION
+ undergoes the same expansions as if it were within double quotes,
+ but double quote characters in EXPRESSION are not treated specially
+ are removed. If the value of the expression is non-zero, the
+ return status is 0; otherwise the return status is 1.
'[[...]]'
[[ EXPRESSION ]]
@@ -991,9 +993,9 @@ File: bashref.info, Node: Conditional Constructs, Next: Command Grouping, Pre
and filename expansion. The shell performs tilde expansion,
parameter and variable expansion, arithmetic expansion, command
substitution, process substitution, and quote removal on those
- words (as if the words were enclosed in double quotes).
- Conditional operators such as '-f' must be unquoted to be
- recognized as primaries.
+ words (the expansions that would occur if the words were enclosed
+ in double quotes). Conditional operators such as '-f' must be
+ unquoted to be recognized as primaries.
When used with '[[', the '<' and '>' operators sort
lexicographically using the current locale.
@@ -1463,8 +1465,7 @@ command substitution, arithmetic expansion, and quote removal (*note
Shell Parameter Expansion::). If the variable has its 'integer'
attribute set, then VALUE is evaluated as an arithmetic expression even
if the '$((...))' expansion is not used (*note Arithmetic Expansion::).
-Word splitting is not performed, with the exception of '"$@"' as
-explained below. Filename expansion is not performed. Assignment
+Word splitting and filename expansion are not performed. Assignment
statements may also appear as arguments to the 'alias', 'declare',
'typeset', 'export', 'readonly', and 'local' builtin commands
("declaration" commands). When in POSIX mode (*note Bash POSIX Mode::),
@@ -2171,12 +2172,12 @@ is:
$(( EXPRESSION ))
- The EXPRESSION is treated as if it were within double quotes, but a
-double quote inside the parentheses is not treated specially. All
-tokens in the expression undergo parameter and variable expansion,
-command substitution, and quote removal. The result is treated as the
-arithmetic expression to be evaluated. Arithmetic expansions may be
-nested.
+ The EXPRESSION undergoes the same expansions as if it were within
+double quotes, but double quote characters in EXPRESSION are not treated
+specially and are removed. All tokens in the expression undergo
+parameter and variable expansion, command substitution, and quote
+removal. The result is treated as the arithmetic expression to be
+evaluated. Arithmetic expansions may be nested.
The evaluation is performed according to the rules listed below
(*note Shell Arithmetic::). If the expression is invalid, Bash prints a
@@ -3838,6 +3839,10 @@ standard.
If '-s' is used with '-f', the new builtin becomes a special
builtin (*note Special Builtins::).
+ If no options are supplied and a NAME is not a shell builtin,
+ 'enable' will attempt to load NAME from a shared object named NAME,
+ as if the command were 'enable -f NAME NAME'.
+
The return status is zero unless a NAME is not a shell builtin or
there is an error loading a new builtin from a shared object.
@@ -3958,6 +3963,9 @@ standard.
'%q'
Causes 'printf' to output the corresponding ARGUMENT in a
format that can be reused as shell input.
+ '%Q'
+ like '%q', but applies any supplied precision to the ARGUMENT
+ before quoting it.
'%(DATEFMT)T'
Causes 'printf' to output the date-time string resulting from
using DATEFMT as a format string for 'strftime'(3). The
@@ -4843,6 +4851,11 @@ This builtin allows you to change additional shell optional behavior.
filtering possible completions as part of programmable
completion.
+ 'noexpand_translation'
+ If set, Bash encloses the translated results of $"..."
+ quoting in single quotes instead of double quotes. If the
+ string is not translated, this has no effect.
+
'nullglob'
If set, Bash allows filename patterns which match no files to
expand to a null string, rather than themselves.
@@ -11508,26 +11521,26 @@ D.1 Index of Shell Builtin Commands
(line 147)
* hash: Bourne Shell Builtins.
(line 191)
-* help: Bash Builtins. (line 338)
+* help: Bash Builtins. (line 342)
* history: Bash History Builtins.
(line 46)
* jobs: Job Control Builtins.
(line 27)
* kill: Job Control Builtins.
(line 58)
-* let: Bash Builtins. (line 357)
-* local: Bash Builtins. (line 365)
-* logout: Bash Builtins. (line 381)
-* mapfile: Bash Builtins. (line 386)
+* let: Bash Builtins. (line 361)
+* local: Bash Builtins. (line 369)
+* logout: Bash Builtins. (line 385)
+* mapfile: Bash Builtins. (line 390)
* popd: Directory Stack Builtins.
(line 35)
-* printf: Bash Builtins. (line 432)
+* printf: Bash Builtins. (line 436)
* pushd: Directory Stack Builtins.
(line 69)
* pwd: Bourne Shell Builtins.
(line 211)
-* read: Bash Builtins. (line 481)
-* readarray: Bash Builtins. (line 577)
+* read: Bash Builtins. (line 488)
+* readarray: Bash Builtins. (line 584)
* readonly: Bourne Shell Builtins.
(line 221)
* return: Bourne Shell Builtins.
@@ -11536,7 +11549,7 @@ D.1 Index of Shell Builtin Commands
* shift: Bourne Shell Builtins.
(line 261)
* shopt: The Shopt Builtin. (line 9)
-* source: Bash Builtins. (line 586)
+* source: Bash Builtins. (line 593)
* suspend: Job Control Builtins.
(line 113)
* test: Bourne Shell Builtins.
@@ -11545,12 +11558,12 @@ D.1 Index of Shell Builtin Commands
(line 359)
* trap: Bourne Shell Builtins.
(line 365)
-* type: Bash Builtins. (line 591)
-* typeset: Bash Builtins. (line 623)
-* ulimit: Bash Builtins. (line 629)
+* type: Bash Builtins. (line 598)
+* typeset: Bash Builtins. (line 630)
+* ulimit: Bash Builtins. (line 636)
* umask: Bourne Shell Builtins.
(line 414)
-* unalias: Bash Builtins. (line 735)
+* unalias: Bash Builtins. (line 742)
* unset: Bourne Shell Builtins.
(line 432)
* wait: Job Control Builtins.
@@ -12212,138 +12225,138 @@ D.5 Concept Index

Tag Table:
-Node: Top889
-Node: Introduction2801
-Node: What is Bash?3017
-Node: What is a shell?4131
-Node: Definitions6669
-Node: Basic Shell Features9620
-Node: Shell Syntax10839
-Node: Shell Operation11865
-Node: Quoting13158
-Node: Escape Character14462
-Node: Single Quotes14947
-Node: Double Quotes15295
-Node: ANSI-C Quoting16573
-Node: Locale Translation17883
-Node: Creating Internationalized Scripts19038
-Node: Comments23155
-Node: Shell Commands23773
-Node: Reserved Words24711
-Node: Simple Commands25467
-Node: Pipelines26121
-Node: Lists29080
-Node: Compound Commands30875
-Node: Looping Constructs31887
-Node: Conditional Constructs34382
-Node: Command Grouping48672
-Node: Coprocesses50150
-Node: GNU Parallel52813
-Node: Shell Functions53730
-Node: Shell Parameters61021
-Node: Positional Parameters65472
-Node: Special Parameters66374
-Node: Shell Expansions69588
-Node: Brace Expansion71715
-Node: Tilde Expansion74449
-Node: Shell Parameter Expansion77070
-Node: Command Substitution92199
-Node: Arithmetic Expansion93554
-Node: Process Substitution94486
-Node: Word Splitting95606
-Node: Filename Expansion97550
-Node: Pattern Matching100150
-Node: Quote Removal104758
-Node: Redirections105053
-Node: Executing Commands114713
-Node: Simple Command Expansion115383
-Node: Command Search and Execution117337
-Node: Command Execution Environment119715
-Node: Environment122750
-Node: Exit Status124413
-Node: Signals126197
-Node: Shell Scripts128164
-Node: Shell Builtin Commands131177
-Node: Bourne Shell Builtins133215
-Node: Bash Builtins154676
-Node: Modifying Shell Behavior185190
-Node: The Set Builtin185535
-Node: The Shopt Builtin195948
-Node: Special Builtins211158
-Node: Shell Variables212137
-Node: Bourne Shell Variables212574
-Node: Bash Variables214678
-Node: Bash Features247493
-Node: Invoking Bash248506
-Node: Bash Startup Files254519
-Node: Interactive Shells259622
-Node: What is an Interactive Shell?260032
-Node: Is this Shell Interactive?260681
-Node: Interactive Shell Behavior261496
-Node: Bash Conditional Expressions265009
-Node: Shell Arithmetic269651
-Node: Aliases272595
-Node: Arrays275208
-Node: The Directory Stack281217
-Node: Directory Stack Builtins282001
-Node: Controlling the Prompt286261
-Node: The Restricted Shell289226
-Node: Bash POSIX Mode291823
-Node: Shell Compatibility Mode303096
-Node: Job Control309752
-Node: Job Control Basics310212
-Node: Job Control Builtins315214
-Node: Job Control Variables320614
-Node: Command Line Editing321770
-Node: Introduction and Notation323441
-Node: Readline Interaction325064
-Node: Readline Bare Essentials326255
-Node: Readline Movement Commands328038
-Node: Readline Killing Commands328998
-Node: Readline Arguments330916
-Node: Searching331960
-Node: Readline Init File334146
-Node: Readline Init File Syntax335407
-Node: Conditional Init Constructs356687
-Node: Sample Init File360883
-Node: Bindable Readline Commands364007
-Node: Commands For Moving365211
-Node: Commands For History367262
-Node: Commands For Text372256
-Node: Commands For Killing375905
-Node: Numeric Arguments378938
-Node: Commands For Completion380077
-Node: Keyboard Macros384268
-Node: Miscellaneous Commands384955
-Node: Readline vi Mode390894
-Node: Programmable Completion391801
-Node: Programmable Completion Builtins399581
-Node: A Programmable Completion Example410276
-Node: Using History Interactively415523
-Node: Bash History Facilities416207
-Node: Bash History Builtins419212
-Node: History Interaction424220
-Node: Event Designators427840
-Node: Word Designators429194
-Node: Modifiers430954
-Node: Installing Bash432765
-Node: Basic Installation433902
-Node: Compilers and Options437160
-Node: Compiling For Multiple Architectures437901
-Node: Installation Names439594
-Node: Specifying the System Type440412
-Node: Sharing Defaults441128
-Node: Operation Controls441801
-Node: Optional Features442759
-Node: Reporting Bugs453559
-Node: Major Differences From The Bourne Shell454834
-Node: GNU Free Documentation License471684
-Node: Indexes496861
-Node: Builtin Index497315
-Node: Reserved Word Index504142
-Node: Variable Index506590
-Node: Function Index523082
-Node: Concept Index536866
+Node: Top893
+Node: Introduction2809
+Node: What is Bash?3025
+Node: What is a shell?4139
+Node: Definitions6677
+Node: Basic Shell Features9628
+Node: Shell Syntax10847
+Node: Shell Operation11873
+Node: Quoting13166
+Node: Escape Character14470
+Node: Single Quotes14955
+Node: Double Quotes15303
+Node: ANSI-C Quoting16581
+Node: Locale Translation17891
+Node: Creating Internationalized Scripts19202
+Node: Comments23319
+Node: Shell Commands23937
+Node: Reserved Words24875
+Node: Simple Commands25631
+Node: Pipelines26285
+Node: Lists29244
+Node: Compound Commands31039
+Node: Looping Constructs32051
+Node: Conditional Constructs34546
+Node: Command Grouping48890
+Node: Coprocesses50368
+Node: GNU Parallel53031
+Node: Shell Functions53948
+Node: Shell Parameters61239
+Node: Positional Parameters65627
+Node: Special Parameters66529
+Node: Shell Expansions69743
+Node: Brace Expansion71870
+Node: Tilde Expansion74604
+Node: Shell Parameter Expansion77225
+Node: Command Substitution92354
+Node: Arithmetic Expansion93709
+Node: Process Substitution94677
+Node: Word Splitting95797
+Node: Filename Expansion97741
+Node: Pattern Matching100341
+Node: Quote Removal104949
+Node: Redirections105244
+Node: Executing Commands114904
+Node: Simple Command Expansion115574
+Node: Command Search and Execution117528
+Node: Command Execution Environment119906
+Node: Environment122941
+Node: Exit Status124604
+Node: Signals126388
+Node: Shell Scripts128355
+Node: Shell Builtin Commands131368
+Node: Bourne Shell Builtins133406
+Node: Bash Builtins154867
+Node: Modifying Shell Behavior185684
+Node: The Set Builtin186029
+Node: The Shopt Builtin196442
+Node: Special Builtins211871
+Node: Shell Variables212850
+Node: Bourne Shell Variables213287
+Node: Bash Variables215391
+Node: Bash Features248206
+Node: Invoking Bash249219
+Node: Bash Startup Files255232
+Node: Interactive Shells260335
+Node: What is an Interactive Shell?260745
+Node: Is this Shell Interactive?261394
+Node: Interactive Shell Behavior262209
+Node: Bash Conditional Expressions265722
+Node: Shell Arithmetic270364
+Node: Aliases273308
+Node: Arrays275921
+Node: The Directory Stack281930
+Node: Directory Stack Builtins282714
+Node: Controlling the Prompt286974
+Node: The Restricted Shell289939
+Node: Bash POSIX Mode292536
+Node: Shell Compatibility Mode303809
+Node: Job Control310465
+Node: Job Control Basics310925
+Node: Job Control Builtins315927
+Node: Job Control Variables321327
+Node: Command Line Editing322483
+Node: Introduction and Notation324154
+Node: Readline Interaction325777
+Node: Readline Bare Essentials326968
+Node: Readline Movement Commands328751
+Node: Readline Killing Commands329711
+Node: Readline Arguments331629
+Node: Searching332673
+Node: Readline Init File334859
+Node: Readline Init File Syntax336120
+Node: Conditional Init Constructs357400
+Node: Sample Init File361596
+Node: Bindable Readline Commands364720
+Node: Commands For Moving365924
+Node: Commands For History367975
+Node: Commands For Text372969
+Node: Commands For Killing376618
+Node: Numeric Arguments379651
+Node: Commands For Completion380790
+Node: Keyboard Macros384981
+Node: Miscellaneous Commands385668
+Node: Readline vi Mode391607
+Node: Programmable Completion392514
+Node: Programmable Completion Builtins400294
+Node: A Programmable Completion Example410989
+Node: Using History Interactively416236
+Node: Bash History Facilities416920
+Node: Bash History Builtins419925
+Node: History Interaction424933
+Node: Event Designators428553
+Node: Word Designators429907
+Node: Modifiers431667
+Node: Installing Bash433478
+Node: Basic Installation434615
+Node: Compilers and Options437873
+Node: Compiling For Multiple Architectures438614
+Node: Installation Names440307
+Node: Specifying the System Type441125
+Node: Sharing Defaults441841
+Node: Operation Controls442514
+Node: Optional Features443472
+Node: Reporting Bugs454272
+Node: Major Differences From The Bourne Shell455547
+Node: GNU Free Documentation License472397
+Node: Indexes497574
+Node: Builtin Index498028
+Node: Reserved Word Index504855
+Node: Variable Index507303
+Node: Function Index523795
+Node: Concept Index537579

End Tag Table
diff --git a/doc/bashref.texi b/doc/bashref.texi
index e3fb377c..c2537ba2 100644
--- a/doc/bashref.texi
+++ b/doc/bashref.texi
@@ -546,11 +546,14 @@ translation, using the @code{LC_MESSAGES}, @code{TEXTDOMAINDIR},
and @code{TEXTDOMAIN} shell variables, as explained below.
See the gettext documentation for additional details not covered here.
If the current locale is @code{C} or @code{POSIX},
-or if there are no translations available,
-the dollar sign is ignored, and the shell doesn't attempt to translate the
-string.
-Since this is a form of double quoting, the string remains double-quoted,
-whether or not it is translated and replaced.
+if there are no translations available,
+of if the string is not translated,
+the dollar sign is ignored.
+Since this is a form of double quoting, the string remains double-quoted
+by default, whether or not it is translated and replaced.
+If the @code{noexpand_translation} option is enabled
+using the @code{shopt} builtin (@pxref{The Shopt Builtin}),
+translated strings are single-quoted instead of double-quoted.
The rest of this section is a brief overview of how you use gettext to
create translations for strings in a shell script named @var{scriptname}.
@@ -5649,6 +5652,12 @@ conditional commands (@pxref{Conditional Constructs},
when performing pattern substitution word expansions,
or when filtering possible completions as part of programmable completion.
+@item noexpand_translation
+If set, Bash
+encloses the translated results of $"..." quoting in single quotes
+instead of double quotes.
+If the string is not translated, this has no effect.
+
@item nullglob
If set, Bash allows filename patterns which match no
files to expand to a null string, rather than themselves.
diff --git a/doc/version.texi b/doc/version.texi
index ce4d6225..ffe45ab9 100644
--- a/doc/version.texi
+++ b/doc/version.texi
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
Copyright (C) 1988-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@end ignore
-@set LASTCHANGE Fri Aug 6 14:31:16 EDT 2021
+@set LASTCHANGE Tue Aug 10 11:06:03 EDT 2021
@set EDITION 5.1
@set VERSION 5.1
-@set UPDATED 6 August 2021
+@set UPDATED 10 August 2021
@set UPDATED-MONTH August 2021