On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Chet Ramey <chet.ra...@case.edu> wrote:
> On 2/15/11 10:16 PM, Clark J. Wang wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Chet Ramey <chet.ra...@case.edu > > <mailto:chet.ra...@case.edu>> wrote: > > > > On 2/15/11 6:18 AM, Clark J. Wang wrote: > > > For following script: > > > > > > var='[hello' > > > echo "${var//[/}" > > > > > > With bash 4.1 it outputs hello but with 4.2 it outputs [hello . And > > bash 4.2 > > > with compat41 on still outputs [hello . Bug? Or Bug fixed? > > > > It's a bug, and I will release a patch. In the meantime, see if the > > attached patch does the right thing on your platform. > > > > The patch fixed this simple example but it does not work for more > > complicated scenario: > > Yes, it was a quick fix for the immediate problem. Please try the > attached patch for a more complete solution. > > Works for me. Thanks. > Chet > -- > ``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer > ``Ars longa, vita brevis'' - Hippocrates > Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU c...@case.edu > http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/ > -- Clark J. Wang
