Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include
-I./lib -D_GNU_SOURCE -DRECYCLES_PIDS -O2 -g -pipe -Wall
-Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector
--param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic
uname output: Linux dstanton-vm.tintri.com 2.6.32.26-175.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed
Dec 1 21:39:34 UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.0
Patch Level: 38
Release Status: release
Description:
History modifier :p is not honored when it appears prior to another history
reference on the same command line.
I tried to find a website with known bash bugs (to search to see if
this issue was already discussed), but didn't find such a site.
Repeat-By:
$ echo one two three four
one two three four
$ echo !:2:p ; echo !$ # :p was ignored!
echo two ; echo four
two
four
$ echo one two three four
one two three four
$ echo !:p !! # :p was ignored!
echo one two three four echo one two three four
one two three four echo one two three four
I expected the entire command line to be only printed and not executed.
The manpage says
p Print the new command but do not execute it.
Instead, the :p was ignored and the entire command line was (printed
and then) executed.
$ echo one two three four
one two three four
$ echo !:2 ; echo !$:p # :p was heeded.
echo two ; echo four
$ echo one two three four
$ echo !:1:p !$ # :p was ignored
echo one four
one four
