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 -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches -m64 -mtune=generic uname output: Linux pp772 4.9.41-moby #1 SMP Wed Sep 6 00:05:16 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.2 Patch Level: 46 Release Status: release Description: If an environment variable has semicolon in it (for example, LS_COLORS), env output does not quote it. This cause problem when saving env output in a file and then source it later. Repeat-By: 1. Make sure you have an environment variable, such as LS_COLORS that has semicolon in it. 2. Save env output in a file env > env_save 3. Source the file just saved . env_save You should see bash complain because it got confused by the semicolons in the variable. Fix: Wrap environment variables that contain semicolons (or other characters that may confuse bash) using quotes in env output.