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@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ This is bashref.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.13 from
 /Users/chet/src/bash/src/doc/bashref.texi.
 
 This text is a brief description of the features that are present in
-the Bash shell (version 4.0, 5 June 2009).
+the Bash shell (version 4.0, 17 June 2009).
 
-   This is Edition 4.0, last updated 5 June 2009, of `The GNU Bash
+   This is Edition 4.0, last updated 17 June 2009, of `The GNU Bash
 Reference Manual', for `Bash', Version 4.0.
 
    Copyright (C) 1988-2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ Bash Features
 *************
 
 This text is a brief description of the features that are present in
-the Bash shell (version 4.0, 5 June 2009).
+the Bash shell (version 4.0, 17 June 2009).
 
-   This is Edition 4.0, last updated 5 June 2009, of `The GNU Bash
+   This is Edition 4.0, last updated 17 June 2009, of `The GNU Bash
 Reference Manual', for `Bash', Version 4.0.
 
    Bash contains features that appear in other popular shells, and some
@@ -3590,7 +3590,8 @@ parameters, or to display the names and values of shell variables.
           Exit after reading and executing one command.
 
     `-u'
-          Treat unset variables as an error when performing parameter
+          Treat unset variables and parameters other than the special
+          parameters `@' or `*' as an error when performing parameter
           expansion.  An error message will be written to the standard
           error, and a non-interactive shell will exit.
 
@@ -10076,132 +10077,132 @@ D.5 Concept Index
 
 
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-Node: Introduction3165
-Node: What is Bash?3393
-Node: What is a shell?4506
-Node: Definitions7046
-Node: Basic Shell Features9964
-Node: Shell Syntax11183
-Node: Shell Operation12213
-Node: Quoting13507
-Node: Escape Character14810
-Node: Single Quotes15295
-Node: Double Quotes15643
-Node: ANSI-C Quoting16768
-Node: Locale Translation17724
-Node: Comments18620
-Node: Shell Commands19238
-Node: Simple Commands20062
-Node: Pipelines20693
-Node: Lists22949
-Node: Compound Commands24678
-Node: Looping Constructs25482
-Node: Conditional Constructs27937
-Node: Command Grouping35943
-Node: Coprocesses37422
-Node: Shell Functions39066
-Node: Shell Parameters43620
-Node: Positional Parameters46036
-Node: Special Parameters46936
-Node: Shell Expansions49900
-Node: Brace Expansion51825
-Node: Tilde Expansion54580
-Node: Shell Parameter Expansion56931
-Node: Command Substitution65829
-Node: Arithmetic Expansion67162
-Node: Process Substitution68012
-Node: Word Splitting69062
-Node: Filename Expansion70685
-Node: Pattern Matching72824
-Node: Quote Removal76463
-Node: Redirections76758
-Node: Executing Commands84906
-Node: Simple Command Expansion85576
-Node: Command Search and Execution87506
-Node: Command Execution Environment89843
-Node: Environment92829
-Node: Exit Status94489
-Node: Signals96110
-Node: Shell Scripts98078
-Node: Shell Builtin Commands100596
-Node: Bourne Shell Builtins102624
-Node: Bash Builtins120000
-Node: Modifying Shell Behavior144299
-Node: The Set Builtin144644
-Node: The Shopt Builtin154086
-Node: Special Builtins164948
-Node: Shell Variables165927
-Node: Bourne Shell Variables166367
-Node: Bash Variables168348
-Node: Bash Features190687
-Node: Invoking Bash191570
-Node: Bash Startup Files197379
-Node: Interactive Shells202348
-Node: What is an Interactive Shell?202758
-Node: Is this Shell Interactive?203407
-Node: Interactive Shell Behavior204222
-Node: Bash Conditional Expressions207502
-Node: Shell Arithmetic211027
-Node: Aliases213773
-Node: Arrays216345
-Node: The Directory Stack220303
-Node: Directory Stack Builtins221017
-Node: Printing a Prompt223909
-Node: The Restricted Shell226661
-Node: Bash POSIX Mode228493
-Node: Job Control236346
-Node: Job Control Basics236806
-Node: Job Control Builtins241523
-Node: Job Control Variables245887
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-Node: Commands For Text284866
-Node: Commands For Killing287539
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-Node: Commands For Completion291129
-Node: Keyboard Macros294896
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-Node: Programmable Completion301692
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-Node: Using History Interactively315951
-Node: Bash History Facilities316635
-Node: Bash History Builtins319549
-Node: History Interaction323406
-Node: Event Designators326111
-Node: Word Designators327126
-Node: Modifiers328765
-Node: Installing Bash330169
-Node: Basic Installation331306
-Node: Compilers and Options333998
-Node: Compiling For Multiple Architectures334739
-Node: Installation Names336403
-Node: Specifying the System Type337221
-Node: Sharing Defaults337937
-Node: Operation Controls338610
-Node: Optional Features339568
-Node: Reporting Bugs348970
-Node: Major Differences From The Bourne Shell350171
-Node: GNU Free Documentation License366858
-Node: Indexes392054
-Node: Builtin Index392508
-Node: Reserved Word Index399335
-Node: Variable Index401783
-Node: Function Index413589
-Node: Concept Index420321
+Node: Top1338
+Node: Introduction3169
+Node: What is Bash?3397
+Node: What is a shell?4510
+Node: Definitions7050
+Node: Basic Shell Features9968
+Node: Shell Syntax11187
+Node: Shell Operation12217
+Node: Quoting13511
+Node: Escape Character14814
+Node: Single Quotes15299
+Node: Double Quotes15647
+Node: ANSI-C Quoting16772
+Node: Locale Translation17728
+Node: Comments18624
+Node: Shell Commands19242
+Node: Simple Commands20066
+Node: Pipelines20697
+Node: Lists22953
+Node: Compound Commands24682
+Node: Looping Constructs25486
+Node: Conditional Constructs27941
+Node: Command Grouping35947
+Node: Coprocesses37426
+Node: Shell Functions39070
+Node: Shell Parameters43624
+Node: Positional Parameters46040
+Node: Special Parameters46940
+Node: Shell Expansions49904
+Node: Brace Expansion51829
+Node: Tilde Expansion54584
+Node: Shell Parameter Expansion56935
+Node: Command Substitution65833
+Node: Arithmetic Expansion67166
+Node: Process Substitution68016
+Node: Word Splitting69066
+Node: Filename Expansion70689
+Node: Pattern Matching72828
+Node: Quote Removal76467
+Node: Redirections76762
+Node: Executing Commands84910
+Node: Simple Command Expansion85580
+Node: Command Search and Execution87510
+Node: Command Execution Environment89847
+Node: Environment92833
+Node: Exit Status94493
+Node: Signals96114
+Node: Shell Scripts98082
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+Node: Bash Builtins120004
+Node: Modifying Shell Behavior144303
+Node: The Set Builtin144648
+Node: The Shopt Builtin154160
+Node: Special Builtins165022
+Node: Shell Variables166001
+Node: Bourne Shell Variables166441
+Node: Bash Variables168422
+Node: Bash Features190761
+Node: Invoking Bash191644
+Node: Bash Startup Files197453
+Node: Interactive Shells202422
+Node: What is an Interactive Shell?202832
+Node: Is this Shell Interactive?203481
+Node: Interactive Shell Behavior204296
+Node: Bash Conditional Expressions207576
+Node: Shell Arithmetic211101
+Node: Aliases213847
+Node: Arrays216419
+Node: The Directory Stack220377
+Node: Directory Stack Builtins221091
+Node: Printing a Prompt223983
+Node: The Restricted Shell226735
+Node: Bash POSIX Mode228567
+Node: Job Control236420
+Node: Job Control Basics236880
+Node: Job Control Builtins241597
+Node: Job Control Variables245961
+Node: Command Line Editing247119
+Node: Introduction and Notation248686
+Node: Readline Interaction250308
+Node: Readline Bare Essentials251499
+Node: Readline Movement Commands253288
+Node: Readline Killing Commands254253
+Node: Readline Arguments256173
+Node: Searching257217
+Node: Readline Init File259403
+Node: Readline Init File Syntax260550
+Node: Conditional Init Constructs273784
+Node: Sample Init File276317
+Node: Bindable Readline Commands279434
+Node: Commands For Moving280641
+Node: Commands For History281785
+Node: Commands For Text284940
+Node: Commands For Killing287613
+Node: Numeric Arguments290064
+Node: Commands For Completion291203
+Node: Keyboard Macros294970
+Node: Miscellaneous Commands295541
+Node: Readline vi Mode300852
+Node: Programmable Completion301766
+Node: Programmable Completion Builtins307599
+Node: Using History Interactively316025
+Node: Bash History Facilities316709
+Node: Bash History Builtins319623
+Node: History Interaction323480
+Node: Event Designators326185
+Node: Word Designators327200
+Node: Modifiers328839
+Node: Installing Bash330243
+Node: Basic Installation331380
+Node: Compilers and Options334072
+Node: Compiling For Multiple Architectures334813
+Node: Installation Names336477
+Node: Specifying the System Type337295
+Node: Sharing Defaults338011
+Node: Operation Controls338684
+Node: Optional Features339642
+Node: Reporting Bugs349044
+Node: Major Differences From The Bourne Shell350245
+Node: GNU Free Documentation License366932
+Node: Indexes392128
+Node: Builtin Index392582
+Node: Reserved Word Index399409
+Node: Variable Index401857
+Node: Function Index413663
+Node: Concept Index420395
 
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