commit bash-20080221 snapshot

doc/bash.1

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 .\"	Case Western Reserve University
 .\"	chet@po.cwru.edu
 .\"
-.\"	Last Change: Wed Dec  5 22:08:48 EST 2007
+.\"	Last Change: Fri Feb 22 21:45:32 EST 2008
 .\"
 .\" bash_builtins, strip all but Built-Ins section
 .if \n(zZ=1 .ig zZ
 .if \n(zY=1 .ig zY
-.TH BASH 1 "2007 December 5" "GNU Bash-3.2"
+.TH BASH 1 "2008 February 22" "GNU Bash-3.2"
 .\"
 .\" There's some problem with having a `@'
 .\" in a tagged paragraph with the BSD man macros.
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ bash \- GNU Bourne-Again SHell
 [options]
 [file]
 .SH COPYRIGHT
-.if n Bash is Copyright (C) 1989-2007 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-.if t Bash is Copyright \(co 1989-2007 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+.if n Bash is Copyright (C) 1989-2008 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+.if t Bash is Copyright \(co 1989-2008 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B Bash
 is an \fBsh\fR-compatible command language interpreter that
@@ -3950,6 +3950,15 @@ invokes an external command, the variable
 is set to the full file name of the command and passed to that
 command in its environment.
 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
+.PP
+The exit status of an executed command is the value returned by the
+\fIwaitpid\fP system call or equivalent function.  Exit statuses
+fall between 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.
+.PP
 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.
@@ -8081,6 +8090,12 @@ attempts to save all lines of a multiple-line
 command in the same history entry.  This allows
 easy re-editing of multi-line commands.
 .TP 8
+.B compat31
+If set,
+.B bash
+changes its behavior to that of version 3.1 with respect to quoted
+arguments to the conditional command's =~ operator.
+.TP 8
 .B dotglob
 If set, 
 .B bash

doc/bash.1~

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 .\"	Case Western Reserve University
 .\"	chet@po.cwru.edu
 .\"
-.\"	Last Change: Fri Sep 14 13:44:37 EDT 2007
+.\"	Last Change: Wed Dec  5 22:08:48 EST 2007
 .\"
 .\" bash_builtins, strip all but Built-Ins section
 .if \n(zZ=1 .ig zZ
 .if \n(zY=1 .ig zY
-.TH BASH 1 "2007 November 21" "GNU Bash-3.2"
+.TH BASH 1 "2007 December 5" "GNU Bash-3.2"
 .\"
 .\" There's some problem with having a `@'
 .\" in a tagged paragraph with the BSD man macros.
@@ -409,11 +409,12 @@ whose name is the expanded value.
 No other startup files are read.
 .PP
 .B Bash
-attempts to determine when it is being run by the remote shell
-daemon, usually \fIrshd\fP.
+attempts to determine when it is being run with its standard input
+connected to a a network connection, as if by the remote shell
+daemon, usually \fIrshd\fP, or the secure shell daemon \fIsshd\fP.
 If
 .B bash
-determines it is being run by \fIrshd\fP, it reads and executes
+determines it is being run in this fashion, it reads and executes
 commands from \fI~/.bashrc\fP, if that file exists and is readable.
 It will not do this if invoked as \fBsh\fP.
 The
@@ -3949,6 +3950,15 @@ invokes an external command, the variable
 is set to the full file name of the command and passed to that
 command in its environment.
 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
+.PP
+The exit status of an executed command is the value returned by the
+\fIwaitpid\fP system call or equivalent function.  Exit statuses
+fall between 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.
+.PP
 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.
@@ -7665,7 +7675,7 @@ or
 keyword, 
 part of the test in an
 .B if
-statement, part of a
+statement, part of a command executed in a
 .B &&
 or
 .B \(bv\(bv

doc/bashref.texi

@@ -2454,6 +2454,14 @@ command in its environment.
 @subsection Exit Status
 @cindex exit status
 
+The exit status of an executed command is the value returned by the
+@var{waitpid} system call or equivalent function.  Exit statuses    
+fall between 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.
 A non-zero exit status indicates failure.
@@ -4052,6 +4060,11 @@ attempts to save all lines of a multiple-line
 command in the same history entry.  This allows
 easy re-editing of multi-line commands.
 
+@item compat31
+If set, Bash
+changes its behavior to that of version 3.1 with respect to quoted
+arguments to the conditional command's =~ operator.
+
 @item dotglob
 If set, Bash includes filenames beginning with a `.' in
 the results of filename expansion.

doc/bashref.texi~

@@ -2454,6 +2454,14 @@ command in its environment.
 @subsection Exit Status
 @cindex exit status
 
+The exit status of an executed command is the value returned by the
+@var{waitpid} system call or equivalent function.  Exit statuses    
+fall between 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.
 A non-zero exit status indicates failure.
@@ -3438,7 +3446,7 @@ parent.
 @item printf
 @btindex printf
 @example
-@code{printf} [-v @var{var}] @var{format} [@var{arguments}]
+printf [-v @var{var}] @var{format} [@var{arguments}]
 @end example
 Write the formatted @var{arguments} to the standard output under the
 control of the @var{format}.

doc/version.texi

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 @ignore
-Copyright (C) 1988-2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1988-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @end ignore
 
-@set LASTCHANGE Fri Dec 14 23:10:36 EST 2007
+@set LASTCHANGE Fri Feb 22 21:45:01 EST 2008
 
 @set EDITION 3.2
 @set VERSION 3.2
-@set UPDATED 14 December 2007
-@set UPDATED-MONTH December 2007
+@set UPDATED 22 February 2008
+@set UPDATED-MONTH February 2008

doc/version.texi~

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 Copyright (C) 1988-2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @end ignore
 
-@set LASTCHANGE 
+@set LASTCHANGE Fri Dec 14 23:10:36 EST 2007
 
 @set EDITION 3.2
 @set VERSION 3.2
-@set UPDATED 5 December 2007
+@set UPDATED 14 December 2007
 @set UPDATED-MONTH December 2007