commit bash-20160715 snapshot

doc/bashref.info

@@ -2201,7 +2201,10 @@ error was made a copy of the standard output before the standard output
 was redirected to DIRLIST.
 
    Bash handles several filenames specially when they are used in
-redirections, as described in the following table:
+redirections, as described in the following table.  If the operating
+system on which Bash is running provides these special files, bash will
+use them; otherwise it will emulate them internally with the behavior
+described below.
 
 '/dev/fd/FD'
      If FD is a valid integer, file descriptor FD is duplicated.
@@ -11375,93 +11378,93 @@ Node: Filename Expansion87384
 Node: Pattern Matching89668
 Node: Quote Removal93366
 Node: Redirections93661
-Node: Executing Commands102904
-Node: Simple Command Expansion103574
-Node: Command Search and Execution105504
-Node: Command Execution Environment107840
-Node: Environment110824
-Node: Exit Status112483
-Node: Signals114153
-Node: Shell Scripts116120
-Node: Shell Builtin Commands118635
-Node: Bourne Shell Builtins120669
-Node: Bash Builtins141269
-Node: Modifying Shell Behavior169914
-Node: The Set Builtin170259
-Node: The Shopt Builtin180672
-Node: Special Builtins196471
-Node: Shell Variables197450
-Node: Bourne Shell Variables197887
-Node: Bash Variables199918
-Node: Bash Features228298
-Node: Invoking Bash229197
-Node: Bash Startup Files235146
-Node: Interactive Shells240249
-Node: What is an Interactive Shell?240659
-Node: Is this Shell Interactive?241308
-Node: Interactive Shell Behavior242123
-Node: Bash Conditional Expressions245498
-Node: Shell Arithmetic249499
-Node: Aliases252316
-Node: Arrays254864
-Node: The Directory Stack259948
-Node: Directory Stack Builtins260732
-Node: Controlling the Prompt263700
-Node: The Restricted Shell266446
-Node: Bash POSIX Mode268271
-Node: Job Control278324
-Node: Job Control Basics278784
-Node: Job Control Builtins283503
-Node: Job Control Variables288033
-Node: Command Line Editing289189
-Node: Introduction and Notation290860
-Node: Readline Interaction292483
-Node: Readline Bare Essentials293674
-Node: Readline Movement Commands295457
-Node: Readline Killing Commands296417
-Node: Readline Arguments298335
-Node: Searching299379
-Node: Readline Init File301565
-Node: Readline Init File Syntax302712
-Node: Conditional Init Constructs322899
-Node: Sample Init File325424
-Node: Bindable Readline Commands328541
-Node: Commands For Moving329745
-Node: Commands For History330888
-Node: Commands For Text335177
-Node: Commands For Killing338566
-Node: Numeric Arguments341047
-Node: Commands For Completion342186
-Node: Keyboard Macros346377
-Node: Miscellaneous Commands347064
-Node: Readline vi Mode352868
-Node: Programmable Completion353775
-Node: Programmable Completion Builtins361236
-Node: A Programmable Completion Example371122
-Node: Using History Interactively376374
-Node: Bash History Facilities377058
-Node: Bash History Builtins380059
-Node: History Interaction384056
-Node: Event Designators387020
-Node: Word Designators388239
-Node: Modifiers389876
-Node: Installing Bash391278
-Node: Basic Installation392415
-Node: Compilers and Options395106
-Node: Compiling For Multiple Architectures395847
-Node: Installation Names397510
-Node: Specifying the System Type398328
-Node: Sharing Defaults399044
-Node: Operation Controls399717
-Node: Optional Features400675
-Node: Reporting Bugs410932
-Node: Major Differences From The Bourne Shell412126
-Node: GNU Free Documentation License428978
-Node: Indexes454155
-Node: Builtin Index454609
-Node: Reserved Word Index461436
-Node: Variable Index463884
-Node: Function Index479343
-Node: Concept Index492500
+Node: Executing Commands103081
+Node: Simple Command Expansion103751
+Node: Command Search and Execution105681
+Node: Command Execution Environment108017
+Node: Environment111001
+Node: Exit Status112660
+Node: Signals114330
+Node: Shell Scripts116297
+Node: Shell Builtin Commands118812
+Node: Bourne Shell Builtins120846
+Node: Bash Builtins141446
+Node: Modifying Shell Behavior170091
+Node: The Set Builtin170436
+Node: The Shopt Builtin180849
+Node: Special Builtins196648
+Node: Shell Variables197627
+Node: Bourne Shell Variables198064
+Node: Bash Variables200095
+Node: Bash Features228475
+Node: Invoking Bash229374
+Node: Bash Startup Files235323
+Node: Interactive Shells240426
+Node: What is an Interactive Shell?240836
+Node: Is this Shell Interactive?241485
+Node: Interactive Shell Behavior242300
+Node: Bash Conditional Expressions245675
+Node: Shell Arithmetic249676
+Node: Aliases252493
+Node: Arrays255041
+Node: The Directory Stack260125
+Node: Directory Stack Builtins260909
+Node: Controlling the Prompt263877
+Node: The Restricted Shell266623
+Node: Bash POSIX Mode268448
+Node: Job Control278501
+Node: Job Control Basics278961
+Node: Job Control Builtins283680
+Node: Job Control Variables288210
+Node: Command Line Editing289366
+Node: Introduction and Notation291037
+Node: Readline Interaction292660
+Node: Readline Bare Essentials293851
+Node: Readline Movement Commands295634
+Node: Readline Killing Commands296594
+Node: Readline Arguments298512
+Node: Searching299556
+Node: Readline Init File301742
+Node: Readline Init File Syntax302889
+Node: Conditional Init Constructs323076
+Node: Sample Init File325601
+Node: Bindable Readline Commands328718
+Node: Commands For Moving329922
+Node: Commands For History331065
+Node: Commands For Text335354
+Node: Commands For Killing338743
+Node: Numeric Arguments341224
+Node: Commands For Completion342363
+Node: Keyboard Macros346554
+Node: Miscellaneous Commands347241
+Node: Readline vi Mode353045
+Node: Programmable Completion353952
+Node: Programmable Completion Builtins361413
+Node: A Programmable Completion Example371299
+Node: Using History Interactively376551
+Node: Bash History Facilities377235
+Node: Bash History Builtins380236
+Node: History Interaction384233
+Node: Event Designators387197
+Node: Word Designators388416
+Node: Modifiers390053
+Node: Installing Bash391455
+Node: Basic Installation392592
+Node: Compilers and Options395283
+Node: Compiling For Multiple Architectures396024
+Node: Installation Names397687
+Node: Specifying the System Type398505
+Node: Sharing Defaults399221
+Node: Operation Controls399894
+Node: Optional Features400852
+Node: Reporting Bugs411109
+Node: Major Differences From The Bourne Shell412303
+Node: GNU Free Documentation License429155
+Node: Indexes454332
+Node: Builtin Index454786
+Node: Reserved Word Index461613
+Node: Variable Index464061
+Node: Function Index479520
+Node: Concept Index492677
 
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