commit bash-20200714 snapshot

CWRU/CWRU.chlog

@@ -8719,3 +8719,10 @@ execute_cmd.c
 	  handled before this runs. Fixes complaint about `command' in the
 	  background running an extra bash process from Dmitry Alexandrov
 	  <dag@gnui.org>
+
+				   7/17
+				   ----
+doc/bash.1
+lib/readline/doc/{rltech,hstech,rluser}.texi
+lib/readline/doc/{readline,history}.3
+	- a few small tweaks to make the language gender-neutral

doc/bash.1

@@ -5795,11 +5795,11 @@ replaced with an ellipsis when displaying possible completions.
 This determines when the user is queried about viewing
 the number of possible completions
 generated by the \fBpossible\-completions\fP command.
-It may be set to any integer value greater than or equal to
-zero.  If the number of possible completions is greater than
-or equal to the value of this variable, the user is asked whether
-or not he wishes to view them; otherwise they are simply listed
-on the terminal.
+It may be set to any integer value greater than or equal to zero.
+If the number of possible completions is greater than
+or equal to the value of this variable,
+readline will ask whether or not the user wishes to view them;
+otherwise they are simply listed on the terminal.
 .TP
 .B convert\-meta (On)
 If set to \fBOn\fP, readline will convert characters with the

doc/bashref.texi

@@ -2727,7 +2727,7 @@ by @{@var{varname}@}, the value of @var{varname} defines the file
 descriptor to close.
 If @{@var{varname}@} is supplied, the redirection persists beyond
 the scope of the command, allowing the shell programmer to manage
-the file descriptor himself.
+the file descriptor's lifetime manually.
 
 In the following descriptions, if the file descriptor number is
 omitted, and the first character of the redirection operator is

execute_cmd.c

@@ -4446,6 +4446,8 @@ execute_simple_command (simple_command, pipe_in, pipe_out, async, fds_to_close)
     }
   tempenv_assign_error = 0;	/* don't care about this any more */
 
+  /* This is where we handle the command builtin as a pseudo-reserved word
+     prefix. This allows us to optimize away forks if we can. */
   old_command_builtin = -1;
   if (builtin == 0 && func == 0)
     {

lib/readline/doc/history.3

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 .\"	Case Western Reserve University
 .\"	chet.ramey@case.edu
 .\"
-.\"	Last Change: Fri Nov 15 09:39:27 EST 2019
+.\"	Last Change: Fri Jul 17 09:43:01 EDT 2020
 .\"
-.TH HISTORY 3 "2019 November 15" "GNU History 8.0"
+.TH HISTORY 3 "2020 July 17" "GNU History 8.1"
 .\"
 .\" File Name macro.  This used to be `.PN', for Path Name,
 .\" but Sun doesn't seem to like that very much.
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ in the event line.
 .SH "PROGRAMMING WITH HISTORY FUNCTIONS"
 This section describes how to use the History library in other programs.
 .SS Introduction to History
-The programmer using the History library has available functions
+A programmer using the History library has available functions
 for remembering lines on a history list, associating arbitrary data
 with a line, removing lines from the list, searching through the list
 for a line containing an arbitrary text string, and referencing any line
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ in new commands.  The basic history manipulation commands are
 identical to
 the history substitution provided by \fBbash\fP.
 .PP
-If the programmer desires, he can use the Readline library, which
+The programmer can also use the Readline library, which
 includes some history manipulation by default, and has the added
 advantage of command line editing.
 .PP

lib/readline/doc/hstech.texi

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ History library is able to keep track of those lines, associate arbitrary
 data with each line, and utilize information from previous lines in
 composing new ones. 
 
-The programmer using the History library has available functions
+A programmer using the History library has available functions
 for remembering lines on a history list, associating arbitrary data
 with a line, removing lines from the list, searching through the list
 for a line containing an arbitrary text string, and referencing any line
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ commands for manipulating the text of previous lines and using that text
 in new commands.  The basic history manipulation commands are similar to
 the history substitution provided by @code{csh}.
 
-If the programmer desires, he can use the Readline library, which
+The programmer can also use the Readline library, which
 includes some history manipulation by default, and has the added
 advantage of command line editing.
 

lib/readline/doc/readline.3

@@ -403,10 +403,11 @@ replaced with an ellipsis when displaying possible completions.
 This determines when the user is queried about viewing
 the number of possible completions
 generated by the \fBpossible\-completions\fP command.
-It may be set to any integer value greater than or equal to
-zero.  If the number of possible completions is greater than
-or equal to the value of this variable, the user is asked whether
-or not he wishes to view them; otherwise they are simply listed
+It may be set to any integer value greater than or equal to zero.
+If the number of possible completions is greater than
+or equal to the value of this variable,
+readline will ask whether or not the user wishes to view them;
+otherwise they are simply listed
 on the terminal.  A negative value causes readline to never ask.
 .TP
 .B convert\-meta (On)

lib/readline/doc/rluser.texi

@@ -493,9 +493,9 @@ replaced with an ellipsis when displaying possible completions.
 @vindex completion-query-items
 The number of possible completions that determines when the user is
 asked whether the list of possibilities should be displayed.
-If the number of possible completions is greater than this value,
-Readline will ask the user whether or not he wishes to view
-them; otherwise, they are simply listed.
+If the number of possible completions is greater than or equal to this value,
+Readline will ask whether or not the user wishes to view them;
+otherwise, they are simply listed.
 This variable must be set to an integer value greater than or equal to 0.
 A negative value means Readline should never ask.
 The default limit is @code{100}.
@@ -1115,8 +1115,8 @@ set convert-meta off
 # rather than as meta-prefixed characters
 set output-meta on
 
-# if there are more than 150 possible completions for
-# a word, ask the user if he wants to see all of them
+# if there are 150 or more possible completions for a word,
+# ask whether or not the user wants to see all of them
 set completion-query-items 150
 
 # For FTP

lib/readline/doc/version.texi

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Copyright (C) 1988-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @set EDITION 8.1
 @set VERSION 8.1
-@set UPDATED 18 June 2020
-@set UPDATED-MONTH June 2020
+@set UPDATED 17 July 2020
+@set UPDATED-MONTH July 2020
 
-@set LASTCHANGE Thu Jun 18 11:25:17 EDT 2020
+@set LASTCHANGE Fri Jul 17 09:35:36 EDT 2020