commit bash-20051208 snapshot

doc/FAQ-3.0

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is the Bash FAQ, version 3.27, for Bash version 3.0.
+This is the Bash FAQ, version 3.31, for Bash version 3.0.
 
 This document contains a set of frequently-asked questions concerning
 Bash, the GNU Bourne-Again Shell.  Bash is a freely-available command
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ of Case Western Reserve University.
 
 A2)  What's the latest version?
 
-The latest version is 3.0, first made available on xxx, 2004.
+The latest version is 3.0, first made available on 27 July, 2004.
 
 A3)  Where can I get it?
 
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ Formatted versions of the documentation are available with the URLs:
 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bash/bash-doc-3.0.tar.gz
 ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/bash-doc-3.0.tar.gz
 
+Any patches for the current version are available with the URL:
+
+ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/bash-3.0-patches/
+
 A4)  On what machines will bash run?
 
 Bash has been ported to nearly every version of Unix.  All you
@@ -181,16 +185,15 @@ earlier Minix versions yet.
 
 Bash has been ported to versions of Windows implementing the Win32
 programming interface.  This includes Windows 95 and Windows NT.
-The port was done by Cygnus Solutions as part of their CYGWIN
-project.  For more information about the project, look at the URLs
-
-http://www.cygwin.com/
-http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin
+The port was done by Cygnus Solutions (now part of Red Hat) as part
+of their CYGWIN project.  For more information about the project, see
+http://www.cygwin.com/.
 
 Cygnus originally ported bash-1.14.7, and that port was part of their
 early GNU-Win32 (the original name) releases.  Cygnus has also done a
-port of bash-2.05 to the CYGWIN environment, and it is available as
-part of their current release.
+port of bash-2.05b to the CYGWIN environment, and it is available as
+part of their current release.  Bash-3.0 is currently being tested and
+should be available soon.
 
 Bash-2.05b and later versions should require no local Cygnus changes to
 build and run under CYGWIN.
@@ -1128,12 +1131,12 @@ simple calls to `read'.  For example, piping a command's output
 into a `while' loop that repeatedly calls `read' will result in
 the same behavior.
 
-Each element of a pipeline runs in a separate process, a child of
-the shell running the pipeline.  A subprocess cannot affect its
-parent's environment.  When the `read' command sets the variable
-to the input, that variable is set only in the subshell, not the
-parent shell.  When the subshell exits, the value of the variable
-is lost. 
+Each element of a pipeline, even a builtin or shell function,
+runs in a separate process, a child of the shell running the
+pipeline.  A subprocess cannot affect its parent's environment. 
+When the `read' command sets the variable to the input, that
+variable is set only in the subshell, not the parent shell.  When
+the subshell exits, the value of the variable is lost. 
 
 Many pipelines that end with `read variable' can be converted
 into command substitutions, which will capture the output of
@@ -1763,7 +1766,6 @@ These are features that may or may not appear in a future version of bash.
 
 breaking some of the shell functionality into embeddable libraries
 a module system like zsh's, using dynamic loading like builtins
-date-stamped command history
 a bash programmer's guide with a chapter on creating loadable builtins
 a better loadable interface to perl with access to the shell builtins and
 	variables (contributions gratefully accepted)
@@ -1777,7 +1779,7 @@ H5) When will the next release appear?
 
 The next version will appear sometime in 2005.  Never make predictions. 
 
-This document is Copyright 1995-2004 by Chester Ramey.
+This document is Copyright 1995-2005 by Chester Ramey.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, without written agreement and
 without license or royalty fees, to use, copy, and distribute

doc/bash.1

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .\" bash_builtins, strip all but Built-Ins section
 .if \n(zZ=1 .ig zZ
 .if \n(zY=1 .ig zY
-.TH BASH 1 "2005 Aug 27" "GNU Bash-3.1-beta1"
+.TH BASH 1 "2005 Dec 10" "GNU Bash-3.1"
 .\"
 .\" There's some problem with having a `@'
 .\" in a tagged paragraph with the BSD man macros.
@@ -8484,7 +8484,7 @@ option suppresses shell function lookup, as with the \fBcommand\fP builtin.
 returns true if any of the arguments are found, false if
 none are found.
 .TP
-\fBulimit\fP [\fB\-SHacdflmnpstuv\fP [\fIlimit\fP]]
+\fBulimit\fP [\fB\-SHacdfilmnpqstuvx\fP [\fIlimit\fP]]
 Provides control over the resources available to the shell and to
 processes started by it, on systems that allow such control.
 The \fB\-H\fP and \fB\-S\fP options specify that the hard or soft limit is
@@ -8523,6 +8523,9 @@ The maximum size of a process's data segment
 .B \-f
 The maximum size of files created by the shell
 .TP
+.B \-i
+The maximum number of pending signals
+.TP
 .B \-l
 The maximum size that may be locked into memory
 .TP
@@ -8536,6 +8539,9 @@ allow this value to be set)
 .B \-p
 The pipe size in 512-byte blocks (this may not be set)
 .TP
+.B \-q
+The maximum number of bytes in POSIX message queues
+.TP
 .B \-s
 The maximum stack size
 .TP
@@ -8547,6 +8553,9 @@ The maximum number of processes available to a single user
 .TP
 .B \-v
 The maximum amount of virtual memory available to the shell
+.TP
+.B \-x
+The maximum number of file locks
 .PD
 .PP
 If

doc/bashref.texi

@@ -3833,7 +3833,7 @@ builtin command.
 @item ulimit
 @btindex ulimit
 @example
-ulimit [-acdflmnpstuvSH] [@var{limit}]
+ulimit [-acdfilmnpqstuvxSH] [@var{limit}]
 @end example
 @code{ulimit} provides control over the resources available to processes
 started by the shell, on systems that allow such control.  If an
@@ -3857,6 +3857,9 @@ The maximum size of a process's data segment.
 @item -f
 The maximum size of files created by the shell.
 
+@item -i
+The maximum number of pending signals.
+
 @item -l
 The maximum size that may be locked into memory.
 
@@ -3869,6 +3872,9 @@ The maximum number of open file descriptors.
 @item -p
 The pipe buffer size.
 
+@item -q
+The maximum number of bytes in POSIX message queues.
+
 @item -s
 The maximum stack size.
 
@@ -3881,6 +3887,9 @@ The maximum number of processes available to a single user.
 @item -v
 The maximum amount of virtual memory available to the process.
 
+@item -x
+The maximum number of file locks.
+
 @end table
 
 If @var{limit} is given, it is the new value of the specified resource;

doc/texinfo.tex

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+texinfo.tex.20030205

doc/version.texi

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 Copyright (C) 1988-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @end ignore
 
-@set LASTCHANGE Mon Sep  5 11:47:04 EDT 2005
+@set LASTCHANGE Sat Dec 10 19:58:23 EST 2005
 
-@set EDITION 3.1-beta1
-@set VERSION 3.1-beta1
-@set UPDATED 5 September 2005
-@set UPDATED-MONTH September 2005
+@set EDITION 3.1
+@set VERSION 3.1
+@set UPDATED 10 December 2005
+@set UPDATED-MONTH December 2005

doc/version.texi~

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+@ignore
+Copyright (C) 1988-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@end ignore
+
+@set LASTCHANGE Mon Sep  5 11:47:04 EDT 2005
+
+@set EDITION 3.1
+@set VERSION 3.1
+@set UPDATED 5 September 2005
+@set UPDATED-MONTH September 2005