commit bash-20120322 snapshot

2026-07-01 01:20:00 +02:00 · 2012-04-09 10:01:06 -04:00
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@@ -899,6 +899,8 @@ There may be an arbitrary number of @code{case} clauses, each terminated
 by a @samp{;;}, @samp{;&}, or @samp{;;&}.
 The first pattern that matches determines the
 command-list that is executed.
+It's a common idiom to use @samp{*} as the final pattern to define the
+default case, since that pattern will always match.

 Here is an example using @code{case} in a script that could be used to
 describe one interesting feature of an animal: