'%' command doesn't work

[Jozef Kosoru]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i686
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu' 
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL 
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -I.  -I. -I./include -I./lib   -O -march=athlon-4 -mmmx 
-mfpmath=sse -msse -m3dnow -pipe -O3 -Os
uname output: Linux osiris 2.6.12.3 #2 Thu Jul 21 17:09:17 CEST 2005 i686 
unknown unknown GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 3.0
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release

Description:
        In bash 2 it was possible to use '%' command to place last suspended job
        into the foreground. Bash 3 no more accept single '%' and '%+' is 
required.

Repeat-By:
        man bash &
        %
        [output]
        bash: fg: %: no such job
        [1]+  Stopped                 man bash