Re: 5.3-alpha: less readable output when set -x

[Chet Ramey]

On 4/24/24 11:34 AM, balducci@units.it wrote:

> Note the difference in how the argument to the function is
> output.  In the case of bash-5.3-alpha the syntax of the argument is
> correct (ie if I call the show function with $'\n1\n2\n3\n' everything
> works as expected), but is less readable (and this is more so if the
> argument is a long stretch of lines)
>
> For what I seem to understand, this might be related to:
>
>    ----8<----
>    b. Bash does a better job of preserving user-supplied quotes around a word
>       completion, instead of requoting it.
>    ---->8----

That's not it. It's sort of bundled together with a note about other
quoting changes. I can add a separate item to CHANGES if you think it
would be worthwhile.


> Of course, if the "new" behavior is intentional, I guess there will be
> good reasons for it and apologize for the noise

Grisha, unsurprisingly, identified the original report from June, 2023 that
prompted the change.

Chet
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