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[John Pierce]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: sparc
OS: solaris2.8
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='sparc' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='solaris2.8' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='sparc-sun-solaris2.8' 
-DCONF_VENDOR='sun' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE 
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -I.  -I. -I./include -I./lib 
-I/usr/local/include -g -O2
uname output: SunOS checfs1 5.8 Generic_108528-12 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R
Machine Type: sparc-sun-solaris2.8

Bash Version: 2.05
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release

Description:
        [Detailed description of the problem, suggestion, or complaint.]

        The expansion     ${!_*}    reports

                bash: ${!_*}: bad substitution

Repeat-By:
        [Describe the sequence of events that causes the problem
        to occur.]

                _AA=aa
                unset ${!_*}

        this will give the error. Note that ${!_A*} works as advertised.


-- John W. Pierce, Chem & Biochem, UCSD
   jwp@ucsd.edu