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BUG and Suggestion in bash(1) MAN page


From: Qichao Dong
Subject: BUG and Suggestion in bash(1) MAN page
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:13:38 -0700

Dear All,

=========Environment=========

GNU bash, version 3.00.16(1)-release (i686-pc-linux-gnu)
Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Linux 2.6.15.1 #2 PREEMPT
i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Mobile CPU      1133MHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

on IBM T23 laptop.
=========Environment=========

=========BUG============
Executing:

      man bash

and in the INVOCATION section, it reads:
"
       When  a  login  shell  exits, bash reads and executes commands from
the file ~/.bash_logout, if it exists.
"

While this is true for interactive login shells, it's not for
non-interactive login shells. Executing:

      bash -l -c echo $-

will not source ~/.bash_logout
==============BUG============

===========Suggested Solution========
Change it to:
"
       When  an interactive  login  shell  exits, bash reads and executes
commands from the file ~/.bash_logout, if it exists.
"
===========Suggested Solution========


===========Other Suggestions ========
In INVOCATION section, after:
"
A  login shell is one whose first character of argument zero is a -, or one
started with the --login option.
"
It's really confusing unless you already know about this (then the purpose
of this is? :p ).
Can we add an example for added clarity, such as:
"
A  login shell is one whose first character of argument zero is a -, or one
started with the --login option. E.g., logging in to a system will provide a
shell with
 `echo $0` = '-bash' if executed immediately after login, which is a login
shell. Xterm login shells are not login shells.
"

Another suggestions goes into the same section (INVOCATION):
Can we explain a little about what a non-interactive, non-login shell will
do, regarding startup files, etc.?

Thank you for your consideration.
===========Other Suggestions ========

BTW, the people at irc://irc.freenode.net #bash really helped! Please join
us there!

Regards,

Q.D.


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