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Re: bash=~ bug or feature
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Bob Proulx |
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Re: bash=~ bug or feature |
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Thu, 17 May 2007 09:36:13 -0600 |
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Jeff Chua wrote:
> With bash 3.1.17(4)-release
> # [[ "abcd" =~ "^a" ]]; echo $?
> 0
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> With bash 3.2.17(3)-release
> # [[ "abcd" =~ "^a" ]]; echo $? # is this a bug???
> 1
> # [[ "abcd" =~ ^a ]]; echo $?
> 0
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> Is this a bug?
The behavior has been intentionally changed.
Please see Bash FAQ item E14.
Bob