Bug: 'case' in command substitution not handled correctly

[Bernd Eggink]

GNU bash, Version 4.0.17(1)-release (i686-pc-linux-gnu)

The shell doesn't recognize the closing parenthesis of a command 
substitution if a 'case' command is included and 'esac' is preceded by 
newline. Example:

x=$(case $a in
> (1) echo one
> esac
> )
>

You can enter as many ')' as you like, the shell still wants another 
one. This variant works, however:

x=$(case $a in (1) echo one;esac
)

Regards,
Bernd

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