Re: [bash4.2] ${v//[/} bug?

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Chet Ramey wrote:

> On 2/15/11 6:18 AM, Clark J. Wang wrote:
> > For following script:
> >
> > var='[hello'
> > echo "${var//[/}"
> >
> > With bash 4.1 it outputs hello but with 4.2 it outputs [hello . And bash 4.2
> > with compat41 on still outputs [hello . Bug? Or Bug fixed?
>
> It's a bug, and I will release a patch.  In the meantime, see if the
> attached patch does the right thing on your platform.

   On Mandriva, I get '[hello'; after applying the patch I get 'hello'.

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