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Incorrect example for `[[` command.
From: |
hk |
Subject: |
Incorrect example for `[[` command. |
Date: |
Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:40:00 +0800 |
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -g -O2 -Wno-parentheses -Wno-format-security
uname output: Linux hk 4.15.0-62-generic #69-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 4 20:55:53
UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 5.0
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release
Description:
On section 3.2.4.2 of Bash Reference Manual, the example on*
[[...]]* (page 13 in the PDF) is incorrect. Specifically, the example say *[[
$line =~ [[:space:]]*?(a)b ]]* will match values like *'aab'* and*
'aaaaaab*'. But it won't. The operator is* =~*, but the operand on the
right side is a pattern while it should be a regular expression.
Repeat-By:
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to occur.]
Fix:
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