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diff --git a/doc/bash.1~ b/doc/bash.1~ index 626aed70..33b0d309 100644 --- a/doc/bash.1~ +++ b/doc/bash.1~ @@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ .\" Case Western Reserve University .\" chet@po.cwru.edu .\" -.\" Last Change: Fri Jul 2 17:31:49 EDT 2010 +.\" Last Change: Tue Aug 3 15:24:33 EDT 2010 .\" .\" bash_builtins, strip all but Built-Ins section .if \n(zZ=1 .ig zZ .if \n(zY=1 .ig zY -.TH BASH 1 "2010 July 2" "GNU Bash-4.2" +.TH BASH 1 "2010 August 3" "GNU Bash-4.2" .\" .\" There's some problem with having a `@' .\" in a tagged paragraph with the BSD man macros. @@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ No other startup files are read. .PP .B Bash attempts to determine when it is being run with its standard input -connected to a a network connection, as if by the remote shell +connected to a network connection, as if by the remote shell daemon, usually \fIrshd\fP, or the secure shell daemon \fIsshd\fP. If .B bash @@ -950,7 +950,11 @@ A shell function is an object that is called like a simple command and executes a compound command with a new set of positional parameters. Shell functions are declared as follows: .TP -[ \fBfunction\fP ] \fIname\fP () \fIcompound\-command\fP [\fIredirection\fP] +\fIname\fP () \fIcompound\-command\fP [\fIredirection\fP] +.PD 0 +.TP +\fBfunction\fP \fIname\fP [()] \fIcompound\-command\fP [\fIredirection\fP] +.PD This defines a function named \fIname\fP. The reserved word \fBfunction\fP is optional. If the \fBfunction\fP reserved word is supplied, the parentheses are optional. @@ -1879,7 +1883,7 @@ If \fBbash\fP finds this variable in the environment when the shell starts with value .if t \f(CWt\fP, .if n "t", -it assumes that the shell is running in an emacs shell buffer and disables +it assumes that the shell is running in an Emacs shell buffer and disables line editing. .TP .B ENV @@ -2102,12 +2106,13 @@ for printing selection lists. Automatically set upon receipt of a .BR SIGWINCH . .TP .B MAIL -If this parameter is set to a file name and the +If this parameter is set to a file or directory name and the .SM .B MAILPATH variable is not set, .B bash -informs the user of the arrival of mail in the specified file. +informs the user of the arrival of mail in the specified file or +Maildir-format directory. .TP .B MAILCHECK Specifies how @@ -2295,8 +2300,8 @@ terminates after waiting for that number of seconds if input does not arrive. .TP .B TMPDIR -If set, \fBBash\fP uses its value as the name of a directory in which -\fBBash\fP creates temporary files for the shell's use. +If set, \fBbash\fP uses its value as the name of a directory in which +\fBbash\fP creates temporary files for the shell's use. .TP .B auto_resume This variable controls how the shell interacts with the user and @@ -6352,6 +6357,8 @@ writing the history file. .PP An event designator is a reference to a command line entry in the history list. +Unless the reference is absolute, events are relative to the current +position in the history list. .PP .PD 0 .TP @@ -6367,25 +6374,27 @@ Refer to command line .IR n . .TP .B !\-\fIn\fR -Refer to the current command line minus +Refer to the current command minus .IR n . .TP .B !! Refer to the previous command. This is a synonym for `!\-1'. .TP .B !\fIstring\fR -Refer to the most recent command starting with +Refer to the most recent command preceding the current position in the +history list starting with .IR string . .TP .B !?\fIstring\fR\fB[?]\fR -Refer to the most recent command containing +Refer to the most recent command preceding the current postition in the +history list containing .IR string . The trailing \fB?\fP may be omitted if .I string is followed immediately by a newline. .TP .B \d\s+2^\s-2\u\fIstring1\fP\d\s+2^\s-2\u\fIstring2\fP\d\s+2^\s-2\u -Quick substitution. Repeat the last command, replacing +Quick substitution. Repeat the previous command, replacing .I string1 with .IR string2 . @@ -7338,6 +7347,8 @@ backspace suppress further output .TP .B \ee +.TP +.B \eE an escape character .TP .B \ef |