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Introduction
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This is GNU Bash, version 4.1. Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne
Again SHell, a complete implementation of the POSIX.2 shell spec,
This is GNU Bash, version 4.2. Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne
Again SHell, a complete implementation of the POSIX shell spec,
but also with interactive command line editing, job control on
architectures that support it, csh-like features such as history
substitution and brace expansion, and a slew of other features.
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of the shell's features.
See the file POSIX for a discussion of how the Bash defaults differ
from the POSIX.2 spec and a description of the Bash `posix mode'.
from the POSIX spec and a description of the Bash `posix mode'.
There are some user-visible incompatibilities between this version
of Bash and previous widely-distributed versions, bash-3.2 and
bash-4.0. For details, see the file COMPAT. The NEWS file tersely
of Bash and previous widely-distributed versions, bash-4.0 and
bash-4.1. For details, see the file COMPAT. The NEWS file tersely
lists features that are new in this release.
Bash is free software, distributed under the terms of the [GNU] General
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A number of frequently-asked questions are answered in the file
`doc/FAQ'.
To compile Bash, try typing `./configure', then `make'. Bash
auto-configures the build process, so no further intervention
should be necessary. Bash builds with `gcc' by default if it is
available. If you want to use `cc' instead, type
To compile Bash, type `./configure', then `make'. Bash auto-configures
the build process, so no further intervention should be necessary. Bash
builds with `gcc' by default if it is available. If you want to use `cc'
instead, type
CC=cc ./configure