Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i486
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i486'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i486-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib -g -O2 -Wall
uname output: Linux pravetz 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Fri Feb 1 04:59:50 UTC
2008 i686 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i486-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.2
Patch Level: 33
Release Status: release
Description:
If a regular expression is quoted, it won't match the string. This is a
change in behavior from
3.1.0 to 3.2.0. It is still present in 3.2.33.
Repeat-By:
Execute:
$ test="target/test"; [[ $test =~ "^target/" ]] && echo yes
It returns 'yes' in bash 3.1.0 and nothing in 3.2.x
Unquoted regexps do work in bash 3.1.0 and 3.2.x:
$ test="target/test"; [[ $test =~ ^target/ ]] && echo yes
It returns 'yes' in bash 3.1.0 and 3.2.x
