Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-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 localhost 2.6.31-17-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10
17:01:44 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.0
Patch Level: 33
Release Status: release
Description:
`help test' output is missing `==' string equality operator.
Repeat-By:
$ help test
Fix:
Push the attached patch?
From 4328a3719f591011f5ffab0577e325f5e582e539 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Polesky <markpole...@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:03:35 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] builtins/test.def: Update string equality operator.
---
builtins/test.def | 5 +++--
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtins/test.def b/builtins/test.def
index 4adff93..83f6539 100644
--- a/builtins/test.def
+++ b/builtins/test.def
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ String operators:
-n STRING
STRING True if string is not empty.
- STRING1 = STRING2
- True if the strings are equal.
+ STRING1 == STRING2
+ True if the strings are equal. = may be used in place of
+ == for strict POSIX compliance.
STRING1 != STRING2
True if the strings are not equal.
STRING1 < STRING2
--
1.6.3.3
