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 figment 2.6.32-24-server #38-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jul 5 10:29:32 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.1 Patch Level: 5 Release Status: release Description: Event-catching seems to be catching cases it shouldn't. In particular, $! is caught as an event. Repeat-By: This command fails as follows: > nicku...@woking:~$ sleep 5 & PID=$!; echo "pid is $PID" > bash: !: event not found Adding quotation marks doesn't help: > nicku...@woking:~$ sleep 5 & PID="$!"; echo "pid is $PID" > bash: !": event not found As a workaround, adding whitespace after the ! fixes it: > nicku...@woking:~$ sleep 5 & PID=$! ; echo "pid is $PID" > [1] 1614 > pid is 1614 or > nicku...@woking:~$ sleep 5 & PID="$! "; echo "pid is $PID" > [3] 2048 > pid is 2048
