Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: i686 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -g -O2 uname output: Linux perseus 3.0.0-1 #1 Thu Aug 11 12:53:44 BST 2011 i686 GNU/Linux Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.3 Patch Level: 0 Release Status: release Description: When invoked as sh, bash 4.3.0 doesn't interpret C-style escapes within double-quoted substitution expansions ("${var/$'what'/ever}"). Repeat-By: bash -c "a=-@- ; echo \${a/\$'\\x40'/+} ; echo \"\${a/\$'\\x40'/+}\"" -+- -+- sh -c "a=-@- ; echo \${a/\$'\\x40'/+} ; echo \"\${a/\$'\\x40'/+}\"" -+- -@-