Bash Version: 4.2 and 4.3
Description:
I find this change in quoting from 4.2 to 4.3 odd, where double-quoted
"~" used to be quoted (no expansion) and no longer works:
Bash version 4.2.25(1)-release:
$ x=foo
$ y="${x/foo/\~}" # backslash is more than is needed
$ echo "$y"
\~
$ y="${x/foo/~}" # double quotes work
$ echo "$y"
~
$ y=${x/foo/\~} # backslash also works
$ echo "$y"
~
$ y=${x/foo/~} # expands (okay)
$ echo "$y"
/home/idallen
Bash 4.3 takes extra work to hide the tilde:
$ x=foo
$ y="${x/foo/\~}" # need both double quotes *and* backslash !?
$ echo "$y"
~
$ y="${x/foo/~}" # doesn't quote any more (worked in 4.2)
$ echo "$y"
/home/idallen
$ y=${x/foo/\~} # quotes same as 4.2
$ echo "$y"
~
$ y=${x/foo/~} # expands same as 4.2
$ echo "$y"
/home/idallen
Is this an intentional change?
