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-li$ uname output: Linux ubuntu 4.4.0-21-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 18 18:33:37 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.3 Patch Level: 42 Release Status: release Description: "<(...)" construct triggers syntax error in "for ((...; ...; ...)); do ...; done" syntax. Repeat-By: $ for ((; 1<(1); )); do ...; done bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline' compare behavior to (with space after "<"): $ for ((; 1< (1); )); do ...; done Fix: I don't have a fix, sorry.