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-redhat-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -D_GNU_SOURCE -DRECYCLES_PIDS -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin' -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -m64 -mtune=generic -Wno-parentheses -Wno-format-security uname output: Linux dhcp-12-238.nay.redhat.com 4.13.9-200.fc26.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Oct 23 13:52:45 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.4 Patch Level: 12 Release Status: release Description: The command line to the right of "<<<" is no longer cut by IFS [yjh@bash4.4 ~]$ var=$(echo -e "foo\t\tbar") [yjh@bash4.4 ~]$ read a <<<$var; echo "$a" foo bar [yjh@bash4.2 ~]$ var=$(echo -e "foo\t\tbar") [yjh@bash4.2 ~]$ read a <<<$str; echo "$a" foo bar Repeat-By: see section "Description"