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../. -I.././include -I.././lib -Wdate-time
-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2
-fdebug-prefix-map=/build/bash-vEMnMR/bash-4.4.18=.
-fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall
-Wno-parentheses -Wno-format-security
uname output: Linux bomb20 4.15.0-24-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 13
08:44:47 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.4
Patch Level: 19
Release Status: release
Description:
The "jobs" command doesn't consistently expand function arguments
Repeat-By:
For example:
/bin/bash --login --noprofile
bash-4.4$ nap() { sleep "$@" ; }
bash-4.4$ nap 1234
^Z
[1]+ Stopped sleep "$@"
bash-4.4$ bg
[1]+ sleep "$@" &
bash-4.4$ nap 2345 &
[2] 9666
bash-4.4$ jobs
[1]- Running sleep "$@" &
[2]+ Running nap 2345 &
bash-4.4$
The problem is the '"$@"' in the "jobs" output, which doesn't provide
any useful information.
This is on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
I've see the same problem with bash 5.0-alpha (built from source).
I'd prefer to see "sleep 1234" in the output of "jobs", though
"nap 1234" would also be ok.
