On Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 03:12:42PM -0400, Chet Ramey wrote: > If a feature is never documented or officially announced (e.g., in NEWS, > or in a release announcement), why would a typical user assume it's > available at all? > > I personally think that's an absurd notion. Features deprecated on release? > Why would you think the feature is available when it's not documented or > announced?
I've never read the Bash documentation cover-to-cover. I've been using "^^" and ",," for years without being aware they were undocumented because I had seen them used elsewhere, and it never crossed my mind that they might be undocumented. I'm sure other people also fall into this camp. Eric
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