DEL mishandled inside double quotes
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i386
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: i386-redhat-linux-gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i386'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i386-redhat-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g -pipe -march=i386 -mcpu=i686
uname output: Linux futile2.cac.washington.edu 2.4.22-1.2174.nptl #1 Wed Feb 18
16:38:32 EST 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i386-redhat-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 2.05b
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release
Description:
The DEL character is mishandled in double-quoted strings.
In the example below, the error happens in the line: T2="a $DEL".
Old BSD and System V shells work correctly. The bash manpage says:
Enclosing characters in double quotes preserves the literal
value of all characters within the quotes, with the exception
of $, `, and \.
So this doesn't seem to be a feature. :)
Repeat-By:
#!/bin/sh
DEL=`awk 'END{printf("%c", 0+127)}' http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash
Re: DEL mishandled inside double quotes
That was fast, thanks!! Corey On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Chet Ramey wrote: > > Machine Type: i386-redhat-linux-gnu > > > > Bash Version: 2.05b > > Patch Level: 0 > > Release Status: release > > > > Description: > > > > The DEL character is mishandled in double-quoted strings. > > In the example below, the error happens in the line: T2="a $DEL". > > Old BSD and System V shells work correctly. The bash manpage says: > > This has been fixed for the next release. > > Chet > > -- > ``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer > ( ``Discere est Dolere'' -- chet ) > Live...Laugh...Love > Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://tiswww.tis.cwru.edu/~chet/ > ___ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash
