Re: Documentation consistency in the Arrays section

2019-02-21 Thread Andreas Schwab
On Feb 21 2019, Jeff Schaller wrote: > --- bashref.texi2019-02-21 09:10:12.0 -0500 > +++ bashref.texi.new2019-02-21 09:10:49.679101000 -0500 > @@ -7187,7 +7187,7 @@ > @noindent > Associative arrays are created using > @example > -declare -A @var{name}. > +declare -A @var{na

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-21 Thread Michael Albinus
Chet Ramey writes: >> PS: Could you pls give me a bug number or something like this, that I >> can reference to? > > You can use the link to the mailing list. There is a more formal bug > tracking system on savannah.gnu.org, but few people use it. I know. That's why several GNU projects use debb

Re: Bash reference manual

2019-02-21 Thread Wail Yahyaoui
Ok, thank you. ⁣Wail Sent from BlueMail ​ On Feb 21, 2019, 16:10, at 16:10, Chet Ramey wrote: >On 2/21/19 6:04 AM, Wail Yahyaoui wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I was reading the Bash reference manual online and I could not find >any mention that when doing variable assignments there should be no >space

Re: Bash reference manual

2019-02-21 Thread Chet Ramey
On 2/21/19 6:04 AM, Wail Yahyaoui wrote: > Hello, > > I was reading the Bash reference manual online and I could not find any > mention that when doing variable assignments there should be no space around > the equal sign. The example in the texinfo manual doesn't include spaces: A variable ma

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-21 Thread Chet Ramey
On 2/21/19 5:32 AM, Michael Albinus wrote: > PS: Could you pls give me a bug number or something like this, that I > can reference to? You can use the link to the mailing list. There is a more formal bug tracking system on savannah.gnu.org, but few people use it. Chet -- ``The lyf so short, t

Re: Documentation consistency in the Arrays section

2019-02-21 Thread Chet Ramey
On 2/21/19 9:11 AM, Jeff Schaller wrote: > The bulk of the array declaration examples do not have a period at the end, > making http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/tree/doc/bashref.texi#n7190 > a needlessly confusing example. I'd like to propose removing the period at > the end: Good catch,

Documentation consistency in the Arrays section

2019-02-21 Thread Jeff Schaller
The bulk of the array declaration examples do not have a period at the end, making http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/tree/doc/bashref.texi#n7190 a needlessly confusing example. I'd like to propose removing the period at the end: --- bashref.texi2019-02-21 09:10:12.0 -0500 +

Bash reference manual

2019-02-21 Thread Wail Yahyaoui
Hello, I was reading the Bash reference manual online and I could not find any mention that when doing variable assignments there should be no space around the equal sign. Regards, ⁣Wail Sent from BlueMail ​

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-21 Thread Michael Albinus
Greg Wooledge writes: > Bash doesn't use a formal bug tracking system. Chet manages it all > by hand. Your best bet is to find the list archive copy of this thread, > and bookmark it. (Start at .) I see, thanks! Best regards, Michael.

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-21 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 11:32:02AM +0100, Michael Albinus wrote: > PS: Could you pls give me a bug number or something like this, that I > can reference to? Bash doesn't use a formal bug tracking system. Chet manages it all by hand. Your best bet is to find the list archive copy of this thread,

Re: bash 5.0 dies with HISTSIZE=0

2019-02-21 Thread Michael Albinus
Chet Ramey writes: Hi Chet, >> Description: >> This is an error report from an Emacs/Tramp user. With bash 5.0, bash >> 5.0 dies when HISTSIZE is set to 0. Setting it to 1 seems to work. Using >> bash 4.4 works as well. https://debbugs.gnu.org/34192> for details. > > Thanks for the report. Try t