> Bash Version: 3.2
> Patch Level: 17
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
> If a is an array, ${a[*]//%pattern/replacement} and
> ${a[*]//#pattern/replacement} don't work. Both do nothing. The single-slash
> versions ${a[*]/%pattern/replacement} and ${a[*]/#pattern/replacement} work
> as expected.
Anchored pattern matches that specify removing or replacing each match
don't make sense. The combination is meaningless.
> One could argue about using // in this context, but anyway the behavior is
> inconsistent in 2 ways:
On the other hand, it's consistent with other shells implementing the feature.
There's no reason to be deliberately incompatible.
> - The double-slash versions worked in 3.1.
It was explicitly removed in bash-3.2 as the result of a bug report --
it's in the change log.
> - The double-slash versions work in 3.2 if the pattern does _not_ start
> with % or #.
Of course -- then they are not anchored. :-)
Chet
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