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../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib -g -O2 -Wall uname output: Linux localhost 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Mar 7 21:35:22 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.1 Patch Level: 5 Release Status: release Description: The built-in `eval' command returns unexpected results when evaluating non-numerical set arguments. Repeat-By: set -- a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z i=1 eval echo '$'$i # outputs an expected 'a' i=10 eval echo '$'$i # outputs 'a0'; expected 'j' i=11 eval echo '$'$i # outputs 'b1'; expected 'k'