Re: substitution fails if it begins with *()

2008-09-26 Thread Chet Ramey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Machine Type: i486-pc-linux-gnu > > Bash Version: 3.2 > Patch Level: 39 > Release Status: release > > Description: > if a *() is at the begin of a substitution, the substitution fails > if the *() is preceeded by something, the substitution works Thank

substitution fails if it begins with *()

2008-09-26 Thread bashbug
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: i486 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i486' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i486-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/loc uname output: Lin