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| A more extensive, partial list than the one below can be found at http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/scripting/bashchanges | A more extensive list than the one below can be found at http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/scripting/bashchanges |
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| Here's a ''partial'' list of the changes, in a more compact format: | === Notable changes in the upcoming bash version === |
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| ||[[BashLoadableBuiltins|loadable builtin]] deployment infrastructure||4.4-beta (not released yet)|| ||mapfile -d||4.4-alpha (not released yet)|| |
||[[BashLoadableBuiltins|loadable builtin]] deployment infrastructure||4.4-beta|| ||mapfile -d||4.4-alpha|| |
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=== Notable changes in released bash versions === ||'''Feature'''||'''Added in version'''|| |
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| ||command_not_found_handle||4.0-alpha|| ||coproc||4.0-alpha|| ||globstar||4.0-alpha|| ||mapfile/readarray||4.0-alpha|| |
||command_not_found_handle (function)||4.0-alpha|| ||coproc (keyword)||4.0-alpha|| ||globstar (shopt)||4.0-alpha|| ||mapfile/readarray (builtin)||4.0-alpha|| |
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| ||nocasematch (shopt)||3.1-alpha1|| | |
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| ||extglob||2.02-alpha1|| | ||extglob (shopt)||2.02-alpha1|| |
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| ||builtin printf||2.02-alpha1|| | ||printf (builtin)||2.02-alpha1|| |
Is there a list of which features were added to specific releases (versions) of Bash?
Here are some links to official Bash documentation:
NEWS: a file tersely listing the notable changes between the current and previous versions
CHANGES: a "complete" bash change history (back to 2.0 only)
COMPAT: compatibility issues between bash3 and previous versions
A more extensive list than the one below can be found at http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/scripting/bashchanges
Notable changes in the upcoming bash version
Feature |
Added in version |
loadable builtin deployment infrastructure |
4.4-beta |
mapfile -d |
4.4-alpha |
--help for builtins |
4.4-alpha |
${var@spec} |
4.4-alpha |
local - |
4.4-alpha |
$! and wait for process substitutions |
4.4-alpha |
Notable changes in released bash versions
Feature |
Added in version |
wait -n |
4.3-alpha |
test -R |
4.3-alpha |
declare/typeset -n and associated changes to ${!ref} and for..in |
4.3-alpha |
array[-idx] (in assignments, read, unset, etc) |
4.3-alpha |
\uXXXX and \UXXXXXXXX |
4.2-alpha |
declare -g |
4.2-alpha |
test -v |
4.2-alpha |
printf %(fmt)T |
4.2-alpha |
${array[-idx]} and ${var:start:-len} |
4.2-alpha |
lastpipe (shopt) |
4.2-alpha |
read -N |
4.1-alpha |
{var}> or {var}< etc. (FD variable assignment) |
4.1-alpha |
syslog history (compile option) |
4.1-alpha |
BASH_XTRACEFD |
4.1-alpha |
;& and ;;& fall-throughs for case |
4.0-alpha |
associative arrays |
4.0-alpha |
&>> and |& |
4.0-alpha |
command_not_found_handle (function) |
4.0-alpha |
coproc (keyword) |
4.0-alpha |
globstar (shopt) |
4.0-alpha |
mapfile/readarray (builtin) |
4.0-alpha |
${var,[,]} and ${var^[^]} |
4.0-alpha |
{009..012} (leading zeros in brace expansions) |
4.0-alpha |
{x..y..incr} |
4.0-alpha |
read -t 0 |
4.0-alpha |
read -i |
4.0-alpha |
x+=string array+=(string) |
3.1-alpha1 |
printf -v var |
3.1-alpha1 |
nocasematch (shopt) |
3.1-alpha1 |
{x..y} |
3.0-alpha |
${!array[@]} |
3.0-alpha |
[[ =~ |
3.0-alpha |
printf %q produces $'...' |
2.05b-alpha1 |
<<< |
2.05b-alpha1 |
i++ |
2.04-devel |
for ((;;)) |
2.04-devel |
/dev/fd/N, /dev/tcp/host/port, etc. |
2.04-devel |
read -t, -n, -d and -s |
2.04-devel |
a=(*.txt) file expansion |
2.03-alpha |
extglob (shopt) |
2.02-alpha1 |
[[ |
2.02-alpha1 |
printf (builtin) |
2.02-alpha1 |
$(< filename) |
2.02-alpha1 |
** (exponentiation) |
2.02-alpha1 |
\xNNN |
2.02-alpha1 |
(( )) |
2.0-beta2 |