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2025-04-23
	BashFAQ/028	20:13	GreyCat [1] 81 [2-3]	`#01` Revert to revision 59. Pathnames separated by a space in a string variable are not correct. Breaks if $HOME contains a space for example. `#02` (conf): rm extra "fi" `#03` heneralize conf file code with for loop
	BashFAQ/082	14:34	81 [1-3]	`#01` Update Bash hackers URL to webarchive `#02` (Bullets): adjust code for phone displays `#03` Improve leading paragraph
2025-04-21
	Bash Programming/05	03:54	StephaneChazelas	fix a few mistakes (and removed unneeded verbiage) in earlier edits, minor improvements
2025-04-20
	BashFAQ/011	12:55	StephaneChazelas
	BashFAQ/026	12:52	StephaneChazelas	-v is perfectly POSIX, it wasn't in the original awk from the 70s, but neither was rand(). Separating statements with space isn't though. Needs ; or newline, awk can't take arbitrary file names
2025-04-19
	BashFAQ/005	17:16	StephaneChazelas
	Process Substitution	16:48	StephaneChazelas
	Quotes	16:19	StephaneChazelas
	Bashism	16:04	StephaneChazelas
	BashFAQ/041	15:51	StephaneChazelas [1-2]
	BashPitfalls	14:16	StephaneChazelas [1-3] GreyCat [4]	`#02` more LC_CTYPE -> LC_ALL and various random improvements `#03` setting LC_CTYPE is not enough. It's in no way specific to filenames. `#04` Pitfall 65: IFS= read -r -d '' filename
	Reading Function Keys In Bash	09:40	StephaneChazelas [1-2]	`#01` various improvements (I got bored after a while, so not exhaustive)
	BashFAQ/071	09:07	StephaneChazelas [1-2]	`#01` various fixes and improvements
	Bash Programming/03	07:42	StephaneChazelas	pf65 update and various improvements.
	Bash Programming/04	06:34	StephaneChazelas	see pf65 update, no point in only considering the first argument. Can't split on whitespace as won't work if paths start with spaces. Need -files0-from to deal with paths that start with -
2025-03-22
	BashFAQ/006	09:32	ormaaj	update nameref section to reflect current support status.
2025-03-12
	ParsingLs	18:48	GreyCat [1] 81 [2-5]	`#01` Every bad example MUST be labeled as such, WITHIN the example. Readers don't always look at context above or below the example. `#02` Update for pho e display `#03` Coreutils: adjust for phone display. Update wording as of 2025 (in reflect to 2016) `#04` (Find): Adjust for phone display. Use neutral tone `#05` Adjust for phone display. (Never do this): already in bold, adjust to use neutral tone in examples
2025-03-11
	BashFAQ/081	22:37	81 [1-5]	`#01` mention exit codes of command vs type in POSIX `#02` IsInPath() Use exit 0 on success `#03` IsInPath(). Simply $1 test. Use exit to reflect subshell instead of return `#04` Add spaces arous redirection '>' `#05` Add type: in POSIX. Tone down 'which is not recommended'
2025-02-09
	BashFAQ/062	13:06	emanuele6 [1-3]	`#01` remove -- from trap -- const `#02` I missed some -- `#03` um--: of course it is not redundant after "$tempdir" if is set from the $TMPDIR environment variable; also don't use kill -SIG in POSIX ex: not POSIX, optional XSI (legacy) ext; no trap - NUM for same
2025-02-01
	Trusted Editor Group	00:05	GreyCat
2025-01-30
	BashFAQ/004	04:47	larryv [1-5]	`#01` added extra whitespace for breathing room, standardized on 4-space indentation, made "highlight" languages more accurate `#02` normalized examples further (tried to cover both "empty" and "not empty", tweaked language again) `#03` fixed example ("${files[@]}" -> "${#files[@]}") `#04` normalize example messages throughout ("directory [VERB]") `#05` partially undid rev 51 (do not encourage injecting variables into `echo` args)

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