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A more extensive 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20230401195427/https://wiki.bash-hackers.org/scripting/bashchanges
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=== Notable changes expected in next bash release (5.0) ===
||'''Feature''' ||'''Added in version''' ||
||EPOCHREALTIME, EPOCHSECONDS (variables) ||5.0 (2018?) ||
||wait -f ||5.0 (2018?) ||
||history -d -1 (negative offset) ||5.0 (2018?) ||
||assoc_expand_once (shopt) ||5.0 (2018?) ||
||localvar_inherit (shopt) ||5.0 (2018?) ||
=== Changes in the upcoming bash-5.3 release ===
||'''Feature''' ||'''Copied/inspired from''' ||
|| ${ CMDS;} || ksh93 ||
|| ${|CMDS;} || mksh ||
|| GLOBSORT (variable) || native ||
|| local BASH_REMATCH || ||
|| compgen -V ||native ||
|| printf %#Q %#q (${var@Q} quoting) || native ||
|| printf %l.*s %lc (character aware %s %c) || native ||
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|| READLINE_ARGUMENT (variable) || 5.2 (2022) || ||
|| varredir_close (shopt) || 5.2 (2022) || ||
|| printf %Q || 5.2 (2022) || ||
|| noexpand_translations (shopt) || 5.2 (2022) || ||
|| ${var@k} || 5.2 (2022) || ||
|| ${var/$pat/&} || 5.2 (2022) || ksh93 (`\0` instead of `&`) ||
|| patsub_replacement (shopt) || 5.2 (2022) || ||
|| globskipdots (shopt) || 5.2 (2022) || ||
||BASH_REMATCH is no longer readonly || 5.1 (2020) || ||
||PROMPT_COMMAND may be an array || 5.1 (2020) || ||
||SRANDOM (variable) || 5.1 (2020) || ||
||wait -p varname || 5.1 (2020) || ||
||declare -I || 5.1 (2020) || ||
||${var@U}, ${var@u}, ${var@L}, ${var@K} || 5.1 (2020) || ||
||BASH_ARGV0 (variable) || 5.0 (2019) || ||
||EPOCHSECONDS, EPOCHREALTIME (variables) ||5.0 (2019) ||zsh (2003, 2011) ||
||wait -f ||5.0 (2019) || ||
||history -d allows negative offsets ||5.0 (2019) || ||
||assoc_expand_once (shopt) ||5.0 (2019) || ||
||localvar_inherit (shopt) ||5.0 (2019) || ||
||--pretty-print (invocation option) ||5.0 (2019) ||native ||
||assoc=(key1 value1 key2 value2) assoc+=(key value) || 5.0 (2019) || ||
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||${var@spec} ||4.4 (2016) ||mksh (2012) for the syntax, zsh (1990s) for the feature || ||${var@a}, ${var@A}, ${var@E}, ${var@P}, ${var@Q}||4.4 (2016) ||mksh (2012) for the syntax, zsh (1990s) for the feature ||
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||test -v 'array[element]' (bug fix) ||4.3 (2014) ||ksh93 (1993) ||
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||printf %(fmt)T uses -1 as default argument instead of 0 ||4.3 (2011) ||ksh93 (1999) ||
||quotes in the replacement part of ${var/pat/"$rep"} are no longer literal ||4.3 (2011) || ||
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||BASH_XTRACEFD ||4.1 (2010) ||native || ||complete -D (allowing dynamically loaded completions) ||4.1 (2010)|| ||
||BASH_XTRACEFD (variable) ||4.1 (2010) ||native ||
||${@:offset[:length]} includes $0 ||4.0 (2009) ||ksh ||
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||compopt (builtin) || 4.0 (2009) || ||
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||\xXX sequences in $'...' ||3.0 (2004) || ||
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||BASH_REMATCH ||3.0 (2004) ||native ||
||RETURN (trap) ||3.0 (2004) ||native ||
||pipefail (option) ||3.0 (2004) ||ksh93 ||
||failglob (shopt) ||3.0 (2004) ||native ||
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||<<< ||2.05b (2002) ||zsh (1990s) || ||[n]>&word- and [n]<&word- ||2.05b (2002) ||ksh93 ||
||<<< ||2.05b (2002) ||zsh (1991) ||
||printf %n ||2.05a (2001) ||ksh93 ||
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||/dev/fd/N, /dev/tcp/host/port, etc. ||2.04 (2000) ||ksh93 (1990s) || ||/dev/fd/N, /dev/tcp/host/port, etc. ||2.04 (2000) ||ksh93 (1993) ||
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||arrays ||2.0 (1996) ||ksh (1980s) || ||arrays ||2.0 (1996) ||csh (1979), zsh (1991) for array=(assignment) syntax ||
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||bash-5.2 ||[[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2022-09/msg00056.html|2022-09-26]] ||
||bash-5.1 ||[[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2020-12/msg00002.html|2020-12-07]] ||
||bash-5.0 ||[[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2019-01/msg00063.html|2019-01-07]] ||
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||bash-0.99 ||First mention found at [[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/gnu.bash.bug/dliLANZUdwI/X-lY_E-bDRMJ|1989-06-11]] || ||bash-0.99 || First beta release [[https://groups.google.com/g/gnu.announce/c/hvhlR1Vn1P0/m/NYwp-4_0CaUJ|1989-06-7]] ||

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 https://web.archive.org/web/20230401195427/https://wiki.bash-hackers.org/scripting/bashchanges

Changes in the upcoming bash-5.3 release

Feature

Copied/inspired from

${ CMDS;}

ksh93

${|CMDS;}

mksh

GLOBSORT (variable)

native

local BASH_REMATCH

compgen -V

native

printf %#Q %#q (${var@Q} quoting)

native

printf %l.*s %lc (character aware %s %c)

native

Notable changes in released bash versions

Feature

Added in version

Copied/inspired from

READLINE_ARGUMENT (variable)

5.2 (2022)

varredir_close (shopt)

5.2 (2022)

printf %Q

5.2 (2022)

noexpand_translations (shopt)

5.2 (2022)

${var@k}

5.2 (2022)

${var/$pat/&}

5.2 (2022)

ksh93 (\0 instead of &)

patsub_replacement (shopt)

5.2 (2022)

globskipdots (shopt)

5.2 (2022)

BASH_REMATCH is no longer readonly

5.1 (2020)

PROMPT_COMMAND may be an array

5.1 (2020)

SRANDOM (variable)

5.1 (2020)

wait -p varname

5.1 (2020)

declare -I

5.1 (2020)

${var@U}, ${var@u}, ${var@L}, ${var@K}

5.1 (2020)

BASH_ARGV0 (variable)

5.0 (2019)

EPOCHSECONDS, EPOCHREALTIME (variables)

5.0 (2019)

zsh (2003, 2011)

wait -f

5.0 (2019)

history -d allows negative offsets

5.0 (2019)

assoc_expand_once (shopt)

5.0 (2019)

localvar_inherit (shopt)

5.0 (2019)

--pretty-print (invocation option)

5.0 (2019)

native

assoc=(key1 value1 key2 value2) assoc+=(key value)

5.0 (2019)

PS0 (variable)

4.4 (2016)

native

loadable builtin deployment infrastructure

4.4 (2016)

ksh93 (1993)

mapfile/readarray -d

4.4 (2016)

native

--help for builtins

4.4 (2016)

ksh93 (2001, possibly earlier)

${var@a}, ${var@A}, ${var@E}, ${var@P}, ${var@Q}

4.4 (2016)

mksh (2012) for the syntax, zsh (1990s) for the feature

local -

4.4 (2016)

Almquist shell (1989)

$! and wait for process substitutions

4.4 (2016)

native

wait -n

4.3 (2014)

native

test -R

4.3 (2014)

ksh93 (1993)

test -v 'array[element]' (bug fix)

4.3 (2014)

ksh93 (1993)

declare/typeset -n and associated changes to ${!ref} and for..in

4.3 (2014)

ksh93 (1993)

array[-idx] (in assignments, read, unset, etc)

4.3 (2014)

zsh (1990s)

printf %(fmt)T uses -1 as default argument instead of 0

4.3 (2011)

ksh93 (1999)

quotes in the replacement part of ${var/pat/"$rep"} are no longer literal

4.3 (2011)

\uXXXX and \UXXXXXXXX

4.2 (2011)

zsh (2001)

declare -g

4.2 (2011)

zsh (1990s)

test -v

4.2 (2011)

ksh93 (2009)

printf %(fmt)T

4.2 (2011)

ksh93 (1999)

${array[-idx]} and ${var:start:-len}

4.2 (2011)

zsh (1990s) and native

lastpipe (shopt)

4.2 (2011)

ksh (1980s) default behaviour there

read -N

4.1 (2010)

ksh93 (2003)

{var}> or {var}< etc. (FD variable assignment)

4.1 (2010)

developed jointly with ksh93 and zsh

syslog history (compile option)

4.1 (2010)

native

complete -D (allowing dynamically loaded completions)

4.1 (2010)

BASH_XTRACEFD (variable)

4.1 (2010)

native

${@:offset[:length]} includes $0

4.0 (2009)

ksh

;& and ;;& fall-throughs for case

4.0 (2009)

ksh93 (1993)

associative arrays

4.0 (2009)

ksh93 (1993)

&>> and |&

4.0 (2009)

native and csh (1970s)

command_not_found_handle (function)

4.0 (2009)

native

compopt (builtin)

4.0 (2009)

coproc (keyword)

4.0 (2009)

ksh (1980s), zsh (1990) for the coproc keyword

globstar (shopt)

4.0 (2009)

zsh (1992), ksh93 (2005) for the name of the option

mapfile/readarray (builtin)

4.0 (2009)

native

${var,} ${var,,} ${var^} ${var^^}

4.0 (2009)

native

{009..012} (leading zeros in brace expansions)

4.0 (2009)

zsh (1995)

{x..y..incr}

4.0 (2009)

ksh93 (2005)

read -t 0 (test input availability)

4.0 (2009)

read -t 0.5

4.0 (2009)

zsh (2003)

read -i

4.0 (2009)

zsh (vared) (1990s)

x+=string array+=(string)

3.1 (2005)

ksh93 (2000)

printf -v var

3.1 (2005)

native

nocasematch (shopt)

3.1 (2005)

native

{x..y}

3.0 (2004)

zsh (1995)

${!array[@]}

3.0 (2004)

ksh93 (1993)

\xXX sequences in $'...'

3.0 (2004)

[[ =~

3.0 (2004)

native

BASH_REMATCH

3.0 (2004)

native

RETURN (trap)

3.0 (2004)

native

pipefail (option)

3.0 (2004)

ksh93

failglob (shopt)

3.0 (2004)

native

printf %q produces $'...'

2.05b (2002)

ksh93 (1993)

[n]>&word- and [n]<&word-

2.05b (2002)

ksh93

<<<

2.05b (2002)

zsh (1991)

printf %n

2.05a (2001)

ksh93

i++

2.04 (2000)

ksh93 (1993)

for ((;;))

2.04 (2000)

ksh93 (1993)

/dev/fd/N, /dev/tcp/host/port, etc.

2.04 (2000)

ksh93 (1993)

read -t, -n, -d and -s

2.04 (2000)

ksh93 (1993)

a=(*.txt) file expansion

2.03 (1999)

ksh93 (1993)

extglob (shopt)

2.02 (1998)

ksh (1980s)

[[

2.02 (1998)

ksh (1980s)

printf (builtin)

2.02 (1998)

ksh (1980s)

$(< filename)

2.02 (1998)

ksh (1980s)

** (exponentiation)

2.02 (1998)

zsh (1994)

\xNN

2.02 (1998)

zsh (1994 or earlier)

(( ))

2.0 (1996)

ksh (1980s)

arrays

2.0 (1996)

csh (1979), zsh (1991) for array=(assignment) syntax

$'...' (new quoting syntax)

2.0 (1996)

ksh93 (1993)

List of bash releases and other notable events

Release

Date

bash-5.2

2022-09-26

bash-5.1

2020-12-07

bash-5.0

2019-01-07

bash-4.4

2016-09-16

Shellshock patches are released for bash-2.05b through bash-4.3

2014-09-24 to 2014-10-05

bash-4.3

2014-02-27

bash-4.2

2011-02-14

bash-4.1

2010-01-02

bash-4.0

2009-02-23

bash-3.2

2006-10-12

bash-3.1

2005-12-09

bash-3.0

2004-07-27

bash-2.05b

2002-07-17

bash-2.05a

2001-11-15

bash-2.05

2001-04-09

bash-2.04

http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash puts it around 2000-03-21

bash-2.03

1999-02-19

bash-2.02

1998-04-20

bash-2.01

1997-06-06

bash-2.0

1996-12-23

bash-1.14

1994-06-02

bash-1.13

1993-09-03

Looks like Chet Ramey takes over as maintainer between 1.12 and 1.13

bash-1.12

1992-01-26

bash-1.11

1992-01-10

bash-1.10

First mention found at 1991-10-07, so some time before that

bash-1.09

First mention found at 1991-06-02

bash-1.08

1991-05-22

bash-1.07

likely 1991-02-01

bash-1.06

This is a tough one. There was apparently a "bootleg" version of 1.06, so this requires more digging

bash-1.05

1990-03-03

bash-1.04

First mention found at 1989-11-07

bash-1.03

1989-09-02

bash-1.02

First mention found at 1989-07-09

bash-1.01

1989-06-23

bash-1.00

Hard to search for ...

bash-0.99

First beta release 1989-06-7

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