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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Introduction ============ -This is GNU Bash, version 3.2. Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne +This is GNU Bash, version 4.1. Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne Again SHell, a complete implementation of the POSIX.2 shell spec, but also with interactive command line editing, job control on architectures that support it, csh-like features such as history @@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ See the file POSIX for a discussion of how the Bash defaults differ from the POSIX.2 spec and a description of the Bash `posix mode'. There are some user-visible incompatibilities between this version -of Bash and previous widely-distributed versions, bash-1.14 and -bash-2.05b. For details, see the file COMPAT. The NEWS file tersely +of Bash and previous widely-distributed versions, bash-3.2 and +bash-4.0. For details, see the file COMPAT. The NEWS file tersely lists features that are new in this release. -Bash is free software, distributed under the terms of the [GNU] -General Public License, version 2. For more information, see the -file COPYING. +Bash is free software, distributed under the terms of the [GNU] General +Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, +version 3 of the License (or any later version). For more information, +see the file COPYING. A number of frequently-asked questions are answered in the file `doc/FAQ'. @@ -88,3 +89,8 @@ Enjoy! Chet Ramey chet.ramey@case.edu + +Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, +are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright +notice and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, +without any warranty. |