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"jobs" doesn't consistently expand function arguments

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Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I.  -I../. -I.././include -I.././lib  -Wdate-time
-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2
-fdebug-prefix-map=/build/bash-vEMnMR/bash-4.4.18=.
-fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall
-Wno-parentheses -Wno-format-security
uname output: Linux bomb20 4.15.0-24-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 13
08:44:47 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 4.4
Patch Level: 19
Release Status: release

Description:
        The "jobs" command doesn't consistently expand function arguments

Repeat-By:
        For example:

        /bin/bash --login --noprofile
        bash-4.4$ nap() { sleep "$@" ; }
        bash-4.4$ nap 1234
        ^Z
        [1]+  Stopped                 sleep "$@"
        bash-4.4$ bg
        [1]+ sleep "$@" &
        bash-4.4$ nap 2345 &
        [2] 9666
        bash-4.4$ jobs
        [1]-  Running                 sleep "$@" &
        [2]+  Running                 nap 2345 &
        bash-4.4$

The problem is the '"$@"' in the "jobs" output, which doesn't provide
any useful information.

This is on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
I've see the same problem with bash 5.0-alpha (built from source).

I'd prefer to see "sleep 1234" in the output of "jobs", though
"nap 1234" would also be ok.

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"jobs" doesn't consistently expand function arguments Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson@gmail.com> - 2018-07-23 16:54 -0700

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