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Re: Defect in manual section "Here Strings"

Started byChet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>
First post2015-11-11 08:48 -0500
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  Re: Defect in manual section "Here Strings" Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> - 2015-11-11 08:48 -0500

#11868 — Re: Defect in manual section "Here Strings"

FromChet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>
Date2015-11-11 08:48 -0500
SubjectRe: Defect in manual section "Here Strings"
Message-ID<mailman.2119.1447249729.7904.bug-bash@gnu.org>
On 11/11/15 3:00 AM, dietmar.schindler@manroland-web.com wrote:
> In the section https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Here-Strings there is no mention (as far as I can see, it doesn't follow from the documented expansions etc.) that the result is terminated with a newline (see e. g. od <<<''). This puzzles users and leads to speculation - see e. g. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33245568/why-does-bash-always-add-a-newline-when-expanding-here-strings - on correctness, dependability and intent of the behavior.

I'll add something to that effect.
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