    Introduction
    ============

    This is GNU Bash, version 4.3.  Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne
    Again SHell, a complete implementation of the POSIX shell spec,
    but also with interactive command line editing, job control on
    architectures that support it, csh-like features such as history
    substitution and brace expansion, and a slew of other features.
    For more information on the features of Bash that are new to this
    type of shell, see the file `doc/bashref.texi'.  There is also a
    large Unix-style man page.  The man page is the definitive description
    of the shell's features.

    See the file POSIX for a discussion of how the Bash defaults differ
    from the POSIX 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-4.1 and
    bash-4.2.  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 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'.

    To compile Bash, type `./configure', then `make'.  Bash auto-configures
    the build process, so no further intervention should be necessary.  Bash
    builds with `gcc' by default if it is available.  If you want to use `cc'
    instead, type

    	CC=cc ./configure

    if you are using a Bourne-style shell.  If you are not, the following
    may work:

    	env CC=cc ./configure

    Read the file INSTALL in this directory for more information about how
    to customize and control the build process.  The file NOTES contains
    platform-specific installation and configuration information.

    If you are a csh user and wish to convert your csh aliases to Bash
    aliases, you may wish to use the script `examples/misc/alias-conv.sh'
    as a starting point.  The script `examples/misc/cshtobash' is a
    more ambitious script that attempts to do a more complete job.

    Reporting Bugs
    ==============

    Bug reports for bash should be sent to:

    	bug-bash@gnu.org

    using the `bashbug' program that is built and installed at the same
    time as bash.

    The discussion list `bug-bash@gnu.org' often contains information
    about new ports of Bash, or discussions of new features or behavior
    changes that people would like.  This mailing list is also available
    as a usenet newsgroup: gnu.bash.bug.

    When you send a bug report, please use the `bashbug' program that is
    built at the same time as bash.  If bash fails to build, try building
    bashbug directly with `make bashbug'.  If you cannot build `bashbug',
    please send mail to bug-bash@gnu.org with the following information:

    	* the version number and release status of Bash (e.g., 2.05a-release)
    	* the machine and OS that it is running on (you may run
    	  `bashversion -l' from the bash build directory for this information)
    	* a list of the compilation flags or the contents of `config.h', if
    	  appropriate
    	* a description of the bug
    	* a recipe for recreating the bug reliably
    	* a fix for the bug if you have one!

    The `bashbug' program includes much of this automatically.

    Questions and requests for help with bash and bash programming may be
    sent to the help-bash@gnu.org mailing list.

    If you would like to contact the Bash maintainers directly, send mail
    to bash-maintainers@gnu.org.

    While the Bash maintainers do not promise to fix all bugs, we would
    like this shell to be the best that we can make it.

    Enjoy!

    Chet Ramey
    chet.ramey@case.edu

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