Bash-4.0 patchlevel 38bash-4.0.38bash-4.0

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/doc/bash.1 b/doc/bash.1
index 4308214b..f0661400 100644
--- a/doc/bash.1
+++ b/doc/bash.1
@@ -8257,9 +8257,10 @@ and group ids to be set to the real user and group ids.
 Exit after reading and executing one command.
 .TP 8
 .B \-u
-Treat unset variables as an error when performing
+Treat unset variables and parameters other than the special
+parameters "@" and "*" as an error when performing
 parameter expansion.  If expansion is attempted on an
-unset variable, the shell prints an error message, and,
+unset variable or parameter, the shell prints an error message, and,
 if not interactive, exits with a non-zero status.
 .TP 8
 .B \-v
diff --git a/doc/bashref.texi b/doc/bashref.texi
index 04178bc9..c310664c 100644
--- a/doc/bashref.texi
+++ b/doc/bashref.texi
@@ -4138,7 +4138,8 @@ and group ids to be set to the real user and group ids.
 Exit after reading and executing one command.
 
 @item -u
-Treat unset variables as an error when performing parameter expansion.
+Treat unset variables and parameters other than the special parameters
+@samp{@@} or @samp{*} as an error when performing parameter expansion.
 An error message will be written to the standard error, and a non-interactive
 shell will exit.