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diff --git a/doc/builtins.0 b/doc/builtins.0 index da25eeb0..ea5b1030 100644 --- a/doc/builtins.0 +++ b/doc/builtins.0 @@ -1939,14 +1939,14 @@ BBAASSHH BBUUIILLTTIINN CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS exit status of the last process or job waited for. SSHHEELLLL CCOOMMPPAATTIIBBIILLIITTYY MMOODDEE - Bash-4.0 introduced the concept of a `shell compatibility level', spec- - ified as a set of options to the shopt builtin ccoommppaatt3311, ccoommppaatt3322, ccoomm-- - ppaatt4400, ccoommppaatt4411, and so on). There is only one current compatibility - level -- each option is mutually exclusive. The compatibility level is - intended to allow users to select behavior from previous versions that - is incompatible with newer versions while they migrate scripts to use - current features and behavior. It's intended to be a temporary solu- - tion. + Bash-4.0 introduced the concept of a _s_h_e_l_l _c_o_m_p_a_t_i_b_i_l_i_t_y _l_e_v_e_l, speci- + fied as a set of options to the shopt builtin ( ccoommppaatt3311, ccoommppaatt3322, + ccoommppaatt4400, ccoommppaatt4411, and so on). There is only one current compatibil- + ity level -- each option is mutually exclusive. The compatibility + level is intended to allow users to select behavior from previous ver- + sions that is incompatible with newer versions while they migrate + scripts to use current features and behavior. It's intended to be a + temporary solution. This section does not mention behavior that is standard for a particu- lar version (e.g., setting ccoommppaatt3322 means that quoting the rhs of the |