Bug 179081 – Wrong expansion of a-{b{d,e}}-c

Bug 179081 - Wrong expansion of a-{b{d,e}}-c

Summary:	Wrong expansion of a-{b{d,e}}-c

Status:	CLOSED UPSTREAM

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Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	bash (Show other bugs)
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Version:	rawhide
Hardware:	i386 Linux

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Assigned To:	Tim Waugh
QA Contact:	Ben Levenson
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Reported:	2006-01-26 21:39 EST by Horst H. von Brand
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:11 EST (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2006-01-27 07:04:13 EST
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Description Horst H. von Brand 2006-01-26 21:39:47 EST

Description of problem:
Sometimes when expanding braces non-expanded braces get lost.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
bash-3.1-5

How reproducible:
Dunno. Has happened a couple of times with constructions like this.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. echo a-{b{d,e}}-c
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Actual results:
a-bd-c a-be-c

Expected results:
a-{bd}-c a-{be}-c

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Comment 1 Tim Waugh 2006-01-27 07:04:13 EST

Reported upstream.

Comment 2 James Ralston 2007-05-03 13:51:23 EDT

Just FYI: this is now fixed in Rawhide (bash-3.2-9.fc7 and possibly earlier).  I
know this because I was unwittingly depending on the incorrect behavior, and was
surprised when it "broke".  ;)

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