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authorSebastian Engel <sighunter@gmx.de>2024-08-29 16:21:00 +0200
committerUlrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>2024-08-31 18:40:52 +0200
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parenttools-reference/echo: Format the word variable as inline code (diff)
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tools-reference/echo: Remove bash version history
Those bash "here strings" were introduced 22 years ago and stating the version they were implemented does not serve any purpose any more. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Engel <sighunter@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/tools-reference/echo/text.xml b/tools-reference/echo/text.xml
index dba3452..404d319 100644
--- a/tools-reference/echo/text.xml
+++ b/tools-reference/echo/text.xml
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ of dealing with such cases.
<title>Here strings</title>
<body>
<p>
-As of &gt;=bash-2.05b, the so-called "here strings" have been
-introduced. Using "here strings", you can pass contents of an
+Using "here strings", you can pass contents of an
environment variable to the standard input of an application, using
<c>&lt;&lt;&lt;word</c> redirection: what actually happens is
that <c>bash</c> expands <c>word</c> and passes the result to the standard