Bug#1018727: bash: after upgrade, aliases with embedded $() subcommands don't work

Still an issue in 5.2-1.

Bug#1018727: bash: after upgrade, aliases with embedded $() subcommands don't work

This is fixed in bash 5.2-rc4 -- Jon Doge Wrangler X(7): A program for managing terminal windows. See also screen(1) and tmux(1).

Bug#1018727: bash: after upgrade, aliases with embedded $() subcommands don't work

Package: bash Version: 5.2~rc2-2 Followup-For: Bug #1018727 Here's another example. Enter these three lines: alias x='PS1=$(echo x)' x y After this PS1 will be equal to "xy". -- System Information: Debian Release: bookworm/sid APT prefers unstable-debug APT policy: (500, 'unsta

Bug#1018727: bash: after upgrade, aliases with embedded $() subcommands don't work

Package: bash Version: 5.2~rc2-2 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, The new version of bash breaks aliases if the alias has an $() subcommand embedded inside of it: $ alias foo='echo $(date)' $ foo $ Mon Aug 29 11:52:38 EDT 2022 $ foo $ ls Mon Aug 29 11:52:41 EDT 2022ls The command is actually e