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# List of shell options
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![](keywords>bash shell scripting options runtime variable behaviour)
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This information was taken from a Bash version \"`4.1`\", every now and
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then new options are added, so likely, this list isn\'t complete.
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The shell-options can be set with the [shopt builtin
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command](../commands/builtin/shopt.md).
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## Shell options
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### autocd
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Option: `autocd` Since: 4.0-alpha
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Shell mode: interactive only Default: off
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If set, a command name that is the name of a directory is executed as if
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it were the argument to the cd command.
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### assoc_expand_once
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Option: `assoc_expand_once` Since: 5.0-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, Bash attempts to expand associative array options only once.
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### cdable_vars
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Option: `cdable_vars` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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Treat every **non-directory argument** to the `cd`-command as variable
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name containing a directory to `cd` into.
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### cdspell
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Option: `cdspell` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: interactive only Default: off
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If set, minor errors in the spelling of a directory component in a cd
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command will be corrected. The errors checked for are transposed
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characters, a missing character, and one character too many. If a
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correction is found, the corrected file name is printed, and the command
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proceeds.
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### checkhash
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Option: `checkhash` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, Bash checks that a command found in the hash table exists before
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trying to execute it. If a hashed command no longer exists, a normal
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path search is performed.
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### checkjobs
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Option: `checkjobs` Since: 4.0-alpha
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Shell mode: interactive only Default: off
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If set, Bash lists the status of any stopped and running jobs before
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exiting an interactive shell. If any jobs are running, this causes the
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exit to be deferred until a second exit is attempted without an
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intervening command. The shell always postpones exiting if any jobs are
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stopped.
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### checkwinsize
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Option: `checkwinsize` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: all Default: on
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If set, Bash checks the window size after each command and, if
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necessary, updates the values of the variables
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[LINES](../syntax/shellvars.md#LINES) and
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[COLUMNS](../syntax/shellvars.md#COLUMNS).
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### cmdhist
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Option: `cmdhist` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, Bash attempts to save all lines of a multiple-line command in
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the same history entry. This allows easy re-editing of multi-line
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commands.
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### compat31
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Option: `compat31` Since: 3.2
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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Compatiblity mode for Bash 3.1
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### compat32
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Option: `compat32` Since: 4.0
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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Compatiblity mode for Bash 3.2
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### compat40
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Option: `compat40` Since: 4.1-beta
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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Compatiblity mode for Bash 4.0
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### compat41
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Option: `compat41` Since: 4.2-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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Compatiblity mode for Bash 4.1
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### compat42
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Option: `compat42` Since: 4.3-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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Compatiblity mode for Bash 4.2
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### compat43
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Option: `compat43` Since: 4.4-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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Compatiblity mode for Bash 4.3
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### compat44
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Option: `compat44` Since: 5.0-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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Compatiblity mode for Bash 4.4
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### direxpand
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Option: `direxpand` Since: 4.3-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off (unless changed on compile-time with `--enable-direxpand-default`)
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If set, bash replaces directory names with the results of word expansion
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when performing filename completion. This changes the contents of the
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readline editing buffer. If not set, bash attempts to preserve what the
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user typed.
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### dirspell
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Option: `dirspell` Since: 4.0-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, Bash will perform spelling corrections on directory names to
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match a glob.
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### dotglob
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Option: `dotglob` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, Bash includes filenames beginning with a `.` (dot) in the
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results of [pathname expansion](../syntax/expansion/globs.md).
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### execfail
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Option: `execfail` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: non-interactive Default: off
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If set, a non-interactive shell will not exit if it cannot execute the
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file specified as an argument to the `exec`-builtin command. An
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interactive shell does not exit if `exec` fails.
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### expand_aliases
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Option: `expand_aliases` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: all Default: on (interactive), off (non-interactive)
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If set, aliases are expanded. This option is enabled by default for
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interactive shells.
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### extdebug
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Option: `extdebug` Since: 3.0-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, behavior intended for use by debuggers is enabled.
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### extglob
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Option: `extglob` Since: 2.02-alpha1
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, the extended [pattern matching](../syntax/pattern.md) features are
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enabled. See the important note below under [Parser
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configurations](#parser_configurations).
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### extquote
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Option: `extquote` Since: 3.0-alpha (?)
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Shell mode: all Default: on
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If set, `$'string'` and `$"string"` quoting is performed within
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[parameter expansions](../syntax/pe.md) enclosed in double quotes. See the
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important note below under [Parser
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configurations](#parser_configurations).
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### failglob
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Option: `failglob` Since: 3.0-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, patterns which fail to match filenames during pathname expansion
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result in an error message.
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### force_fignore
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Option: `force_fignore` Since: 3.0-alpha
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Shell mode: interactive Default: on
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If set, the suffixes specified by the
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[FIGNORE](../syntax/shellvars.md#FIGNORE) shell variable cause words to be
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ignored when performing word completion even if the ignored words are
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the only possible completions. This option is enabled by default.
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### globasciiranges
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Option: `globasciiranges` Since: 4.3-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: on (configurable at compile time)
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If set, range expressions used in pattern matching behave as if in the
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traditional C locale when performing comparisons. That is, the current
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locale\'s collating sequence is not taken into account, so b will not
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collate between A and B, and upper-case and lower-case ASCII characters
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will collate together.
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### globstar
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Option: `globstar` Since: 4.0-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, recursive globbing with `**` is enabled.
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### gnu_errfmt
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Option: `gnu_errfmt` Since: 3.0-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, shell error messages are written in the \"standard GNU error
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message format\".
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### histappend
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Option: `histappend` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: interactive (?) Default: off
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If set, the history list is appended to the file named by the value of
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the [HISTFILE](../syntax/shellvars.md#HISTFILE) variable when the shell
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exits, rather than overwriting the file.
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### histreedit
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Option: `histreedit` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: interactive (?) Default: off
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If set, and readline is being used, a user is given the opportunity to
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re-edit a failed history substitution.
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### histverify
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Option: `histverify` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: interactive (?) Default: off
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Allow to review a history substitution result by loading the resulting
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line into the editing buffer, rather than directly executing it.
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### hostcomplete
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Option: `hostcomplete` Since: 2.0-alpha3
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Shell mode: interactive (?) Default: on
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If set, Bash completion also completes hostnames. On by default.
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### huponexit
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Option: `huponexit` Since: 2.02-alpha1
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Shell mode: interactive login Default: off
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If set, Bash will send the `SIGHUP` signal to all jobs when an
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interactive login shell exits.
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### interactive_comments
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Option: `interactive_comments` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: interactive Default: on
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Allow [commenting](../scripting/basics.md#comments) in interactive shells, on
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by default.
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### lastpipe
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Option: `lastpipe` Since: 4.2-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, **and job control is not active**, the shell runs the last
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command of a pipeline not executed in the background in the current
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shell environment.
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### lithist
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Option: `lithist` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: interactive Default: off
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If set, and the [#cmdhist](#cmdhist) option is enabled, multi-line
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commands are saved to the history with embedded newlines rather than
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using semicolon separators where possible.
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### localvar_inherit
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Option: `localvar_inherit` Since: 5.0-alpha
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If this option is set, a local variable inherits the value of a variable
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with the same name at the nearest preceding scope.
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### login_shell
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Option: `login_shell` Since: 2.05a-alpha1
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Shell mode: all Default: n/a
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The option is set when Bash is a login shell. This is a readonly option.
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### mailwarn
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Option: `mailwarn` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: interactive (?) Default: off
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If set, and a file that Bash is checking for mail has been accessed
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since the last time it was checked, the message \"The mail in mailfile
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has been read\" is displayed.
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### no_empty_cmd_completion
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Option: `mailwarn` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: interactive (?) Default: off
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If set, and readline is being used, Bash will not attempt to search the
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PATH for possible completions when completion is attempted on an empty
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line.
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### nocaseglob
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Option: `nocaseglob` Since: 2.02-alpha1
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, Bash matches filenames in a case-insensitive fashion when
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performing pathname expansion.
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### nocasematch
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Option: `nocasematch` Since: 3.1-alpha1
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, Bash matches patterns in a case-insensitive fashion when
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performing matching while executing `case` or `[[` conditional commands.
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### nullglob
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Option: `nullglob` Since: unknown
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------------- ------------ ---------- ---------
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, Bash allows patterns which match no files to expand to a null
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string, rather than themselves.
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### progcomp
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Option: `progcomp` Since: 2.04-alpha1
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------------- ----------------- ---------- -------------
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Shell mode: interactive (?) Default: on
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If set, the programmable completion facilities are enabled. This option
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is enabled by default.
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### promptvars
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Option: `promptvars` Since: unknown
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------------- -------------- ---------- ---------
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Shell mode: interactive Default: on
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If set, prompt strings undergo parameter expansion, command
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substitution, arithmetic expansion, and quote removal after being
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expanded using the prompt special sequences. This option is enabled by
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default.
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### restricted_shell
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Option: `restricted_shell` Since: 2.03-alpha
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------------- -------------------- ---------- ------------
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Shell mode: interactive (?) Default: off
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The option is set when Bash is a restricted shell. This is a readonly
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option.
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### shift_verbose
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Option: `shift_verbose` Since: unknown
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------------- ----------------- ---------- -----------------------
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Shell mode: all Default: off, on in POSIX mode
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If set, the shift builtin prints an error message when the shift count
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exceeds the number of positional parameters.
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### sourcepath
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Option: `sourcepath` Since: unknown
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Shell mode: all Default: on
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If set, the source builtin command uses the value of PATH to find the
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directory containing the file supplied as an argument. This option is
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enabled by default.
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### syslog_history
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Option: `syslog_history` Since: 5.0-alpha
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------------- ------------------ ---------- -----------
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Shell mode: unknown Default: off
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If set, the shell history is sent to syslog.
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This option is undocumented and available only if the shell supports
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syslog.
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### xpg_echo
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Option: `xpg_echo` Since: 2.04-beta1
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------------- ------------ ---------- ------------
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Shell mode: all Default: off
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If set, the `echo`-builtin command expands backslash-escape sequences by
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default (POSIX, SUS, XPG).
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## Parser configurations
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Parser configurations change the way the Bash parser recognizes the
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syntax when parsing a line. This, of course, is impossible for a line
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that already was parsed.
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There are two options that influence the parsing this way:
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- `extglob`
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- `extquote`
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Consequence: You **can\'t** use the new syntax (e.g. the extended
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globbing syntax) and the command to enable it **in the same line**.
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$ shopt -s extglob; echo !(*.txt) # this is the WRONG way!
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-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
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You have to configure the parser **before** a line with new syntax is
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parsed:
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$ shopt -s extglob # standalone - CORRECT way!
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$ echo !(*.txt)
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...
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## See also
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2024-01-29 02:01:50 +01:00
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- Internal: [shopt builtin command](../commands/builtin/shopt.md)
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- Internal: [set builtin command](../commands/builtin/set.md)
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