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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 3a761b1e2..1f2a9daad 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ Changes since 5.0.0 longer array is trimmed whereas the :^^ operator repeats the shorter array enough to match the longer array. +- The value of $? when a job becomes stopped is now the signal number plus + 128, for compatibility with other shells. Note that different operating + systems use different values e.g. for SIGTSTP, so it is not possible in + portable scripts to detect stopped jobs by comparing to a fixed number. + Also, the value of $pipestatus is now updated when a job stops, not just + when it exits. + Changes between 4.2 and 5.0.0 ----------------------------- |