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@@ -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
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