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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ not be built unless --enable-gdbm is passed explicitly.
vcs_info quilt: The value of the 'quiltcommand' style used to be taken for the
name of an external command. Now it may also be a shell function. Normal
-command word precedece rules apply, so if you have a function and a command
+command word precedence rules apply, so if you have a function and a command
with the same name, the function will be used.
The "function" reserved word, used to define functions, gained a new -T option.
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ been made an error. (The option setting NO_MULTI_FUNC_DEF turned this
case into an error, but did not help with other cases and is off by
default.) The alternative, of not expanding the alias, was rejected as
it was more difficult to achieve in the parser and also would silently
-change the shell's behaviur between versions. A new option,
+change the shell's behaviour between versions. A new option,
ALIAS_FUNC_DEF, has been added, which can be set to make the shell
behave as in previous versions. It is in any case recommended to use
the "function" keyword, as aliases are not expanded afterwards.
@@ -410,19 +410,19 @@ This is also necessary in the unusual eventuality that the builtins are
to be overridden by shell functions, since reserved words take
precedence over functions.
-10) For compatilibity with other shells, the syntax
+10) For compatibility with other shells, the syntax
array=([index]=value)
-can be used with both assoiative arrays and normal arrays. In the
+can be used with both associative arrays and normal arrays. In the
unlikely event that you wish to create an array with an entry
matching a file whose name consists of one of a range of characters
matched as a [...] expression, followed by an equal sign, followed
by arbitrary other characters, it is now necessary to quote the equals
sign.
-Incompatibilites between 5.0.7 and 5.0.8
-----------------------------------------
+Incompatibilities between 5.0.7 and 5.0.8
+-----------------------------------------
Various arithmetic operations have changed, in particular with respect
to the choice of integer or floating point operations. The new