Editing Bash (Unix shell) (section)

=== Bug reporting ===

{{Redirect|bashbug|the widely reported September 2014 bug found in Bash|Shellshock (software bug)}}

An external command called ''bashbug'' reports Bash shell bugs. When the command is invoked, it brings up the user's default editor with a form to fill in. The form is mailed to the Bash maintainers (or optionally to other email addresses).<ref>{{cite web | title=bashbug man page | website=linux.die.net | date=2017-10-21 | url=https://linux.die.net/man/1/bashbug | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002232146/https://linux.die.net/man/1/bashbug | archive-date=2018-10-02 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=bashbug(1) Mac OS X Manual Page | website=developer.apple.com | date=2014-06-04 | url=https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/bashbug.1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006131347/https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/bashbug.1.html | archive-date=2014-10-06 | url-status=dead}}</ref>