: The steps for this post were “http://buddylindsey.com/upgrade-bash-to-4-on-os-x/” but I can’t get the page to load anymore ??.
Script started on Sat Jun 21 12:25:07 2014 ESC[~> echo $BASH_VERSION 3.2.51(1)-release gcr@orion:~> which bash /bin/bash gcr@orion:~> brew info bash bash: stable 4.3.18, HEAD http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/ Not installed From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/commits/master/Library/Formula/bash.rb ESC[1;34m==>ESC[1;39m DependenciesESC[0m Required: ESC[1;32mreadlineESC[0m ESC[1;34m==>ESC[1;39m CaveatsESC[0m In order to use this build of bash as your login shell, it must be added to /etc/shells. gcr@orion:~> brew install bash [1;34m==>ESC[1;39m PatchingESC[0m patching file arrayfunc.c patching file bashline.c patching file externs.h patching file jobs.c patching file lib/glob/glob.c patching file lib/glob/gmisc.c patching file lib/readline/display.c patching file lib/readline/readline.c patching file lib/sh/shquote.c patching file parse.y patching file patchlevel.h patching file pcomplete.c patching file subst.c patching file test.c patching file trap.c patching file variables.c patching file y.tab.c ESC[1;34m==>ESC[1;39m ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/bash/4.3.18 --with-installed-readlineESC[0m ESC[1;34m==>ESC[1;39m make installESC[0m ESC[1;34m==>ESC[1;39m CaveatsESC[0m In order to use this build of bash as your login shell, it must be added to /etc/shells. ESC[1;34m==>ESC[1;39m SummaryESC[0m /usr/local/Cellar/bash/4.3.18: 59 files, 7.4M, built in 41 seconds gcr@orion:~> /usr/local/bin/bash --versinESCESC[Kon GNU bash, version 4.3.18(1)-release (x86_64-apple-darwin13.2.0) Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. gcr@orion:~> sudo echo "/usr/local/bin/bashbug" >> /etc/shells bash: /etc/shells: Permission denied gcr@orion:~> sudo vi /etc/shells Password: ESC[?1049hESC[?1hESC=ESC[1;25rESC[?12;25hESC[?12lESC[?25hESC[27mESC[mESC[HESC[2JESC[?25lESC[25;1H"/etc/shells" 10L, 179CESC[>cESC[1;1H# List of acceptable shells for chpass(1). # Ftpd will not allow users to connect who are not using # one of these shells. /bin/bash /bin/csh /bin/ksh /bin/sh /bin/tcsh /bin/zsh gcr@orion:~> chsh
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gcr@orion:~> which bash /usr/local/bin/bash gcr@orion:~> echo $BASH-VESCESC[KESCESC[K_VERSION 4.3.18(1)-release gcr@orion:~> bash --version GNU bash, version 4.3.18(1)-release (x86_64-apple-darwin13.2.0) Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. gcr@orion:~> exit