enviroment variable lost value

[Xiaoqiang Zheng]

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To: bug-bash@gnu.org
Subject: [50 character or so descriptive subject here (for reference)]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i686
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linu
x-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/
share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I
./lib -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/
sbin:/bin' -DSTANDARD_UTILS_PATH='/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin' -DSYS_BASHRC='/
etc/bash/bashrc' -DSYS_BASH_LOGOUT='/etc/bash/bash_logout' -DNON_INTERACTIVE_LOG
IN_SHELLS -DSSH_SOURCE_BASHRC -O2 -march=i686 -pipe
uname output: Linux gentoo 2.6.29-gentoo-r5 #4 SMP Wed Jun 3 16:10:00 CST 2009 i
686 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9300 @ 2.50GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 4.0
Patch Level: 24
Release Status: release

Description:
bash not work as expected

Repeat-By:

# bash <<EOF
> i=LAN
> env|grep $i
> EOF
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.
# bash<<EOF
> env|grep LAN
> EOF
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
# bash<<EOF
> i=bin
> /$i/hostname
> EOF
bash: line 2: //hostname: No such file or directory
# bash<<EOF
> i=bin /$i/hostname
> EOF
bash: line 1: //hostname: No such file or directory
# bash
# i=bin
# /$i/hostname
l5u3.domain.com
# exit
#