* doc/autoconf.texi (Shell Substitutions): Document `^' vs. `|'.

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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-04-05  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+
+       * doc/autoconf.texi (Shell Substitutions): Document `^' vs. `|'.
+
 2006-04-05  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
 
        * lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_INIT): Prep AT_*_all, so that an

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@@ -11007,6 +11007,11 @@ mishandle them.  For example, Bash 3.1, @samp{ksh88}, @command{pdksh}
 echo $(case x in x) echo hello;; esac)
 @end example
 
+@item ^
+@cindex ^ quoting
+Always quote @samp{^}, otherwise traditional shells such as
+@command{/bin/sh} on Solaris 10 treat this like @samp{|}.
+
 @end table