From 2609585df5064d525307d1186a4ee512db19b40c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Tedor Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 13:36:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add documentation for Bash requirement This commit adds a note to the docs regarding the requirements for Bash. Relates #23464 --- docs/reference/setup/install/zip-targz.asciidoc | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/install/zip-targz.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/install/zip-targz.asciidoc index 57c5f220e5455..c264aab61d7be 100644 --- a/docs/reference/setup/install/zip-targz.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/setup/install/zip-targz.asciidoc @@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ Elasticsearch can be started from the command line as follows: By default, Elasticsearch runs in the foreground, prints its logs to the standard output (`stdout`), and can be stopped by pressing `Ctrl-C`. +NOTE: All scripts packaged with Elasticsearch require a version of Bash +that supports arrays and assume that Bash is available at `/bin/bash`. +As such, Bash should be available at this path either directly or via a +symbolic link. + include::check-running.asciidoc[] Log printing to `stdout` can be disabled using the `-q` or `--quiet`