I can't use bash 5 syntax even after configuring it in MacOSX

Question

I am relatively new to bash.

I had bash 3 In my mac by default.

GNU bash, version 3.2.57(1)-release (x86_64-apple-darwin18)
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Answer 1

homebrew installs programs into /usr/local/bin so if you want to use the version installed by homebrew you need to either run:

/usr/local/bin/bash --version

or ensure that /usr/local/bin occurs before /bin on your PATH, e.g.

export PATH=/usr/local/bin:PATH