What's in the Archive

The bash archive contains a main directory (bash-3.0 for the current version) and a set of files and subdirectories. Among the first files you should examine are:

MANIFEST

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A list of all the files and directories in the archive

COPYING

The GNU Copyleft for bash

NEWS

A list of bug fixes and new features since the last version

README

A short introduction and instructions for compiling bash

You should also be aware of two directories:

doc

Information related to bash in various formats

examples

Examples of startup files, scripts, and functions

The other files and directories in the archive are mostly things that are needed during the build. Unless you are going to go hacking into the internal workings of the shell, they shouldn't concern you.