When I use back quotes or $(command) re-direct command output, the output is scrambled:

$ date
Fri Nov 17 12:41:35 EST 2017
$ d=date; echo $d
Æ@Õ¥@ñ÷@ñòzôñzõó@Åâã@òðñ÷

I experimented with the following commands to no avail:
export _TAG_REDIR_OUT=txt
export _TAG_REDIR_OUT=txt

Can you please provide the output of:

bash --version
set
env | sort

I was unable to reproduce this problem.

$ bash --version
GNU bash, version 4.3.46(51)-release (i370-ibm-openedition)
Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

$ set
BASH=/usr/local/bin/bash
BASHOPTS=cmdhist:complete_fullquote:expand_aliases:extquote:force_fignore:hostcomplete:interactive_comments:progcomp:promptvars:sourcepath
BASH_ALIASES=()
BASH_ARGC=()
BASH_ARGV=()
BASH_CMDS=()
BASH_LINENO=()
BASH_SOURCE=()
BASH_VERSINFO=([0]=“4” [1]=“3” [2]=“46” [3]=“51” [4]=“release” [5]=“i370-ibm-openedition”)
BASH_VERSION=‘4.3.46(51)-release’
COLUMNS=80
DIRSTACK=()
ENV=/u/bstark/.kshrc
EUID=990017
GROUPS=()
HISTFILE=/u/bstark/.bash_history
HISTFILESIZE=500
HISTSIZE=500
HOME=/u/bstark
HOSTNAME=mvsb
HOSTTYPE=i370
IFS=$’ \\t\\n’
JAVA_HOME=/usr/lpp/java/J8.0
LANG=C
LIBPATH=/lib:/usr/lib:.
LINES=24
LOGNAME=BSTARK
MACHTYPE=i370-ibm-openedition
MAIL=/usr/mail/BSTARK
MAILCHECK=60
MANPATH=/usr/man/%L:/usr/local/man/
NLSPATH=/usr/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N:/usr/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N.cat
OPTERR=1
OPTIND=1
OSTYPE=openedition
PATH=/bin:/usr/local/bin:/u/opsmvs/bin:/usr/lpp/java/J8.0/bin:.:/u/bstark/bin
PIPESTATUS=([0]=“0”)
PPID=65678
PS1='S0W1:$PWD $ ‘
PS2=’> ‘
PS4=’+ '
PWD=/u/bstark
SHELL=/bin/sh
SHELLOPTS=braceexpand:emacs:hashall:histexpand:history:interactive-comments:monitor
SHLVL=1
SSH_CLIENT='151.201.22.94 32807 22’
SSH_CONNECTION='151.201.22.94 32807 10.1.10.198 22’
SSH_TTY=/dev/ttyp0000
STEPLIB=none
TERM=xterm
TZ=EST5EDT
UID=990017
USER=BSTARK
_=–version

$ env| sort
ENV=/u/bstark/.kshrc
HOME=/u/bstark
JAVA_HOME=/usr/lpp/java/J8.0
LANG=C
LIBPATH=/lib:/usr/lib:.
LOGNAME=BSTARK
MAIL=/usr/mail/BSTARK
MANPATH=/usr/man/%L:/usr/local/man/
NLSPATH=/usr/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N:/usr/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N.cat
PATH=/bin:/usr/local/bin:/u/opsmvs/bin:/usr/lpp/java/J8.0/bin:.:/u/bstark/bin
PS1=S0W1:$PWD $
PWD=/u/bstark
SHELL=/bin/sh
SHLVL=1
SSH_CLIENT=151.201.22.94 32807 22
SSH_CONNECTION=151.201.22.94 32807 10.1.10.198 22
SSH_TTY=/dev/ttyp0000
STEPLIB=none
TERM=xterm
TZ=EST5EDT
USER=BSTARK
_=/bin/env
$

Hi,

There is a file README.ZOS in the same place, where bash archive is located. It includes instruction about installation process. You have to set these environmental variables:

export _CEE_RUNOPTS="FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG) POSIX(ON)"
export _BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON
export _TAG_REDIR_ERR=txt
export _TAG_REDIR_IN=txt
export _TAG_REDIR_OUT=txt

Please, add this lines into your configuration file (e.g., ~/.profile).

Thanks so much. That fixed my issue.
I’m not finding much doc on those environment variables.