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Re: "." builting not implemented correctly in bash


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: "." builting not implemented correctly in bash
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 09:10:38 -0400
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Dominik Vogt wrote:
The implementation of the "." shell builtin in bash violates the
POSIX spec:
        [...]

According to the POSIX spec, the shell must not look in the
current directory for the script to execute.

Read the bash texinfo manual for a description of the Bash `posix mode'.
When running in posix mode, Bash does not look in the current directory,
as POSIX specifies.

Chet





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