[Fwd: Extrange behavior]

[Jordi Prats]

Sorry, I didn't include the configuration information:

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash'
-DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -I.  -I. -I./include -I./lib   -march=k8 -pipe -O2
uname output: Linux a64 2.6.13-gentoo-r5 #2 Wed Feb 8 14:02:44 CET 2006
x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 3.0
Patch Level: 16
Release Status: release

This is one bash, do you need all of them?

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> Extrange behavior
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> Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:10:32 +0100
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> Hi all,
> I found a extrange behavior on bash in several machines:
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> rut@a64 ~ $
> rut@a64 ~ $ cd //
> rut@a64 // $ pwd
> //
> rut@a64 // $ echo $PWD
> //
> rut@a64 // $ /bin/pwd
> /
> rut@a64 // $ bash --version
> GNU bash, version 3.00.16(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
> Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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> This also happens on a 3.00.15, 3.1.14, 2.05b.0 on Linux and on 2.05b.0
> on MacOSX.
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> I supose pwd it's a builtin command (as it's cd), so it just prints
> $PWD. Is this a bug or a feature? I just found this because of a
> misstyping, I'm asking this just for curiosity.
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> Thank you!
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