[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #53031] mkdir no longer tilde expands a single argument

[Mike Miller]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?53031>

                 Summary: mkdir no longer tilde expands a single argument
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: mtmiller
            Submitted on: Wed 31 Jan 2018 12:20:16 PM PST
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 4 - Important
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Regression
                  Status: Confirmed
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.2.1
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

In Octave 4.0 and previous versions, the following


>> mkdir ~/foo


would create a directory foo in the user's home directory. It was functionally
equivalent to the two-argument form


>> mkdir ('~', 'foo')


In Octave 4.2.1, since changeset b8c05cc524ef, which fixed wishlist bug
#30650, this has regressed:


>> mkdir ~/foo
ans =  1
>> ls ~/foo
ls: cannot access '/home/mike/foo': No such file or directory
error: ls: command exited abnormally with status 2


The function now creates a directory called "~" in the current directory and a
subdirectory called "foo".

The two-argument form still works as before.

Reporting on behalf of
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-octave/2018-01/msg00160.html




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