Re: Very Unexpected response from command 'set'

[microsuxxor]

set without args displays also set functions
set say from .bashrc or .profile / .bash_profile

u may wanna have a detailed look at compgen to display types of stuff

On Tue, Dec 3, 2024, 3:38 PM HP Prototyping <hp.prototyping@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am contacting you about something I worry about while being taken into
> the storm of a divorce (...), please pardon me if I am using the wrong
> communication channel after going through several Google searches to have a
> contact entry point.
>
> I am facing unexpected behaviour from the command 'set' from any newly
> opened terminal window to access the shell prompt of my "Linux Mint"
> system.
>
> I was expecting to see only the content of environment variables (as
> always), But, I discovered a pretty long dump of source code corresponding
> mostly to shell scripting language (see sample screenshot) amongst a lot of
> other unusual things.
> The user account has been created very recently on this machine, nothing
> special has been done to its configuration aside adding the user name to
> half a dozen groups by using the provided GUI of Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa).
>
> Well, just in case I accidentally put my fingers on something abnormal, I
> share this discovery with you.
>
> Trying to answer the questions asked by the Web page [url=
> https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Reporting-Bugs.html ]
> that Google Search found for me:
>
> $ man bash
> ...
> GNU Bash 5.1      2020 October 29      BASH(1)
> $ uname -a
> Linux LG-16Z90Q-HP 5.15.0-125-generic #135-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 27 13:53:58
> UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> unexpected result trigger:
> $ set
>
> Extra information, I have allowed Linux Mint Updater to run yesterday. No
> idea if this could be a reason. Kernel updated (I forgot to remove from
> update list), I should reboot the system very soon, saving pening work for
> now...
>
>
> I thank you very much in advance for your kindness with this pretty
> "savage" potential problem(???) reporting email.
>
> Best regards,
>   Harold P.
>
> Embedded Systems Engineer (actually looking for a job 2024-12)
>