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Subject: Re: Unfortunate dynamic linking for everything
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Tony Finch wrote:
> "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> wrote:
> 
>>Not just the startup scripts, but ANY script.  I dare say there's a long,
>>long list of scripts that use ~-expansion, to say nothing of the
>>homegrown ones we all have working quietly and forgotten for years.
> 
> 
> It's required for POSIX compliance.
> 
> Tony.

Ouch!  Very good point, Tony.

Does POSIX require that such expansion work for
usernames that may not be in the current passwd
file?

That could dictate a lot.

Tim Kientzle