Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 13:03:19 -0400 From: Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net> To: Garrett Wollman <wollman@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin Makefile src/usr.bin/cd Makefile cd.sh src/usr.bin/command Makefile command.sh Message-ID: <20020717170319.GA39278@netmonger.net> In-Reply-To: <200207162113.g6GLDBBE081559@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200207162113.g6GLDBBE081559@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 02:13:11PM -0700, Garrett Wollman wrote: > wollman 2002/07/16 14:13:11 PDT > > Modified files: > usr.bin Makefile > Added files: > usr.bin/cd Makefile cd.sh > usr.bin/command Makefile command.sh > Log: > POSIX requires these shell builtins to also exist as totally pointless > external commands. Since they serve no useful purpose, it's OK that their > implementation is not the most efficient possible. Is it legal for them to print a warning or something when they're run? I'm imagining similar confusion as when first-year CS students name their programs "test". Someone somewhere will write "/usr/bin/cd foo" in a script and go nuts trying to figure it out. -- Christopher Masto CB461C61 8AFC E3A8 7CE5 9023 B35D C26A D849 1F6E CB46 1C61 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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