From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 31 08:00:50 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3A7116A4CE for ; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 08:00:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5362B43D48 for ; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 08:00:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i0VG0iFR015337 for ; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 08:00:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i0VG0iX9015336; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 08:00:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 08:00:44 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <200401311600.i0VG0iX9015336@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, David Gilbert Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15C8216A4CE for ; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 07:56:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from sizone.org (mortar.sizone.org [65.126.154.242]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43E7443D54 for ; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 07:56:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dgilbert@daveg.ca) Received: by sizone.org (Postfix, from userid 66) id A4706308EF; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 10:56:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by canoe.dclg.ca (Postfix, from userid 101) id A13EA1D236C; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 10:56:52 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20040131155652.A13EA1D236C@canoe.dclg.ca> Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 10:56:52 -0500 (EST) From: David Gilbert To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: bin/62165: Mergemaster bogon in the use of * X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: David Gilbert List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:00:50 -0000 >Number: 62165 >Category: bin >Synopsis: Mergemaster bogon in the use of * >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Jan 31 08:00:44 PST 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: David Gilbert >Release: FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT i386 >Organization: DaveG.ca >Environment: System: FreeBSD canoe.dclg.ca 5.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT #3: Fri Jan 30 12:56:19 EST 2004 dgilbert@canoe.dclg.ca:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/CANOE i386 As above. >Description: In response to a recent posting to freebsd-current, I was reminded that I should delete certain files in my /etc/rc.d. One recomended way was to delete all files in rc.d and run mergemaster -i. However, in response to this, mergemaster says that the following files are present in /etc/rc.d but on in /var/tmp/temproot/etc/rc.d: * and prompts to remove "them" ... meaning * >How-To-Repeat: cd /etc/rc.d rm -f * mergemaster -i >Fix: I suspect this is the misfeature of the shell where "*" is deemed literal if it doesn't match anything. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: