Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:21:26 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 291686] Intrinsic Shell Utilities shouldn't have an executable if it is useless Message-ID: <bug-291686-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=291686 Bug ID: 291686 Summary: Intrinsic Shell Utilities shouldn't have an executable if it is useless Product: Base System Version: Unspecified Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: nimaje+fbz@bureaucracy.de There are some useless executables installed on FreeBSD, like alias, bg, cd, fg, …. These are part of the Intrinsic Utilities [0] as defined by POSIX, as they only exist to manipulate the *current* shells execution environment and are useless when spawned on its own. That's a reason why they don't have to be provided as executables [1]. Only kill is required as an executable. I haven't checked if another of those intrinsic utilities is useful to have as executable. But the useless ones should get removed. [0]: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/utilities/V3_chap01.html#tag_18_07 [1]: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/utilities/V3_chap01.html#tag_18_06 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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