This is to do with the way Linux handles open file descriptors. It is not a bug in bash, it is expected (and anticipated) behaviour.
Chris On 19 February 2013 14:00, Nikolas Kallis <n...@nikolaskallis.com> wrote: > Hello, > > > > I have found a bug in Bash: > > /opt/foobar$ > /opt/foobar$ rmdir ../foobar/ > /opt/foobar$ > > With the above, one can see I deleted the directory 'foobar/' from within > the directory itself. What one can also see is that after I deleted the > directory, I was still in it according to Bash. > > This is a bug because Bash is telling me something which is not true. > > To fix this, Bash needs poll to confirm the file system location its > working in still exists, and to to move to the next valid '../' when the > address it was working in no longer exists. > > Perhaps this can be done automaticly, automaticly only if there is no > input, or on the next return. > On the next return would be safest I think. > > > > Regards, > > Nikolas Kallis > >
