Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib
-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat
-Werror=format-security -Wall
uname output: Linux k210app1 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.46-1 x86_64
GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.2
Patch Level: 37
Release Status: release
Description:
I wrote a simple shell script using sed to convert \n into newlines and
other \\(.) to \\\1 and called that script dequote.
When I'm trying to call it nothing happens, when I'm calling $HOME/bin/dequote
it works. There's no alias called dequote, there's no other dequote in path.
When I rename the script and call it it just works as expected.
This looks like a secret command, that just echos its arguments, as calling
"dequote xyz" echoes "xyz".
But having a secret alias or command is very evil. What's up here?
Repeat-By:
see above
Fix:
DonÃ't use secret commands. Any builtin has to be documented on the
help page.
