Hi,
Not sure if it's a bug or intended behavior, but in bash 4.4 the
behavior changed with respect to builtin command 'command', called with
/bin/sh.
While in bash 4.3 the following works:
# /bin/sh --version
GNU bash, version 4.3.43(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu)
Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
# /bin/sh -c 'command(){ echo FOO;}; command'
FOO
#
It does not work anymore in bash 4.4:
# /bin/sh --version
GNU bash, version 4.4.12(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu)
Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
# /bin/sh -c 'command(){ echo FOO;}; command'
/bin/sh: `command': is a special builtin
#
AFIK 'command' is no built in command in bourne shell,
so I think it could be expected that if bash is called with /bin/sh
'command' can be used as function name?
trying with other builtin commands in 4.3 and 4.4:
- 'shift' and 'exec' are bourne shell builtins (so it's expected they
fail in /bin/sh case, not sure why it works in bash case?)
- 'bg' and 'command' are just bash builtins (so expected it works in
/bin/sh case (it does for 'bg' but not for 'command'?), not sure why it
works in bash case?)
bash4.3.43# /bin/sh -c 'shift(){ echo FOO;}; shift'
/bin/sh: `shift': is a special builtin
bash4.3.43# /bin/bash -c 'shift(){ echo FOO;}; shift'
FOO
bash4.3.43# /bin/sh -c 'bg(){ echo FOO;}; bg'
FOO
bash4.3.43# /bin/bash -c 'bg(){ echo FOO;}; bg'
FOO
bash4.3.43# /bin/sh -c 'exec(){ echo FOO;}; exec'
/bin/sh: `exec': is a special builtin
bash4.3.43# /bin/bash -c 'exec(){ echo FOO;}; exec'
FOO
bash4.3.43# /bin/sh -c 'command(){ echo FOO;}; command'
FOO
bash4.3.43# /bin/bash -c 'command(){ echo FOO;}; command'
FOO
bash4.3.43#
bash4.4.12# /bin/sh -c 'shift(){ echo FOO;}; shift'
/bin/sh: `shift': is a special builtin
bash4.4.12# /bin/bash -c 'shift(){ echo FOO;}; shift'
FOO
bash4.4.12# /bin/sh -c 'bg(){ echo FOO;}; bg'
FOO
bash4.4.12# /bin/bash -c 'bg(){ echo FOO;}; bg'
FOO
bash4.4.12# /bin/sh -c 'exec(){ echo FOO;}; exec'
/bin/sh: `exec': is a special builtin
bash4.4.12# /bin/bash -c 'exec(){ echo FOO;}; exec'
FOO
bash4.4.12# /bin/sh -c 'command(){ echo FOO;}; command'
/bin/sh: `command': is a special builtin
bash4.4.12# /bin/bash -c 'command(){ echo FOO;}; command'
FOO
bash4.4.12#
regards
Reto