old stories , .. On Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 7:25 PM Stan Marsh <gaze...@xmission.com> wrote:
> > >It is not a bug. > > >> The SUS[1] says "If directory is an empty string, > >> the results are unspecified.". > >> > >> [...] > >> > >> [1]: > >> https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/cd.html > > >This was changed in POSIX.1-2024: > > > If _directory_ is an empty string, _cd_ shall write > > a diagnostic message to standard error and exit with > > non-zero status. > > It is actually kind of funny that it ever worked the other way (and that > it still does > in "other shells") - given that it is the same error internally. I.e., at > the C > level: > > chdir("/NoSuchDir"); > and > chdir(""); > > generate the same error condition. > > I wonder why "" was previously special-cased. > > > ================================================================================= > Please do not send me replies to my posts on the list. > I always read the replies via the web archive, so CC'ing to me is > unnecessary. > > Note that they always end up in my Spam file anyway, so it is annoying > to have to periodically clean that out. > >
