Package: dash
Version: 0.5.12-12
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream

Hey.

When using command -v command_name POSIX mandates[0] the following (amongst 
others):
"Executable utilities, regular built-in utilities, command_names including a 
<slash>
 character, and any implementation-provided functions that are found using the 
PATH
 variable (as described in 2.9.1.4 Command Search and Execution), shall be 
written
 as absolute pathnames."

Now I have a script "foo" in .bin/ :

dash:
$ PATH="./bin/:$PATH"
$ command -v pwg
./bin//pwg
$ 

bash:
$ PATH="./bin/:$PATH"
$ command -v pwg
./bin/pwg
$ 

bash --posix:
$ PATH="./bin/:$PATH"
$ command -v pwg
/home/calestyo/./bin/pwg
$ 

I think POSIX is clear that it should be an absolute pathname. :-)

Cheers,
Chris.


[0] https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/utilities/command.html

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